Essays about: "Socio-Economic Inequality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words Socio-Economic Inequality.

  1. 1. Social class representations and construction of entrepreneurial identities in Swedish ELT textbooks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Cristina Elena Staicu; [2023]
    Keywords : Neoliberalism; social class; social inequality; entrepreneurialism; English textbooks; ELT; Sweden;

    Abstract : Modern societies across the globe have been deeply transformed by the rise of capitalism and neoliberalism in the last century. This has had a significant impact on education which has been reconfigured to meet the needs of the market rather than the needs of the learner. READ MORE

  3. 2. How union members’ position in the wage distribution affects income inequality in Germany : An empirical analysis of data from the German Socio-Economic Panel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Philipp Schönfeld; [2023]
    Keywords : Income inequality; Unions; Redistributive Preferences; Power Resource Theory; GSOEP;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the effect of union members’ position in the wage distribution on income inequality in Germany between 1998 and 2019. Specifically, data from the German Socio-Economic Panel are analyzed on two levels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Residential segregation in saturated housing markets : Using vacancy chains to analyze moving patterns in Stockholm

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS

    Author : Gaia Peressini; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis uses vacancy chain analysis to investigate the complex dynamics of residential segregation within Stockholm County. Residential segregation has been a longstanding concern due to its implications for social inequality and community cohesion. READ MORE

  5. 4. “We need another form of dialogue” : A qualitative case study of civil servants’ experiences of organizing citizen dialogues in socio-economic vulnerable neighborhoods in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Sara Forell; [2023]
    Keywords : citizen participation; dialogue facilitator; participatory communication; socio-economic inequality;

    Abstract : With the widening socio-economic gap and growing social exclusion in the global north as a backdrop, this study seeks to address the topic of citizen participation in the context of socio-economic inequality by contributing to a deeper understanding of the relatively unexplored perspective of the civil servant organizing and facilitating citizen dialogues. The aim of the study is to describe the lived experiences of civil servant citizen dialogue facilitators/organizers in three Swedish municipalities regarding the implementation of “citizen dialogue on complex issues” in socio-economic vulnerable neighborhoods. READ MORE

  6. 5. Questioning public green space & affordable housing in times of densifying cities : a case study of the districts Eriksberg & Norby in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Johanna Frennesson; [2022]
    Keywords : Green space; sustainability; affordable housing; gentrification; social segregation; renoviction; space;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceived relationship between public green space inequality in districts and how that is perceived to affect housing prices as greeneries value in cities has increased. The purpose is to investigate these perceived values and provoke questions in the thesis on how planning is experienced by active planners in the profession and how green spaces are viewed by residents. READ MORE