Essays about: "informal institution"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words informal institution.

  1. 1. WHY WOMEN’S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION DOES NOT LEAD TO SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION: An interview study of women politician’s perceptions of hindrances for political inclusion in Bolivia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Granlund; [2023-01-30]
    Keywords : Substantive representation; Women; Hindrances; Informal institutions; Bolivia;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to understand why a high descriptive representation does not result in a high substantive representation. The theory of politics of presence (Phillips, 1995) suggests that there should be a link between descriptive and substantive representation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Finding the Aesthetic in Visitor Experience : A study of strategies used by Moderna Museet and Bonniers Konsthall to understand the visitor experience within exhibitions

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Ifra Shariq; [2023]
    Keywords : Visitor experience; aesthetic experience; museum visitor surveys; aesthetic experience theory; Moderna Museet; Bonniers Konsthall; contemporary art institutions; art exhibitions;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of aesthetic experience of the audience within art exhibitions and its influence on their exhibition making and curatorial decisions of art institutions. This is done by comparing the practices within two case institutions located in Stockholm -Moderna Museet, a public art museum and Bonniers Konsthall, a private art institution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Choices and Rules in Informality : A case study on public policy implementation and obstacles to formalizing the domestic work sector in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Rådström; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; domestic work sector; informal work; public policy implementation; social policy; financial incentives; informal institutions; rational choice theory; Argentina; Trabajadoras domésticas; sector del trabajo doméstico; trabajo informal; implementación de políticas; política social; incentivos financieros; instituciones informales; teoría de la elección racional; Argentina;

    Abstract : This study reviews Rational Choice theory and Informal Institutions theory and uses new data to explain the persistence and scale of Argentina's informal domestic work sector. The domestic work sector in Argentina represents a typical case in Latin America: almost entirely dominated by women and high informality levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. Institutional dynamics in Cuban agriculture : a case study from three Cuban farms

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

    Author : Calle Lindkvist; Lisa Hedborg; [2023]
    Keywords : institutions; institutional change; Cuba; agriculture; path-dependency; informal constraints; formal constraints;

    Abstract : Cuba is still subjected to the trade embargo imposed by the United States in 1962, restricting global trade and historically forcing Cuba into a dependency on the Soviet Union for energy, oil, and agricultural inputs. Today's agricultural system in Cuba bears the imprint of this historical reliance in the form of institutional constraints that shape Cuban farmers everyday activities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Building peace together : A qualitative study of faith-based NGOs on intergroup reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Merle Daliah Ecker; [2022]
    Keywords : reconciliation; inter-group reconciliation; contact hypothesis; inter-faith; inter-group; Bosnia Herzegovina; NGO; positive peace; intergroup; interfaith; in-depth interview;

    Abstract : Intergroup reconciliation involves a holistic change in attitudes and interactions between groups. However, sustainable reconciliation has often times been overlooked from previous research. This paper aims to contribute to the research gap by applying the well-tested contact hypothesis in the context of NGO structure. READ MORE