Essays about: "local employment"

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  1. 11. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Olivia Forssén; [2023]
    Keywords : timber floating; forest history; women in timber floating; interviews; historical records;

    Abstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE

  3. 12. Challenges and Solutions: CSOs’ Support for Ukrainian Refugees in Labor Market Integration in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Lin Cui; [2023]
    Keywords : Ukrainian refugees; Civil society organizations CSOs ; Labor market integration; Human and social capital; Semi-structured interviews; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I discuss the difficulties Ukrainian refugees face in accessing and integrating into the Swedish labor market, the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Sweden with regard to the labor market integration of Ukrainian refugees, and the policy hindrance and CSOs’ limitation in achieving their goal for Ukrainian refugees. This thesis gathers qualitative data using semi-structured interviews with Ukrainian refugees, CSO and municipality representatives, followed by a thematic analysis of the data. READ MORE

  4. 13. Mai Mamma: An exploratory qualitative case study of Apulian mothers' perception of childcare

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Francesco Saverio Demarinis; [2023]
    Keywords : care work; social reproduction; love labor; mothering; Puglia; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In Italy, ideas surrounding family and motherhood seem to be unveiled as myths rather than values. Despite the historical prominence of these notions within the national political and social agenda, the country's support to families and predominantly female caregivers remains severely inadequate. READ MORE

  5. 14. Beyond the Surface: An Empirical Analysis of Multidimensional Child Poverty in Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jannis Köhler; [2023]
    Keywords : Multidimensional Child Poverty; Determinants; Rural-to-Urban Migration; Zambia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Zambia has one of the highest levels of child poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, child poverty remains an understudied area and the determinants thereof are not well understood. READ MORE

  6. 15. Planteringarna på Göteborgs Jubileumsutställning 1923 : en undersökning av växtmaterialet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Malin Blom; [2023]
    Keywords : Göteborgs Jubileumsutställning 1923; Trädgårdshistoria; Trädgårdsväxternas historia; Historiskt växtmaterial; Introduktionsvägar; 1920-tal; Götaplatsen; Näckrosdammen;

    Abstract : I denna uppsats görs ett nedslag i Sveriges trädgårdshistoria för att undersöka väx-tanvändning och växtintroduktioner. Hundra år är inte länge sedan i det stora per-spektivet, trots detta finns det flera frågetecken kring vilka växter som användes och introducerades i början av 1900-talet. READ MORE