Essays about: "voluntary associations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words voluntary associations.

  1. 1. Tapestry of rural lives : trust and ties within BYGDSAM association

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zana-Sofia Merdovic; [2024]
    Keywords : weak ties; civil associations; rural development;

    Abstract : Local communities across Europe have been experiencing a decline in population and public services. To counter this trend, civil society often steps up through voluntary associations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Voluntary Associations: Schools of Immigration Advocacy? : An investigation of the opinion-formin functions of civic society on issues of immigration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Oscar Magnusson; [2020]
    Keywords : Immigration; refugees; attitudes; public opinion; voluntary associations; associations; Putnam; social capital; trust; determinants;

    Abstract : The issue of immigration is arguably one of the most loaded political issues. Not only for several member states of the European union but since the Dublin-agreement fell apart, maybe also for the union as a whole. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bollsinne, staketmålning och allt däremellan : en studie om idrottsföreningars perspektiv på och erfarenheter av integration av unga nyanlända

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Clara Gustafsson; [2020]
    Keywords : sivilsamhälle; nätverk; socialt kapital; tillit; integration;

    Abstract : Denna studie tar sin utgångspunkt i en av Tillväxtverket utsedd socioekonomiskt utsatt kommun, Vingåkers kommun. Föreningslivet runt om i landet fyller många funktioner, bland annat en plats för tillvaro, mening och social interaktion. READ MORE

  5. 4. "There's no I in team" : A study of roles of civil society in Holmsund, and it’s connection to constructions of Holmsund

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Irma Olofsson; [2018]
    Keywords : civic engagement; civil society; centre-periphery; radical democracy; spatialized power relations;

    Abstract : The civil society and civic engagement is a prerequisite for democracy (Putnam, 1994), and in the form of the popular movements it has in many ways defined the Swedish democracy. This thesis focuses on the locality Holmsund located in the municipality of Umeå, Holmsund has a history that are in ways defined by activeness from civil society in similarity with many other places in Sweden (Ambjörnsson, 2001). READ MORE

  6. 5. Accounting and Apartment Prices - Evidence from the Swedish housing market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Johan Lanner; Karl Bokvist; [2018]
    Keywords : K3-framework; tenant-owner associations; apartment prices; usage of accounting information; financial reporting quality;

    Abstract : Prices in the Swedish housing market have developed considerably faster than Swedish GDP in recent years, resulting in increased leverage among apartment buyers and a higher financial risk in the Swedish economy. Furthermore, from the financial reporting year starting in 2014, Swedish non-listed entities were mandatorily required to adopt one of the K-frameworks. READ MORE