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  1. 1. Integrating feminist foreign policy and climate resilient development : Case study of socio-cultural configurations in Liberia

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Martin Demmelmaier; [2022]
    Keywords : Socio-cultural configurations; Climate resilient development; Feminist foreign policy; Ethnography; Liberia; Informal settlements; Socio-economic disadvantaged communities; Embassy of Sweden; Climate adaptation; Marginalization; Social justice; Ecological masculinities; Environmental feminism; Gender as a social construction; Transforming masculinity norms; State-citizen relations; Female empowerment strategies; Land-ownership; Religious leaders; Sociokulturella konfigurationer; Klimatresilient utveckling; Feministisk utrikespolitik; Etnografi; Liberia; Informella bosättningar; Socioekonomiskt utsatta områden; Svenska ambassaden; Klimatadaptering; Marginalisering; Social rättvisa; Ekologiska maskuliniteter; Miljöinriktad feminism; Kön som en social konstruktion; Förändra maskulinitetsnormer; Stat-medborgare relationer; Strategier för kvinnlig egenmakt; Markägande; Religiösa ledare;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the socio-cultural configurations in Liberia in relation to climate resilient development and feminist foreign policy carried out by the Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia. It builds on the intention to explore potential points of integration between the feminist foreign policy with the construction of climate adaptation capacity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Back to the Future: The Return of 'the 1980s' in Western Popular Culture and its Political Implications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Thomas Collins; [2020]
    Keywords : Popular Culture; Globalisation; Late Capitalism; Ontological Security; Emotions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last five to ten years there has been a re-emergence of ‘the 1980s’ in western popular culture. From music and fashion, to television and film, the decade has made a sustained and emphatic return across many countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. ACCESSING MICROFINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY : A Case Study of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa’s Operations in Kenya

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pontus Lindahl; Linda Mokvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Financial Literacy; Microfinance; Microcredit; Women Empowerment; Financial Inclusion; Social Capital; Social Learning Theory; Dynamic Capabilities; Poverty Alleviation; Developing Countries; Kenya; Bottom of the Pyramid; Hand in Hand andHand in Hand Eastern Africa;

    Abstract : In 2015, United Nations implemented seventeen Sustainable Development Goals along with 169 sub-targets with the ambition to transform the world through achieving sustainable development and, hence annihilate poverty. In light of the foregoing, both authoritative and non-governmental entities accentuated the significance of ‘financial inclusion’ which, in turn, has developed into an evangelical advocacy reminiscent of the extensive publicity that microfinance received at the end of last century which, in turn, has led to an unprecedented passion among philanthrocapitalists, transnational corporations, and other benefactors to financially and socially assist the impoverished. READ MORE

  5. 4. The influence of authenticity and transparency- How authenticity and transparency become integral values of newly established fashion companies business models.

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : TARA SAMVAT; [2014]
    Keywords : socio-cultural forces; authenticity; transparency; business models; newly established fashion companies and sustainability;

    Abstract : Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how the socio-cultural forces, authenticity and transparency, have become integral parts of newly established fashion companies’ business model in Sweden. Previous researches have focused on how to redesign conventional fashion companies´ business models. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Foucauldian–Fairclaughian Discursive Analysis of the Social Construction of ICT for Environmentally Sustainable Urban Development – the Case of European Society

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Simon Elias Bibri; [2013]
    Keywords : ICT; sustainable urban development; environmental urban sustainability; energy efficiency technology; GHG emissions reductions; ICT4SUD; discourse; episteme; discursive construction; European society; information society; ICT industry; buildings; rebound effects; Foucauldian;

    Abstract : ICT has become so deeply embedded into the fabric of European society – in economic, political, and socio-cultural narratives, practices, and structures – that it has been constructed as holding tremendous untapped and inestimable potential for instigating and unleashing far-reaching societal transformation, addressing key societal challenges, and solving all societal problems. It has recently been seen, given its ubiquity, as a critical driver and powerful catalyst for sustainable urban development due to its potential to enable substantial energy savings and GHG emissions reductions in most urban sectors, especially buildings. READ MORE