Essays about: "thesis on participatory governance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words thesis on participatory governance.

  1. 1. Assessing the Transformative Potential of a Sociocracy-Informed Climate Change Adaptation Lab in Lund, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Rory Daniel Antoniuk; Spilios Iliopoulos; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; climate change adaptation; sociocracy; transformational change; transformative change; power; power cube; ladder of participation; complexity; systems; public participation; climate change adaptation lab; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Effective climate change adaptation necessitates enhanced public participation as there is a need for the voice of people to be meaningfully incorporated to facilitate transformational adaptation, contend with complexity, and avoid maladaptation. Despite this, widespread participation in climate change adaptation governance in Global North countries like Sweden is currently restricted by rigid power dynamics, even in spaces that purport to be transformationally participatory. READ MORE

  3. 2. Growing Stronger Together: Cultivating socioeconomic community development through social mix housing policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Gloria Saccone; [2023]
    Keywords : Social mix; social capital; housing policy; urban development; public housing; social housing; Denmark; meta-ethnography; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on the use of social mix policies within the framework of Denmark's public housing system and their impact on economic connectedness and upward mobility for low-income, vulnerable beneficiaries. By conducting a meta-ethnographic review, the research aims to examine a total of six key ethnographic studies on the implementation of social mix strategies, with a view to generating a new, comprehensive conceptualisation of their contribution to socioeconomic mobility outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dissecting the Media and Communication Processes of Sustainable Development Initiatives on Indigenous Peoples in the Global South : A Study of the FLEGT VPA, a Forestry and Climate Partnership in Guyana

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Tanika Jones; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Indigenous Peoples; Amerindians; Guyana-European Union FLEGT VPA; participatory communication; C4D; post-colonialism;

    Abstract : This research delves into the complex nexus between sustainable development and the participation of Indigenous Peoples (IPs), with a specific emphasis on Amerindians in Guyana. While sustainable development increasingly integrates into global policy, IPs have historically faced marginalisation, often finding their rights overlooked in discussions on climate change and sustainability. READ MORE

  5. 4. Coliving - Transition towards sustainability : A comparable case study of coliving and single-living

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Lifestyles; Coliving; Practice theory; Clan control theory; Institutional theory; Sharing economy;

    Abstract : Background Modern capitalist societies have consumption at the core of their social and economic activities. This is one of the underlying problems that sustainability is facing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Greening Humanitarian Aid: A case study on environmental mainstreaming in the Minawao Refugee Camp in Cameroon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Majewski; [2022]
    Keywords : humanitarian governance; environmental mainstreaming; humanitarian-development-peace nexus; clusterisation; refugee camps; Cameroon.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study on greening policies in the Minawao Refugee Camp in far-northern Cameroon. It thoroughly investigates the actors and dynamics of humanitarian aid and specifically explores how environmental mainstreaming can shape humanitarian governance. READ MORE