Essays about: "human rights globalisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words human rights globalisation.

  1. 1. Sápmi, Sweden's Smörgåsbord? On Human Rights, Rights of Nature and Extractivism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Stella Terjung; [2022]
    Keywords : Rights of Nature – Extractivism – Human Rights – Decolonisation – Ontologies – Self-determination; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In North Sweden, Sámi activists are resisting the proposed Gállok mine, disapproving of their land being treated as a 'smörgåsbord' and countering the assumption of modernity that dichotomises the human and the nonhuman. Against this backdrop, this thesis looks at some of the unprecedented challenges the rapid extension of globalisation poses to the human and nonhuman world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Corporate Social Responsibility in Variegated Political Environments: A Comparative Study of CSR Disclosure between China and Sweden

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

    Author : Xu Kang; [2021]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; institutional theory; political-institutional environment; corporate governance; China; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a widely publicised corporate practice that has become widespread across the globe in the context of globalisation. Still, past research has found considerable variation in the understanding and practice of CSR among companies in different national contexts. READ MORE

  4. 3. Problematizing Discourse on Poverty and Social Justice : A critical analysis of the knowledge production of SDG education materials in the context of Nord Anglia Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Bogata Kardos; [2020]
    Keywords : education and morality; social justice; poverty; neoliberalism; transnational feminism; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Education has an important role in working towards equity and social justice. Education is assigned the role to balance out inequalities in education, and to provide people with opportunity for social mobility. This thesis seeks to critically explore international curricula in the context of an international private school company. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Transformative Potential of the Right to the City : An Analysis of the Potential Contribution of the Right to the City in Formulating a Human Rights Response to Urban Socio-Economic Inequalities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Ramindu Perera; [2019]
    Keywords : The Right to the City; Human Rights and inequality; Urbanization; Urban inequalities; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The demographic patterns in developing countries have significantly changed in the recent few decades due to the impact of urbanization. The urbanization process has created new challenges; and the enormous divide between haves and have nots has become a defining feature of contemporary urban spaces. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Right to Have Labour Rights - A Study of the Impact of Migration Law on the Enjoyment of Labour Rights of Third Country Migrant Workers in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sonia Bastigkeit Ericstam; [2017]
    Keywords : Labour Law; Migration Law; Human Rights Law; Citizenship; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Labour law is facing a challenge in the era of globalisation. Due to new conditions in the landscape of employment relations, the legal field needs to reformulate its legitimacy in order to not risk becoming obsolete. READ MORE