Essays about: "self-organisation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word self-organisation.
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1. Power Relations in the Voluntary Work with Immigrants. A Qualitative Study of a Migrant Self-Organisation in Bologna, Italy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This qualitative study of a migrant self-organisation in Bologna, Italy analyses the power relations between immigrants and supporters within the field of voluntary work in the migration sector. Based on eight semi-structured interviews it explores the perception of power relations of the members of the intercultural association Spazio per tutti. READ MORE
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2. Nonviolent Communication : a Communication Tool to support the Adaptive Capacity of Organisations?
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utvecklingAbstract : Adaptive capacity is essential for organisations to be able to adapt to the sustainability challenge, and change its course. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is an interpersonal communication tool that enables a user to move from a language of judgements to a language of needs by using 4 steps: observation, feelings, needs, and request. READ MORE
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3. Structure and self-organisation in magnetic liquids
University essay from MaterialfysikAbstract : .... READ MORE
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4. The Spatial Economy of the EU: Patterns and Trends
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper uses a New Economic Geography and Complex Systems framework to explore the nature of agglomeration economies on a sector by sector basis, as well as dropping many of the assumptions that are present with many mainstream schools of thought. By drawing upon a model of self-reinforcing behaviour, and examining the effects of self-organisation, path dependence, and discontinuous change, the trends of each sector are compared by using a spatial lag model. READ MORE
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5. Operationalising the SARD-Initiative in Viet Nam
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The SARD (Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development) Initiative is a partnership programme which emerged at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 to support the implementation of Agenda 21, Chapter 14. Described as a multi-stakeholder umbrella framework designed to support the transition to people-centred sustainable agriculture and rural development it is intended as a civil society led, government supported, FAO facilitated undertaking. READ MORE