Essays about: "engagement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 1850 essays containing the word engagement.

1. 1. A Must or a Will? A study of the motives behind fashion retailers’ engagement in welfare projects in Bangladesh

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Iris Ekman; Karin Lindqvist; [2022-02-16]
   Keywords : Fashion industry; CSR; welfare projects; push factors; pull factors;

   Abstract : Fashion retailers operate in an industry characterized by outsourced production in countries with poor living and working conditions. The low control that consequently follows, is a challenge for fashion retailers to handle. In the past decade, awareness of the prevailing circumstances in the production countries has increased. READ MORE

3. 2. SMOOTH OPERATORS? - Ambassadors’ Engagement in Pride parades

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kristina Gurok; [2022-01-20]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Ambassadors waving rainbow flags participate in Pride parades in many capitals around the world. However, within existing scholarship, ambassadors are dominantly portrayed as facilitative of smooth state relations by acting, speaking and dressing in a discrete and non-confrontational manner and carefully avoiding interference in domestic affairs of the host state. READ MORE

4. 3. 1:0 for the environment: Engaging football fans on tackling climate change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jennifer Amann; [2022-01-18]
   Keywords : mobilising climate action; collective action; public participation; social transformation; pro-environmental behaviour change; football fandom; non-league football; community;

   Abstract : In general, the existence of anthropogenic climate change and the need for deeper societal transformations are widely accepted. Less agreement exists on how to best motivate the public to act in a way that allows for these transformations to happen. Currently, research stresses the potential of existing communities. READ MORE

5. 4. Climate on the Horizon?: Gothenburg dockworkers’ framings of their political horizon regarding climate change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jakob Gometz; [2022-01-18]
   Keywords : Labour Environmentalism; Critical Materialism; Frame Analysis; Critical Theory; Ecological Marxism; Environmental Labour Studies;

   Abstract : The climate is rapidly warming, and this has triggered a global trend in mobilisation against climate change. Due to workers’ unique position within the capitalist mode of production the interest in the potential for labour mobilisation against climate change is growing. READ MORE

6. 5. Strategic Planning for Climate Adaptation - a case study of Åre municipality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Kajsa Kronkvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; municipal planning processes; landslide risk management; mountain tourist destinations; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Åre municipality, a well-known skiing resort in Sweden, has been classified as a primary risk area for landslides, due to a combination of global warming and increased pressure from expansion. The purpose of this study is to explore options to strengthen climate adaptation planning and reduce vulnerability in Åre. READ MORE