Essays about: "Sofie Viborg Jensen"

Found 2 essays containing the words Sofie Viborg Jensen.

1. 1. Human Rights Cities in Indonesia - A case study of diverse approaches in Bandung City and Wonosobo Regency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Sofie Viborg Jensen; [2019]
   Keywords : Cities; Urban Development; Human Rights; Local Governance; Indonesia; Case study; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Building on a previous thesis, which focused on the historical emergence and transformations of different conceptions of so-called human rights cities (HRCs), this study focuses on the ramifications of operationalising the concept in practice in two cities on the Indonesian island Java. The thesis adopts sociological- and discursive new institutionalism as a point of departure for its analysis, looking at the social- and political practices of diffusing HRC. READ MORE

3. 2. Human Rights Cities: Local Governance or a Way of Life? - A study of the historical conception of human rights cities and their progressive potential in promoting a more inclusive and participatory human rights paradigm today

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofie Viborg Jensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Sociology of Human Rights; Critical Theory; Human Rights; Local Governance; Community Development; Cities; Human Rights Education; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In a time where political populism and critiques against the international human rights paradigm has resulted in a global backlash against global governance systems, including human rights, the thesis sets out to explore the notion of human rights cities as a prospective mean to confront contemporary social challenges related to social inclusion and participation. The thesis relies on an emerging human rights-oriented sociological framework, emphasising a critical tradition, which view human rights as relevant for the study of welfare policies and management. READ MORE