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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 24 avhandlingar innehållade ordet philanthropy.

  1. 6. The Ethics of Investing. Making Money or Making a Difference?

    Författare :Joakim Sandberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethical investment; ethical investing; socially responsible investment; socially responsible investing; ethical funds; screening; shareholder activism; sin stocks; active shareholding; corporate governance; responsible ownership; relationship investing; philanthropy; speculation; the stock market; annual general meeting; investor influence; consistency; conscientiousness; collective responsibility; generalisation test; pragmatism; consequentialism; demandingness; applied ethics; ethics; moral philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : The concepts of ‘ethical’ and ‘socially responsible’ investment (SRI) have become increasingly popular in recent years and funds which offer this kind of investment have attracted many individual investors. The present book addresses the issue of ‘How ought one to invest?’ by critically engaging with the ideas of the proponents of this movement about what makes ‘ethical’ investing ethical. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Att förhandla sitt medborgarskap : Kvinnor som kollektiva politiska aktörer i Örebro 1900-1950

    Författare :Gunnela Björk; Bill Sund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; citizenship; women s movement; women in local government; women in local politics; social democracy; suffrage; women in trade unions; women s network; philanthropy; Women s Christian Temperance Union; working class women; local history; Örebro; History; Historia; historia; History; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation takes its theoretical departure in the concept of citizenship, conceptualised here both as a status, carrying a wide range of rights, and as a practice, involving both obligations and political participation. The investigation focuses on women in local political parties, trade unions, women's organizations for temperance, philanthropy and the franchise, and women's networks in Örebro. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Nödhjälp på villovägar : implementering av en filantropisk välfärdsidé, Norrbottens arbetsstugor 1903-1954

    Författare :Daniel Nilsson Ranta; Ulf Drugge; Hans Swärd; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Norrbotten; early 20th century; arbetsstugor; skolhem; filantropi; assimilering; implementering; childcare; boarding-school; philanthropy; assimilation; implementation; Norrbotten; 1900-tal; barnavård; Sociology; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the implementation of a philanthropically project called Norrbottens arbetsstugor which were launched during the famine of 1903. The project initially aimed to hinder starvation among children to poor families and was arranged in a similar way as boarding-out schools. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Barnhem för flickor : Barn, familj och institutionsliv i Stockholm 1870-1920

    Författare :Ingrid Söderlind; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Orphanages; Dependent Children; Girls; Gender; Child Labour; Servants; History of Childhood; Philanthropy; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : The overall objective of this study has been to analyse why there were far more orphanages for girls than for boys in Sweden at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.The study focuses on five orphanages for girls, all with the aim of bringing up girls to be servants. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Nyktra kvinnor : Folkbildare, företagare och politiska aktörer. Vita Bandet 1900-1930

    Författare :Åsa Bengtsson; Kim Salomon; Hanne Sanders; Irene Andersson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; White Ribbon; WWCTU; temperance movement; women s movement; philanthropy; adult education; Swedish political history; political innovations; entrepreneurship; process of democratization; Sweden; Vita Bandet; nykterhetsrörelsen; kvinnorörelsen; deokratiseringsprocess; filantropi; folkbildning; politisk innovation; politiskt entreprenörskap; politisk historia; sociala rörelser; WWCTU; White Ribbon; folkbildning; kvinnorörelsen; social rörelse; genus; Svensk politisk historia; Svensk socialhistora; kvinnors företagande; filantripi; nykterhetsrörelsen; Vita Bandet;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis the female Christian temperance union the White Ribbon is in focus. The White Ribbon was founded in Stockholm in 1900 and it was part of the international organization World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WWCTU). LÄS MER