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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 143 avhandlingar innehållade orden United Nations.

  1. 16. Change, Institutions, and International Organisations : Essays on the English School of International Relations

    Författare :Charlotta Friedner Parrat; Sofia Näsström; Stefano Guzzini; Nicholas J. Wheeler; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; international relations; English School theory; international society; change; the United Nations; primary institutions; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall topic of this thesis is the English School understanding of international order, which I approach specifically by analysing the English School idea of international institutions and their change. The purpose is to develop the theory in a meta-theoretically conscious and coherent way. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Universal Burdens : Stories of (Un)Freedom from the Unitarian Universalist Association, The MOVE Organization, and Taqwacore

    Författare :Anthony Fiscella; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Unitarian Universalist Association; Decolonialism; Inclusivity; Democracy; Human rights; Un Freedom; Unfreedom; Freedom; Liberation; Liberty; UUA; MOVE Organization; Philadelphia; Virginia; Taqwacore; Critical Religion Theory; History of religion; Islam; American Muslims; Anarchism; Anarchists; Punk rock; Hardcore; Social Movements; Frances Ellen Watkins Harper; Jiddu Krishnamurti; Zen; Imperialism; Cognitive dissonance; Racism; Indigenous peoples; First Nations; Colonialism; Critical pedagogy; Critical race studies;

    Sammanfattning : Zen Buddhists have long given the following advice to attain liberation: “Eat when you’re hungry. Sleep when you’re tired.” In other words: “Freedom” is the “knowledge of necessity” (Hegel, Marx, and Engels). LÄS MER

  4. 18. Glokal institutionalisering : mötet mellan globala och lokala idéer i kommunal näringspolitik för hållbar utveckling

    Författare :Conny Pettersson; Jan Olsson; Marie Louise von Bergmann Winberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Municipal economic policy for sustainable development; United Nations’ thoughts on sustainability; the globalisation of sustainable thinking; glocal institutionalisation; spreading and institutionalisation of ideas; double dynamics of translation; agenda 21; faktor 10; Abduction; Karlskoga; Hällefors; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis treats the globalisation of processes for sustainable development. It focuses, by means of both empirical and theoretical arguments, on the ways in which the United Nations’ thoughts on sustainability have been circulated, adopted and implemented in the economic policies of a Swedish municipality. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Population-based empowerment practice in immigrant communities : a socio-medical study of Iranian families in Sweden

    Författare :Alireza Moula; Robert Dingwall; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Immigrants; Iranians in Sweden; intervention research; family change; parentadolescent relationships; power; communication; intimacy; the United Nations Child Convention; family pedagogy; social work; empowerment practice; educative radio lectures; telephone help-line; pragmatism; symbolic interactionism; social constructionism; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Sammanfattning : The significant social problems that confront Iranian families that have immigrated to Western countries have been described in the literature, in particular regarding the difficulties between parents and their adolescent children. However, the investigations that have been performed have not focused on how the situations of these families can be improved. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Foreign policy change : United States' foreign policy toward the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China 1961-1980

    Författare :Jan Hallenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This study analyzes the circumstances under which nation states change their foreign policies. Beside the main purpose of studying the changes in American policy toward the USSR and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the study has three additional purposes. LÄS MER