Essays about: "political opportunity structures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the words political opportunity structures.

  1. 1. Agenda-Setting in the Arctic : Critical Discourse Studies in the Case of the Norilsk Oil Spill

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Jacob Rice; [2023]
    Keywords : Russia; Environment; Critical Discourse Studies; Norilsk;

    Abstract : This paper examines the existing discourses surrounding environmental issues in Russia using a large oil Spill in Norilsk as a case study. The spill, which occurred in the summer of 2020, is the largest man-made disaster to ever occur in the Arctic, resulting in around 21,000 tons of diesel fuel being spilled into the ground and surrounding waterways. READ MORE

  3. 2. Governing During the Pandemic : Changes in Risk Governance and Power in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Sara Kringsberg; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Risk Governance; Policy Change; Policy Window; Crisis; Responsibility; Power; Window of Opportunity; COVID-19; riskstryning; policyförändring; makt; ansvarsfördelning; kris;

    Abstract : Background: The COVID-19 pandemic showed that disastrous events can develop in ways both new and surprising. It demonstrated that an infectious disease can easily spread over the globe in a matter of weeks. READ MORE

  4. 3. There are “two kinds of international organisations”: A case study of La Vía Campesina’s reaction to the WTO and the FAO opening up

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofie Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : La Vía Campesina; social movements; perception; international organisations; opening up; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A prominent movement for change of the current food system is Vía Campesina, a peasants’ movement advocating that food policy should incorporate perspectives from the most affected. Since the 1990s, international organisations (IOs) have opened up to non-state actors, allowing movements like Vía Campesina to occupy spaces ‘inside’ organisations instead of opposing from the ‘outside’. READ MORE

  5. 4. Greening practices in Swedish municipal planning : A comprehensive analysis of Upplands Väsby’s Detailed Development Plans

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Mariana Laterrade; [2022]
    Keywords : Planning; Ecosystem services; Green infrastructure; Nature-based solutions Green and blue elements and structures; Stockholm County; Detailed Development Plans; Upplands Väsby; Planering; Ekosystemtjänster; Grön infrastruktur; Naturbaserade lösningar Gröna och blå element och strukturer; Stockholms län; Detaljplaner; Upplands Väsby;

    Abstract : Increasing urbanization is pressing and degrading our ecosystems and compromising future generations. This scenario is expected to worsen unless significant action is scaled up. At the same time, the urban areas have the opportunity to be part of the solution, leading to a more resilient and sustainable future. READ MORE

  6. 5. ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS AND WOMEN’S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE POST-WAR CONTEXT : A Comparative Analysis of The Effects of Women’s Rights Provisions In Peace Agreements on Quota-Outcomes in Nepal and Angola

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

    Author : Johanna Ljung; [2022]
    Keywords : post-war; peace processes; peace agreements; electoral gender quotas; affirmative action; women’s political representation; women’s rights; women’s substantive representation; Nepal; Angola.;

    Abstract : Following conflict, peace agreements bring an opportunity to profoundly change societal structures and add to women’s empowerment. Using affirmative action tools like electoral gender quotas, women’s numerical presence, or descriptive representation, has more than doubled since the 1995 Beijing Declaration. READ MORE