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49 avhandlingar innehållade orden voluntary organizations.
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Författare :Anna Nordén; Göteborgs universitet; []
Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; behavioral economics; economic experiments; monetary incentives; conditional payments; Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation REDD ; payment for ecosystem services PES programs; targeting; spillovers; field experiment; cash payments; in-kind payments; stated preferences; crowding out; entrance fee; donation; voluntary contribution; protected areas; Costa Rica;
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Forests provide key ecosystem services such as clean water, timber, habitat for fisheries, carbon sequestration, pollination, and biodiversity. However, many of these services are being lost or degraded at a furious pace, brought about by human activity. LÄS MER
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Författare :Magnus Karlsson; Töres Theorell; Stockholms universitet; []
Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-help group; mutual aid group; mutual understanding; mutual support; experiential knowledge; professional knowledge; voluntary work; Självhjälpsgrupper; Sverige; Self-help groups; Social support; socialt arbete; Social Work; Social work;
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In this thesis, self-help groups are defined as small, autonomous groups of people that meet regularly to cope with a shared problem through mutual aid. There is reason to believe that self-help group activity is increasing in Sweden. LÄS MER
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Författare :Johanna Johansson; Carina Keskitalo; Karin Bäckstrand; Umeå universitet; []
Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; accountability; corporate social responsibility; eco-labelling; forest certification; forest governance; forest practices; governance; legitimacy; national forest inventory; private governance; Sweden; voluntary standards; statskunskap; political science;
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In recent decades, political scientists have devoted substantial attention to the changing role of the state towards more inclusion of non-state actors in policymaking. This deliberative turn, or move towards governance, may signal inability to handle complex problems without cooperation with nonstate actors. LÄS MER
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Författare :Peter Stigson; Hans Lundberg; Jinyue Yan; Tobias Persson; Mälardalens högskola; []
Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sweden; climate change; climate policy; energy policy; EU ETS; Kyoto Protocol; emissions trading; renewable energy certificates; energy tax; carbon dioxide tax; voluntary agreements; environmental law; energy utilities; basic industry; Sverige; klimatförändringar; klimatpolitik; energipolitik; EU ETS; Kyotoprotokollet; utsläppshandel; el-certifikat; energiskatter; koldioxidskatt; frivilliga avtal; program för energieffektivisering; miljölagstiftning; energiproducenter; basindustri; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;
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The aim of the thesis is to analyze the design of the present climate and energy policies. The main focus is on how the policy instruments affect the Swedish stakeholders who are included in the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). LÄS MER
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Författare :Elisabet Lindberg; Göran Ahrne; Per Selle; Stockholms universitet; []
Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; citizens’ involvement; civil society; organization theory; community service; local democracy; solidarity; responsibility; resource dependence; cognitive frames; institutionalized cooperation forms; communication; transaction costs.; medborgarengagemang; civilsamhälle; organisationsteori; välfärdsservice; lokal demokrati; solidaritet; ansvarstagande; resursberoende; förståelseramar; institutionaliserade samarbetsformer; kommunikation; transaktionskostnader; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;
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The aim of the study is twofold. First, to provide a picture of what happens when groups of citizens cooperate with municipalities and administrations to produce services essential to the community, i.e., elderly care or road maintenance. LÄS MER
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