Essays about: "neoliberal governmentality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words neoliberal governmentality.

  1. 1. Navigating Social Sustainability: : Revealing Contemporary Laws and Policies in Public Procurement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mirjam Chahed; [2024]
    Keywords : Socially Sustainable Public Procurement; EU Directive 2014 24 EU; The Swedish Public Procurement Act; The National Public Procurement Strategy; Sweden; WPR-approach; Poststructuralism;

    Abstract : The thesis is about Sweden’s approach on social sustainability in public policy. The Swedish New Reform derives from the EU Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement, including policies and legislations on social aspects, labor-law, and environmental considerations. READ MORE

  2. 2. Governing through freedom and responsibility: A qualitative study examining the expression of neoliberal governmentality in strategies concerning Swedish foreign development aid

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kajsa Sund; [2023-10-26]
    Keywords : development; Swedish aid; SIDA; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; Micheal Foucault; Global studies;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate exercises of power in Swedish foreign development aid, ultimately answering the question of how aid is governed. This is done by conducting an abductive qualitative content analysis exploring four actor-focused aid strategies guiding The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE

  3. 3. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
    Keywords : Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. READ MORE

  4. 4. Making Artisanal Gold Miners ‘Investable’ - A Novel Means of ‘Improving’ Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining? A neoliberal eco-governmentality analysis of ‘responsible’ artisanal and small-scale gold mining: the case of the Lake Victoria Gold Programme in Migori County, Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Gustav Dahlqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining ASM ; responsible mining initiatives; neoliberal eco-governmentality; investability; gold; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) - a labour-intensive and low-tech mode of minerals extraction and processing - has received increasing attention amidst global commodity booms and its concurrent expansion. Infamously associated with negative social and environmental impacts, responsible mining initiatives have emerged to promote, measure, and enforce sustainable mining practices for ASM. READ MORE

  5. 5. Growing Greener : A WPR analysis of the urban sustainability discourse in Stockholm’sclimate policy

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cornelia Böttiger; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; urban governance; policy; WPR; sustainability; discourse; Stockholm’s climate policy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to critically examine how the problem of “climate change” is constructed in Stockholm’s climate policy and what underlying assumptions that those problematizations are built upon. The study also explores what is silenced in the problem representation and what potential effects (subject positions) it generates. READ MORE