Essays about: "inclusion"

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  1. 1. The land of a thousand refused asylum seekers – the state of resources, coping strategies and prospects for the future: experiences of refused asylum seekers living in Finland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Teija Kukkonen; [2019-12-10]
    Keywords : Refused asylum seekers; resources; coping strategies; social capital; agency;

    Abstract : The aim of the thesis was to examine the experiences of refused asylum seekers in Finland byfinding out their state of resources, coping strategies and prospects for the future. In addition,the thesis considered the respondents’ messages to Finnish decision-makers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The right to the city in post-apartheid South Africa: Abahlali baseMjondolo’s struggle for land, housing and dignity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Simon Johansson; [2019-10-01]
    Keywords : Abahlali baseMjondolo; the right to the city; citizenship; collective memory; dignity;

    Abstract : Fifty percent of the world’s population live in cities today, but predictions of the sustained urbanization trend estimates that this number will increase to seventy percent by 2050. Meanwhile, the consequences of the urban divide and the demarcations between people in the increasingly fragmented societies could be demonstrated in the case of South Africa. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Am I What You See?” Unaccompanied Afghans in the Swedish media and their integration prospects

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Nazifa Alizada; [2019-09-16]
    Keywords : unaccompanied Afghans; migration; integration; media representations; Swedish media; perception of representation;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with representation of unaccompanied Afghan immigrants in the Swedishmedia. In the post-2015 context, unaccompanied Afghans have gained tremendous mediaattention in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. PSS Design in Practice - How a Choice Experiment Can Help Configuring a New Subscription Offer. The Case of Care by Volvo’s Used Car Subscription Offer

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Fabian Perktold; Moritz von Raczeck; [2019-07-09]
    Keywords : PSS Design; PSS Configuration; Servitization; Car Subscription; DCA; Discrete Choice Experiment; Choice-Based Conjoint; Customer Preferences; WTP;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose The automotive industry is facing huge challenges as the perception and utilization of cars is changing. As a result, many automotive companies are increasingly moving away from solely selling cars and starting to offer bundles of products and services (PSS) instead. READ MORE

  6. 5. DOES WOMEN'S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN PEACEKEEPING? A Large N Study of Troop Contributing Countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Buznytska; [2019-03-28]
    Keywords : peacekeeping operations; gender balance in peacekeeping; women’s political empowerment; substantive representation; women’s issues;

    Abstract : Although the United Nations has officially recognized an importance of women’s participation in peacekeeping, the number of female personnel remains low; thus, scholars have been investigating the factors that may facilitate a broader inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. In order to contribute to the existing literature on the topic, this study examines whether one specific factor, a country’s level of women’s political empowerment, has an impact on the level of gender balance in its peacekeeping troops. READ MORE