Essays about: "privatisation of responsibility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words privatisation of responsibility.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. Categorical inequality in homelessness – How has the Neoliberalisation of housing policies in Sweden affected homelessness in Malmö from social workers’ perspectives?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Yin Leung Lo; [2022]
    Keywords : Neoliberalisation; Housing policies; Social Work; Homelessness; New Public Management; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During the 90s, the Swedish government implemented a series of neoliberal housing policies in search of a wayout for the economic crisis, including demolition of the ministry of housing, deregulations and disincentivising housing construction, which has created decline in housing production and privatisation of municipal housing companies. The neoliberal policy reform was attributed to the shortage in the housing market, which allegedly led to the reemergence of homelessness in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 3. Can national inspections support professional discretion? : A case study of the Swedish national school inspection

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton Modigh; [2019]
    Keywords : Professionalism; new public management; auditing; national inspection; Swedish national school inspection; teacher profession;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the professional discretion in relation to national inspections by focussing on the Swedish national school inspection (SNSI) and how the inspections made can affect the professional discretion. During the last decades the Swedish welfare sector has gone through a remarkable shift towards using new public management (NPM) reforms, implementing market solutions with the aim to increase cost efficiency and quality. READ MORE

  4. 4. Architectural Footnotes

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Mathew Newton; [2018]
    Keywords : Architectural Footnotes; Bandhagen; Högdalen; Drinking fountain; Planting; Fences; Enclosure; Privatisation; Outsourcing; Participatory Planning; Deregulation;

    Abstract : In this work I have been looking at three small everyday sites that can tell big and unexpected stories of how we live together. These sites appear unremarkable at first glance, but on a second look are filled with contradictions and conflicts of interest. READ MORE

  5. 5. Blurred lines - an analysis on the privatisation of migration detention in the EU and its consequences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : migration; detention; migration industry; privatisation; crimmigration; EU; public international law; administrative law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The role of migration in the world has become a highly politicised issue. With more money than ever put into the border control and migration management a platform has opened up for private actors. This thesis aims to explore the privatisation of migration detention in the EU and the consequences thereof. READ MORE