Essays about: "reform capacity"

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  1. 16. River Basin Management Guidelines for Water Management in Uganda: Comparison with EU case studies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Peter Okello; [2016]
    Keywords : EU water notes; International conferences; Water Framework Directive; Uganda; National Water Policy; Integrated water resources management.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This research is based on the hypothesis that the EU water legislation establish river basin management rules which are based on better scientific knowledge and available technologies than the existing national policy and legal framework supporting water management in Uganda. It is however acknowledged that the requirements of the existing EU water policies are hardly often directly applied to the situations of a developing country such as Uganda, but that they provide lessons that are useful when preparing agreements and policies in these countries. READ MORE

  2. 17. The convergence of societal advancement and the education of future sustainability professionals: a solution-oriented approach to place-based environmental changes - A descriptive case study of the Master's course 'Strategic Environmental Development' of Lund University, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Lindsey Zemler; [2016]
    Keywords : sustainability research education; participatory sustainability research; key competencies; stakeholder engagement; real-world learning; higher education; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Building sustainable, collaborative solutions to contemporary sustainability challenges requires a new generation of future professionals or ‘change-agents,’ the engagement of non-academic stakeholders, and academic facilitation. Educational reform is needed in order to enhance students’ competencies in becoming effective sustainability professionals. READ MORE

  3. 18. Building peace in Libya : UK assistance to foreign Security Sector Reform

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Michael Edwards; [2014]
    Keywords : Libya; Security Sector Reform; Human Security; Peacebuilding; British foreign policy; SALW.;

    Abstract : Security Sector Reform (SSR) has been established as a powerful tool in achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict countries, a belief which has strengthened since the events of September 11th 2001, and the subsequent war on terror which has seen both the UK and US heavily involved in peacebuilding operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. However there is a concern that following these experiences, SSR has become little more than a process of building the military capacity of recipient countries in order to meet the immediate security needs of donor states. READ MORE

  4. 19. The workforce participation of Sweden's newly arrived immigrants: An evaluation of the Establishment Reform

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michael Amloh; [2014]
    Keywords : workforce participation; barriers to employment; newly arrived immigrants; Establishment Reform; Sweden; critical realism; realistic evaluation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The low levels of workforce participation achieved by Sweden’s immigrants is an issue that has challenged policymakers for over 35 years. Recently, the significance of this issue in the minds of Swedish voters has been made clear, as Sweden elected the first far-right anti-immigration party into parliament in almost 20 years. READ MORE

  5. 20. Pride and Prejudice A comparative case study on party response to LGBT-rights in Serbia and Croatia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Benjamin Skogqvist; [2013-09-26]
    Keywords : Post-communism; political competition; ideology; ethnicity; federalism; ex-Yugoslavia; LGBT-rights; ethnic minority rights;

    Abstract : Substantial research has been devoted to the party systems in Eastern Europe since the demise of the communism, concerning how political parties respond to liberal reform and what competitive patterns it produce. The dominant explanations have been revolving around theories on ‘communist regime types’, explaining the agency of political parties as a product of the structural legacy. READ MORE