Essays about: "human rights city"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the words human rights city.

1. 21. The Sustainable City

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Johanna Karlsson; [2016]
   Keywords : The right to the city; urban justice; social sustainability; sustainable cities; civil dialogue; the just city; Fainstein; Harvey; human rights; citizen participation; rätten till staden; urban rättvisa; social hållbarhet; hållbara städer; medborgardialog; mänskliga rättigheter; rättvisa städer; hållbar utveckling.; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Investigating the matter of urban sustainability, previous research within the field argues that the social dimension of sustainability has been deprioritized, one potential reason being that it is less tangible then the economic and ecological dimension. Furthermore, citizen participation and inclusiveness is identified as central to the social dimension on an international as well as Swedish national level. READ MORE

3. 22. “Fight is an inside path” : A minor field study of how members of Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order perceive religious freedom in Mexico

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

   Author : Sandra Forsvik; [2015]
   Keywords : Sufism; Jerrahi; Religious freedom; discrimination; Colonia Roma; Mexico City; Mexico; Sufism; Jerrahi; Religionsfrihet; Religionsvetenskap; Diskriminering; Colonia Roma; Mexiko City; Mexiko;

   Abstract : The interests for academic studies of contemporary Sufism and Sufism in non-Islamic countries have become more popular, but little has been done in Latin America. The studies of Islam in this continent are limited and studies on Sufism in Mexico seem to be an unexplored area. READ MORE

4. 23. Healthcare Reform: A Microcosm and Exploration of New Public Management in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Baoyue Zhang; [2015]
   Keywords : New public management NPM ; public-private partnership PPP ; new institutional economics NIE ; cost efficiency; resource allocation.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The NPM is considered as an efficacious way to improve effectiveness and efficiency in management control of public health for its market-driven and market-driving characteristics. Theoretically, it is a hybrid of economics and business management in public management. READ MORE

5. 24. Female Genital Mutilation Experiences of Somali women living in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Farnoosh Rezaee Ahan; [2014-01-22]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Consequences; Somali women; Sweden;

   Abstract : Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a term used to incorporate a wide range of traditional practices. It involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for cultural reasons in many African countries. READ MORE

6. 25. An Organizational Field Analysis about Granting Children Residing in Sweden without Permits their Statutory Right to Schooling

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

   Author : Johannes Jysky; [2014]
   Keywords : “illegal”; irregular immigrant; sans-papier; papperslös; children residing in the country without a permit; undocumented immigrant children; organizational field; right to schooling; public authorities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The centre of analysis in this research has been the new welfare legislation in Sweden 2013 granting children residing in the country without a permit tuition free and legal access to the Swedish educational system. Methodological triangulation has been used were a quantitative analysis has been made involving efforts taken to identify the number of children in the municipalities of Sweden having a high proportion of the country’s asylum seekers. READ MORE