Essays about: "power participation empowerment"
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16. The Ideal Society Workshop: an experiment in creating a new method that contributes to reclaiming Participatory Action Research for emancipation, critical consciousness and citizen power.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Action Research, Participatory Action Research and participatory methods have faced a number of criticisms, including that they do not actually involve citizens or create social change, and that they are tokenistic. This thesis develops and tests a new participatory method that contributes to a democratic and emancipatory PAR that responds to these criticisms and the shortcomings of current methods. READ MORE
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17. Under our own eyes - Mothers in search for consciousness and social change in Brazil
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This case study provides an analysis on how working women mothers in Brazil articulate themselves in a feminist network born on social media (Maternativa) to generate collective empowerment, raise awareness about oppression and mobilize around work rights. Using qualitative methods such as insider participant observation, interviews and content analysis, it investigates how participatory-related communicative practices and feminism interplay on digital and interpersonal environments fostering dialogue, conscientization and, potentially, a “political turn” in the collective’s agenda. READ MORE
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18. Women Economic Empowerment and SMEs : A Case Study on Bangladesh
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Low income countries such as Bangladesh are among many of the developing countries in the world where people suffer from poverty which affect their living conditions, especially the empowerment, more specifically economic empowerment of rural and/or indigent women. Many actors such as non-government organizations (NGOs) aspire towards working on means which will improve the empowerment status of rural women in the economy of Bangladesh. READ MORE
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19. Female Economic Empowerment and Intimate Partner Violence in El Salvador - A Minor Field Study
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Research shows that women’s labour market participation in low- and middle-income countries promotes female economic empowerment. However, it is still unclear if and how increased economic opportunities, e.g. through labour market participation, affects women’s exposure to intimate partner violence and overall well-being. READ MORE
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20. How to improve citizen participation in a municipal context with blockchain-based ICT
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : The master thesis focuses on citizen participation and how to support it with the application of ICT. Due to its recent publicity, blockchain and its features have been investigated and were related to the citizen participation domain. A qualitative research study has been conducted to explore the perceptions of citizens relating to blockchain. READ MORE
