Essays about: "what is civil society"

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  1. 16. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE

  2. 17. ”We used to be brothers. What has happened to us?" : A qualitative case study on civilian opposition to international peacebuilding in Mali.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2023]
    Keywords : International Peacebuilding; Civilian Opposition; Mali; Liberal Peace; MINUSMA; Civil War; United Nations; Hybrid Peace; Top-down Peacebuilding; Bottom-up Peacebuilding.;

    Abstract : Abstract The international UN-led peacebuilding mission MINUSMA has been deployed in Mali since 2013 and was initially rather successful. The mission managed to support the government with stabilization and a peace agreement that ended the conflict between the north and the south. READ MORE

  3. 18. Governing Displacement in Times of Uncertainty - The role of local actors in placemaking for Ukrainian Displaced Persons in Malmö and Rotterdam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jacopo Frati; [2023]
    Keywords : Placemaking; Humanist Geography; Lefebvre s Spatial Triad; Ukrainian Displaced People; Urban Governance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The decision by the European Union to enforce the Temporary Protection Directive to respond to the inflow of Ukrainian displaced people in member states has resulted in a peculiar governance system that sets Ukrainian displaced people as an exceptional category of vulnerable migrants. Their stay is temporary, but as it is impossible to predict a date for Ukraine to be deemed a safe country again, it is likely that these people will stay in host countries for a long time. READ MORE

  4. 19. Building resilient muncipalities Disaster risk reduction policy adaptions in an international and local Swedish context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Lundström; [2023]
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    Abstract : In a world of increasing uncertainty due to climate change the urgency to act becomes more vital, disasters and natural hazard are increasing and resulting in more consequences. The Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction was established to tackle and minimize the consequences of disasters. READ MORE

  5. 20. The Role of Technology in Humanitarian Accountability : Analysis of Social Listening Role During the COVID-19 Response

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

    Author : Mariana Palavra; [2023]
    Keywords : AAP; accountability; technology; social listening; humanitarian response;

    Abstract : During recent public health emergencies, such as COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of over, false and misinformation in social media, resulted in an exponential use of digital social listening methodologies- in summary defined as collection and analysis of voices, concerns and/or perceptions expressed by individuals and communities- as part of the humanitarian response.  This raises the question on how those social listening findings are being used and influence emergency responses, while also addressing affected people’s needs and concerns, as part of the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mandate- an obligation of every organisation on the ground to place people affected by crisis at the centre of humanitarian action and promote respect for their human rights. READ MORE