Essays about: "grassroots"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 147 essays containing the word grassroots.

1. 26. Women’s Resistance Against Extractivism in the Ecuadorian Amazon: A Decolonial Ecofeminist Study of the Collective Mujeres Amazónicas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alejandra Romoleroux Grijalva; [2022]
   Keywords : Amazonian Women; socio-environmental resistance; extractivism; decolonial ecofeminism; territory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In response to the substantial expansion of the extractive frontier in the Ecuadorian Amazon, indigenous women have positioned themselves at the forefront of the struggle. In this context, the grassroots collective Mujeres Amazónicas has become a crucial political actor in the defense of indigenous territories and the multiple forms of life inside the rainforest, using numerous resistance dynamics and practices in private and public spheres. READ MORE

3. 27. Influence of Grassroots Movements on Sustainability Transformations in Monteverde, Costa Rica

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Valeria Lobaton Verduzco; [2021]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the relationship between sustainability transformations and grassroots movements in Monteverde, Costa Rica. The focus is toward understanding the influence of community-based initiatives on transformations that have sustainability as a goal, due to their potential for shaping society and addressing challenges such as climate change. READ MORE

4. 28. The sportification process of emerging activities in Sweden : Case studies of e-sports and padel through the perspectives of institutionalization and standardization

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

   Author : Demi Erik; Aarden Jurgen; [2021]
   Keywords : Sportification; Sweden; Institutionalization; Standardization; E-sports; Padel;

   Abstract : The sportification process of e-sports and padel in Sweden is analyzed by using the concepts of institutionalization and standardization, which are closely related elements of sportification. This contributes to map, and better understand the sportification process of emerging activities in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 29. Tourism and Development An Ideational Analysis of a Grassroots Environmental Movement in Corfu, Greece

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Michail Kyrillopoulos; [2021]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Tourism as an economic activity has been on the rise for the last decades. For that reason, it is labeled as a vehicle for development and for generating economic growth. While the sector is benefiting local societies it is also the root of societal and environmental problems. READ MORE

6. 30. Is There Still Need for Grassroots Organizations? : The Role of Grassroots Organizations in Humanitarian Aid – an Example from Greece, After the Peak of the 2015 “Refugee Crisis”

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Filip Soszyński; [2021]
   Keywords : Grassroots; Greece; Refugee; NGO; Human Rights;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on the work of Grassroots organizations in Greece after the peak of the 2015 refugee crisis. The research explores their current problems in Greece and their ability to report freely on the migrants situation. READ MORE