Sökning: "Protests"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 54 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Protests.
1. Do Protests Make a Difference? : The impact of anti-privatisation mobilisation in India and Peru
Sammanfattning : The mobilisation of protests has become more visible during the last few decades and the amount of literature focusing on the links between protest and policy has significantly increased. Nevertheless, scholars acknowledge that there is a lack of theoretical advancements, careful empirical analysis and attention to developing countries regarding these links. LÄS MER
2. Anti-nuclear Movements in Discursive and Political Contexts : Between Expert Voices and Local Protests
Sammanfattning : Energy policies which maintain and extend nuclear energy are often opposed by anti-nuclear movements. Ambitious plans for developing nuclear energy in Russia, constructing a first nuclear plant in Poland, and lifting the ban on nuclear energy while allowing the replacement of old reactors in Sweden are examples of such energy policies. LÄS MER
3. Globalization and Development : The Impact of International Trade on Political and Social Institutions
Sammanfattning : The Impact of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of Political DistortionsPolitical distortions are prevalent in many developing countries and can imply substantial productivity losses. Theory is ambiguous as to whether greater openness to trade amplifies or reduces the effects of such distortions. LÄS MER
4. Den globala rättviserörelsen i svenska medier : Hegemoniska formationer i relationen mellan journalistik och kapitalism
Sammanfattning : The mobilisations against global summits towards the end of the last millennium, and the creation of the World Social Forum (WSF) in 2001, made an emerging global network of social movements visible. This thesis analyses media representations of the global justice movement, with the intention of exploring the relation between journalism and hegemonic formations in the capitalist system. LÄS MER
5. Essays on Development and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sammanfattning : Essay I: The African National Congress (ANC) can look back on eighty years of struggle which resulted in the liberation of black Africans, the creation of a democratic constitution and free elections. However, the last twenty years of ANC rule has been criticized for the failure to bring higher living standards for the formerly oppressed. LÄS MER