Essays about: "sociology, social problems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words sociology, social problems.

  1. 1. Dioxins: An Easy Problem to Solve or a Hard-Fought Battle for the Environment? a Case Study of How and Why the Pulp and Paper Industry in Sweden Transitioned Away From Chlorine-Bleaching

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

    Author : Marcus Aronsson; [2023]
    Keywords : environmental sociology; ecological modernization; treadmill of production; middle-range; industrial transition; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The situation for the environment is in many ways dire. However, amidst all the negative environmental developments it is easy to neglect the successes that have actually happened. READ MORE

  3. 2. Practitioners of Social Investment Funds – Applied Phronesis : A study of how social investment fund policy framework affect the practices of professionals

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Sociologi

    Author : Hannes Kärrman; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Investments; Evidence-Based Policy and Practice; Phronesis; Relational Theory; Impact Evaluation; Constitutive Effects; sociala investeringar; evidensbaserad policy och praktik; Phronesis; relationell teori; effektutvärdering; konstitutiva effekter;

    Abstract : Social Investments (SI) have become a significant policy tool during the 2010s for developing and implementing social policy. This study explores how the SI framework, based on social innovation, evidence-based policy and practice, and impact evaluation, affects professionals when it is implemented and evaluated. READ MORE

  4. 3. Motives for Engaging in Alternative Food Networks : A Case Study with Partner Companies to Regionalwert AG

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Anna Sahlgren; Viktor Hilber; [2021]
    Keywords : Alternative food networks; Regionalwert AG; Alienation Theory; Environmental Sociology; Alternativa livsmedelsnätverk; Regionalwert AG; Alienationsteori; Miljösociologi;

    Abstract : Modern society’s industrial food system has led to several environmental problems and is compromising the fundamental aspects of agriculture such as fertile soil, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. In addition to this, the food system contributes to economic and social difficulties for actors within the agricultural sector. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Hegemony of Green Capitalism: A critique of the imaginary that the environmental crisis can be solved by capitalism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Tibbe Larsen; [2019]
    Keywords : Green capitalism; green growth; public-private partnerships; hegemony; ideology; power; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis identifies the increasingly hegemonic narrative surrounding green capitalism, what the narrative entails and how the discourse may manifest materially in policies and development programs. Specifically, the thesis explores how the narrative of green capitalism and green growth is expressed in the discourse in communication in the case of P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030. READ MORE

  6. 5. Constructing Sustainability - A Problematizing Inquiry into SDG12: Sustainable Production and Consumption Patterns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Kristoffer Berglund; [2017]
    Keywords : SDG12; sustainability; Bacchi; treadmill of production; degrowth; ecological modernization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2015, the 193 UN member states launched the Sustainable Development Goals which aim to guide developmental and environmental work worldwide. The SDGs have stirred up a lot of interest and engagement for climate change and poverty reduction, although opinions of their approach widely differ. READ MORE