Essays about: "Public officials"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 158 essays containing the words Public officials.

1. 36. INFORMATION AND QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN NON-DEMOCRATIC SETTINGS A Geospatial Analysis of Media Access and Quality of Public Service Provision in Uganda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Klara Schönenberger; [2021-07-20]
   Keywords : Media Access; Accountability; Public Service Provision; Autocracies; Uganda;

   Abstract : This thesis investigated whether access to a non-state-owned radio station can improve the provision of public services at the district level as aspect of quality of governance in Uganda, depending on the visibility and street-discretion of the service. Thereby, this work attempts to fill the research gap on media access and quality of governance in a non-democratic setting. READ MORE

3. 37. Att omsätta barnkonventionen i praktiken:En kvalitativ studie av hur kommunövergripande barnrättsarbete påverkar verksamheters implementering Examensarbete i

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Lotta Schneider; [2021-01-08]
   Keywords : Children´s Rights; ; UN Convention of the Rights of the Child; CRC; Implementation; Local Level; Municipalities; Public officials; Strategic Work;

   Abstract : In January 2020 the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) became Swedish law. Many of the rights described in the convention are provided on a local or regional level, close to the children. READ MORE

4. 38. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Simon Engström; [2021]
   Keywords : electoral turnout; voting; abstention; civic duty; civic duty to vote; civic duty to abstain; expressive voting; expressive non-voting; expressive abstention; rational choice; public choice; calculus of voting; utility maximization; rationality; Kant; kantianism;

   Abstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE

5. 39. Navigating the transformation to sustainable public meals - The case of Södertälje municipality, Sweden.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Jenny Norrby; [2021]
   Keywords : transformation; food system; public meal; social ecological system; södertälje municipality; sweden; matsystem; offentlig måltid; hållbarhet; Södertälje kommun; skolmåltid; transformation;

   Abstract : Food production and consumption is causing environmental harm such as climate change and a decline in ecosystem services. Hence, a transformation of the food system is necessary for humanity’s future well-being. READ MORE

6. 40. The Ideological Republic of Iran : Tracing ideology in three public speeches

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Henrik Schildt Lunderg; [2021]
   Keywords : Iran; Persian; Supreme National Security Council; Ali Shamkhani; discourse analysis; ideology analysis; speech; national security;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the construction of ideology in three public speeches held by the Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani. Shamkhani’s position makes him one of the most powerful public officials in Iran, with vast influence over domestic and international security matters, including over Iran’s nuclear negotiations. READ MORE