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  1. 1. Civil society organizations in a complex institutional landscape : Investigating institutional logics in Swedish civil society organizations work with social impact measurement

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Hanna Franziska Fischer; [2023]
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    Abstract : The role of civil society has been discussed frequently as of the last decades, and with growing influence of new public management and related market-oriented reforms in public sector, civil society organizations have become welfare service providers too. As part of this development, social impact measurement has been a way for financers to prove and private actors to invest in social change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Understanding the convergent experiences of home-based eldercare workers in different welfare regimes: A multiple case study of Sweden and Türkiye

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sedagül Yavuz; [2023]
    Keywords : Organization of Care; Home-based Eldercare Workers; Neoliberal Transformation; Sweden; Türkiye; Social Reproduction Theory; Intersectionality; Multiple Case Study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the 1970s, neoliberal policies worldwide have been affecting the organization of care in welfare regimes and the working conditions of care workers. Although it takes different forms in different welfare regimes, studies show that it is a global phenomenon in which care workers endure poor working conditions such as low wages, heavy workload, and sexual harassment. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Calling it vegetable ‘prinskorv’ actually bothers me quite a lot” - How mythologies are shaping the marketization of plant-based protein products

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elisabeth Almgren; Niclas Forssten; [2022-08-04]
    Keywords : Market mythologies; Commercial mythmaking; Marketization; Market shaping; Market practices; Plant-based protein products; Genealogy; Context-of-context; Qualitative methodology;

    Abstract : Mythologies are guiding consumption practices, thus, shaping how markets are perceived. However, the two concepts of market mythologies and marketization have conjointly received limited attention. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public Service Broadcasting in the digital media age : How streaming services reshape the role of Greek public network ERT from state to public service broadcaster?

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Emmanouil Evangelos Katsoulakis; [2022]
    Keywords : Public Service Broadcasting; television; streaming services; ERT; Public Service Media; State Broadcasting; Public Service Broadcasting; TV; streamingtjänster; ERT; Public Service Media; statliga sändningar.;

    Abstract : Media are created to disseminate information and foster dialogue to support democratic societies. As society evolved and liberalism and marketization gained ground, Public Service Broadcasting was established to produce and distribute content that benefits society without aiming for profit. READ MORE

  6. 5. The interdependence of the digital and physical commons : A case study of the Stockholm Makerspace

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Judith Hellmich; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital commons; governance; makerspace; urban commons; community capitals; design principles; Digitala allmänningar; styrning; makerspace; urbana allmänningar; samhällskapital; designprinciper;

    Abstract : Economic downturns and the subsequent trends of privatization and marketization that follow have prompted the development and expansion of urban commons as the commoner searches for more participatory forms of governance. Modern member-driven and non-profit organizations, like makerspaces, are utilizing the digital commons to provide more accessibility and autonomy, reducing the need for external funding and providing a means to crowdsource information and manage shared resources. READ MORE