Essays about: "hungary country"

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  1. 11. Water management in transition? : investigating the underlying reasons of low level of public participation in water planning in Hungary

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Martin; [2018]
    Keywords : public participation; deliberative democracy; water planning; citizen dialogue;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the Water Framework Directive has been implemented in Hungary with a particular focus on public participation. Hungary with its heavily centralized water management is relatively new to deliberative approaches, so it is interesting to assess how the country is dealing with a piece of legislation, which requires decentralized steering during the making (planning, reviewing, updating) of the river basin management plans. READ MORE

  3. 12. Closing space for civil society - How western and non-western linkages explain restrictions on foreign funding to domestic civil society organizations

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

    Author : Jonatan Grinde; [2017]
    Keywords : civil society; foreign funding; autocracy; linkages; closing space; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to answer what causes some governments to restrict foreign funding to domestic civil society organizations while others do not. These repressive measures have increased significantly in all regions of the globe recently and existing research has yet to provide an encompassing explanation for the trend. READ MORE

  4. 13. A refugee crisis as a policy window : a case study on the Hungarian immigration policy change in 2015

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Simon Fagerström; [2017]
    Keywords : Refugee; Crisis management; Policy window;

    Abstract : The escalating conflict in Syria that started in 2011 would cause millions of Syri- ans to flee the country. It is estimated that as much as 7,6 million Syrians were displaced internally and 3,7 million externally. This initially caused an enormous pressure on neighboring countries were refugees were displacing to (Ostrand 2011: 1-2). READ MORE

  5. 14. Acceptance of Online and Mobile Payment : A Cross-Country Analysis of Germany, Hungary and Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Isabel Hahn; Krisztina Kodó; [2017]
    Keywords : Online payment; Mobile Payment; Mobile Payment Adaption; Technology Acceptance Model; Payment Method;

    Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this paper to fill the research gap of lack ofcross-country studies in Germany, Hungary and Sweden in thecontext of online and mobile payment adaption and usage. Research Questions: The authors of this study aim at answering the followingquestion: What are the main similarities and differences in onlineand mobile payment acceptance in Germany, Hungary andSweden in the age group of 18-35?Theoretical Framework:The theoretical framework presents prevalent theories aboutfactors which are connected to online and mobilepayment. READ MORE

  6. 15. Rape and Media Coverage in Hungary and in the United Kingdom Expanding on the FRA’s Violence against Women Survey

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Babett Csokán; [2015-12-01]
    Keywords : framing theory; FRA report; media coverage; rape; social constructivism;

    Abstract : The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its Violence against women report in March 2014. According to the report there are large differences among the EU member states in the prevalence of reported gender-based violence. This motivates the exploration of what the explanations behind such differences may be. READ MORE