Essays about: "power imbalances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 essays containing the words power imbalances.

1. 1. Shifting Power in the Humanitarian Sector:Why INGOs need to hand over control and how to do it.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Martina Manzari; [2023]
   Keywords : Humanitarian sector; power; localisation; decolonisation; organisational change; equal partnership.;

   Abstract : In the world, power is unequally distributed, and so it is in the humanitariansector. After the inability of the humanitarian community to meet the localisationtargets set in the Grand Bargain, the failure has been attributed, among otherreasons, to international actors’ unwillingness to cede power. READ MORE

3. 2. Neoliberalism And The Swedish Model : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Crises facing the Swedish Rental Housing Market

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Carolina Sandström; [2023]
   Keywords : ”Swedish rental housing market”; ”rent increase”; ”neoliberalism”; Critical Discourse Analysis”; ”collective negotiation system”; ”rental housing”;

   Abstract : This study utilises Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine media discourses on rent increases in the Swedish rental housing market and their reflection of crises within neoliberal regimes. Proceeding from newspaper articles from Dagens Nyheter, the largest newspaper in Sweden, two separate time periods are analysed, with one functioning as a control group. READ MORE

4. 3. Trade-offs and goal conflicts in policy coherence for sustainable development : what’s the problem represented to be?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Frida Viklund Rundgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Agenda 2030; policy coherence; trade-offs; goal conflicts; sustainable development; discourse analysis; PCSD; What’s the problem represented to be?;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the concepts of trade-offs and goal conflicts in policy-making, specifically in relation to sustainable development, and how they are communicated in policy documents and are understood by civil servants. The study aims to identify the underlying assumptions that shape the construction of policy coherence within the Swedish Government Offices and contributes to the literature on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD), a concept within the 2030 Agenda. READ MORE

5. 4. Enabling a sustainable transition of a waterborne transport system : By identifying essential aspects and actors

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Julia Apelgren; Sara Kronvall; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable transition; Waterborne transport system; Transport system; Public transport system; Fossil free fuels; System theory; Passenger ferry; Commuter ferry; Electric ferry; Hållbar omställning; Vattenburet transport system; Transport system; Kollektivtrafik; Fossila bränslen; Systemteori; Passagerarfärja; Pendelbåt; Elektrisk färja;

   Abstract : In light of the emerging consequences of climate change, there is a need for a sustainable transition of the marine sector, including waterborne transport systems, towards implementation of fossil free fuels and technologies. The thesis limits its scope to solely include passenger ferries that are suitable for calm waters and often operates on shorter distances, which are often incorporated in a public transport system and/or archipelago traffic. READ MORE

6. 5. Beyond Pixels: Unveiling the Dangers of Feminized Virtual Avatars in Fashion : A Critical Visual Analysis of Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Robin Naomi van Halteren; [2023]
   Keywords : feminized virtual avatars; postcolonial theory; intersectionality; critical visual analysis; the Exotic Other;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the use of feminized virtual avatars (FVAs) in the fashion industry and explores the risk of using FVAs for the appropriation and exploitation of marginalized communities and identities. Through a critical visual analysis of the virtual avatars Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa, this study analyzes how they are made to represent gendered and racialized women’s bodies. READ MORE