Essays about: "policy perception"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 230 essays containing the words policy perception.

  1. 11. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Threat of Digital Disinformation : A European Approach

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ellika Amundin; [2023]
    Keywords : Digital Disinformation; European Union; Securitization; Security Studies;

    Abstract : The spread of disinformation on social media platforms has in the last few years gained much scholarly attention, in particular its ability to alter democratic processes. The focus of this thesis has however been on the discourse surrounding disinformation rather than disinformation itself, more precisely, the construction and perception of disinformation as a security threat. READ MORE

  4. 13. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
    Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

  5. 14. ‘Overcoming Hopelessness’: Asylum Seekers’ Experiences of Precarity and Empowerment in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hugo Fritjofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sweden; asylum; migration; qualitative; refugees; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has long been seen as a generous, inclusive provider for refugees, historically granting social rights on par with citizens shortly upon arrival. However, extensive recent academic literature has come to critique this perception, highlighting retrenchments and restrictive developments in asylum policy amid increasing precarity for asylum seekers. READ MORE

  6. 15. Green Transition at What Cost? : A comparative case study of community inclusion and social conflict in climate change mitigation projects

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

    Author : Agnes Holm; [2023]
    Keywords : community inclusion; social conflict; mitigation projects;

    Abstract : Projects aiming to mitigate climate change, e.g. forest conservation and renewable energy projects, are increasing in numbers across the world while often being praised in international settings. READ MORE