Essays about: "economic life social and political life"

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  1. 16. To hell with the state if work or economic equality is nowhere to be seen : Studying citizen political support in relation to economic indicators

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Robin Strandberg; [2022]
    Keywords : political system; political support; political culture; political subculture; unemployment; relative income inequality; gini coefficient;

    Abstract : The essential cornerstone of society and the state is political support. Studying political support is therefore very important in political sciences. The purpose of this study was to research political support and its interrelation with the economic indicators of unemployment and relative income inequality. The study built on previous research. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Problematisation of Work-Life Balance within the EU, Austria, and Sweden

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

    Author : Andrea Metzger; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this Master’s thesis it is asked how work-life balance is problematised within the EU, Austria, and Sweden, aiming to understand how certain representations of the work-life balance problem might contribute to the stagnation or progress of tackling gender equality matters. The research question is answered through the analysis of an EU Directive as well as Austrian and Swedish policies and debates applying a post-structural feminist perspective and the What’s the problem represented to be? approach. READ MORE

  4. 18. What is the future? It is not in our hands : Women's realities of living in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh in the context of environmental challenges

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Moa Kemi; Isabell Svensk; [2022]
    Keywords : Bangladesh; women; environmental challenges; vulnerability; exposure; adaptation; gender; climate change; Conception of Risk; Feminist Political Ecology;

    Abstract : Bangladesh is known as one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, especially the southwest coastal region. This area frequently experiences extreme weather such as cyclones, storms, waterlogging, droughts, and high levels of salinity. These events are projected to intensify further with climate change. READ MORE

  5. 19. Resistance: Cultural Expression of Tea Plantation Workers in Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Faiham Ebna Sharif; [2022]
    Keywords : Tea; Cha; Chai; Garden; Estate; Plantation; Bagan; Baganiya; Culture; Alienation; Resistance; Worker; Labor; Tea Garden; Tea Garden Worker; Ethnicity; Human Rights; Labor Rights; Colonialism; Imperialism; Everyday life; Economy; Strategy; Tactic; Total Institution; Net of Authorities; Symbol;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic study of culture, economy, everyday life, and resistance among ‘Baganiyas’ (workers) of a tea plantation in contemporary Bangladesh. The main goal of this thesis is to highlight the Baganiyas' everyday resistance to the systemic alienation of the plantation structure and to demonstrate how their actions of resistance served as symbolic representations of their community's culture. READ MORE

  6. 20. Are Forest Occupations only about Protecting Forests? Exploring Forest Occupiers´ Plural Valuation of Forests in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Hannah Wahler; [2022]
    Keywords : Forest occupation; value pluralism; relational values; instrumental values; ecological economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Forests are vital for life on Earth. However, they are increasingly threatened, mainly by economic growth. Valuation of forests is dominantly viewed through instrumental values, which is highly problematic as forests are not seen in their complexity. READ MORE