Essays about: "social infrastructures"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 78 essays containing the words social infrastructures.

  1. 1. THE NATURE OF FOREIGN AID AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Paschal Okuji; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; Economic Development; Nigeria; Dependency Theory; Debt Overhang Theory.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study is an investigative inquiry into the nature of foreign aid and its impact on Nigeria’s economic development. The role of foreign aid in the growth process of developing countries has been an issue of intense debate. Foreign aid is an important issue given its implications for poverty reduction in developing countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Caring Curator : Exploring Conditions for Care in Curatorial Practices

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Laus Katrine Østergaard; [2023]
    Keywords : Care; curating; cultural work; contemporary art; affective labor; care ethics; work conditions;

    Abstract : The concept of care has recently gained significant attention in cultural institutions and among artists. This trend was particularly evident in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement, which contributed to increased public programming focused on caring practices and the concept of care. READ MORE

  4. 3. Social infrastructures of urban solidarity : Neighborhood art spaces and their potential for negotiating difference

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Corina Maria Damian; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban solidarity; civic sociality; neighborhood art spaces; social infrastructures; urban encounters; negotiation of difference;

    Abstract : In the context of negative consequences following an economic growth paradigm, in the urban sphere, such as uneven urban development, marginalization, gentrification and austerity measures, the present study directs the focus towards the spaces of civic promise. These spaces have the potential to challenge the commoditized and consumerist urban practices and imagine alternative futures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Beyond the Surface: An Empirical Analysis of Multidimensional Child Poverty in Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jannis Köhler; [2023]
    Keywords : Multidimensional Child Poverty; Determinants; Rural-to-Urban Migration; Zambia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Zambia has one of the highest levels of child poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, child poverty remains an understudied area and the determinants thereof are not well understood. READ MORE

  6. 5. [re]birth

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Özge Hocalar; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Design; Reuse; Post-industrial Areas; Social infrastructure;

    Abstract : Gasverket used to be a very important part of the city’s industrial and infrastructural history. Now it is under development just like other several old industrial areas in the city center while new industries are constantly pushed outside the city center limits. READ MORE