Essays about: "institutionalism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 223 essays containing the word institutionalism.

1. 11. The shadow pandemic : a feminist institutional perspective on civil society's work on gender-based violence in post COVID -19 South Africa

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Louise Lindfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; institutional feminism; CSO civil society organizations; grassroot activists; South Africa;

   Abstract : This field study is a thematic and feminist institutionalist analysis on how the civil society and grassroot activists in Gauteng province, South Africa, has been affected and mitigated during and after the COVID -19 pandemic in their work against gender-based violence. The data consist of five semi structured interviews with primary sources, divided in the two sub-groups of activists and formal NGO representatives. READ MORE

3. 12. Welfare state generosity and national identity: A study on institutions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Wilhelm Hultin; [2023]
   Keywords : Welfare state; welfare state generosity; national identity;

   Abstract : National identity has in a growing field of literature been proposed as a possible tool which, if manipulated, can be used to construct institutions of social justice and particularly a redistributive welfare state. In contrast, decades of welfare state research is largely in consensus that redistributive welfare states were created in response to societal issues such as poverty, emigration and declining fertility rates. READ MORE

4. 13. The circular economy transition in Sweden: A study of institutional constraints

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Javiera Ortega Zepeda; [2023]
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   Abstract : The degradation of natural ecosystems, through biodiversity loss and resource depletion, has led to the emergence of circular economy (CE), a novel production model focused on circular flows of materials. Sweden, known for its progressive environmental policies, has since 2016 developed a circular economy policy in accordance with the European Union’s (EU) policies and its own initiative. READ MORE

5. 14. Faith-based organizations in multilateral humanitarian aid : A closer look at Country-Based Pooled Funds

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Öberg; [2023]
   Keywords : faith-based organizations; FBO; religion; multilateral aid; humanitarian aid; international aid; localization; United Nations; UN; Country-Based Pooled Funds; CBPF; institutionalism;

   Abstract : Religion has played a central part in human history and is still a foundation in many societies. Faith-based organizations are in some countries the largest providers of social services and were pioneers in the humanitarian aid sector. READ MORE

6. 15. One-Party Dominance and Democratic Backsliding in Botswana and Tanzania: Whither Peace and Development?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Issa Noor Omary; [2023]
   Keywords : One-party Dominance Dominant Party System; Dominant Party; Substantive Democracy; Democratic Backsliding; Third Wave of Autocratisation; Path-Dependence; Peace and Development; Botswana; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Over the past decade, a third wave of autocratisation has stormed the world, hitting democracies and autocracies alike. The ongoing democratic backsliding is attributed to a range of factors. From “executive aggrandisement” and strategic manipulation of elections to "autocratic lawfare”. READ MORE