Sökning: "social inequalities"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 251 avhandlingar innehållade orden social inequalities.

  1. 16. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach as a framework for business involvement in health promotion in the welfare state

    Författare :Michelle Sara Monachino; Sam WillnerDr.; Paulo Moreira; Lena Högberg; Karin Svedberg Helgesson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Social Responsibility; health promotion; public health policy; community health and community involvement; welfare state development; crosssectoral health promotion;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation is to be situated in the debate about the development of the contemporary Western European welfare state, its displacement of responsibilities from state to non-state societal actors and the resulting concerns vis-à-vis the optimal distribution of responsibilities. Drawing, in interdisciplinary fashion, from the fields of political sociology, political economics, welfare studies, public health policy, and management, it focuses upon the involvement of for-profit, non-state actors into a field traditionally of state competence, that of public health. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Examining Inequalities in Cycling Motility : A Pathway Towards Cycling Justice

    Författare :Zahra Hamidi; Christina Lindkvist; Karin Brundell-Freij; Vincent Kaufmann; Malmö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; cycling; justice; motility; mobility capital; accessibility; GIS; Urban studies; Urbana studier; Transportstudier; Transportation studies;

    Sammanfattning : Realizing the environmental and social benefits of cycling requires effective policies that deliver increased and inclusive cycling. This thesis aims to contribute to the development of such policies by providing insights into what could make cycling achievable for more diverse social groups through engaging with theoretical perspectives from transport geography, the mobilities paradigm and social justice. LÄS MER

  4. 18. The second wave : the Urak Lawoi after the tsunami in Thailand

    Författare :Ann-Charlotte Granbom; Christer Lindberg; Thomas Malm; Peter Ian Crawford; Sweden Lund University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Urak Lawoi; Chao Ley; sea nomads; sea gypsies; sea people; Thailand; disaster; vulnerability; resilience; tourism development; land policies; Indigenous people; Religion; Urak Lawoi; Turismvetenskap; Tsunami; landrättigheter; Thailand; Havsnomader; ursprungsfolk; visuell antropologi; havsfolk; sårbarhet; religion;

    Sammanfattning : Urak Lawoi är en ursprungsbefolkning i Andamansjön som bl.a. bor på kända turistöar som Phuket, Phi Phi, Ko Lanta Yai och Ko Lipe utanför Thailands västkust. Deras språk och kultur skiljer sig från övriga thailändares, inte minst ifråga om kunskap att navigera på havet. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Social Policy in Development Contexts : Drivers, Mechanisms and Outcomes

    Författare :Sebastian Sirén; Kenneth Nelson; Ann-Zofie Duvander; Olof Bäckman; Björn Halleröd; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social policy; social protection; political economy; welfare state; comparative politics; causal mechanisms; development; poverty; inequality; inclusive growth; partisan politics; sustainable development goals; global studies; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Economic growth amidst staggering inequality in many low- and middle-income countries makes the quest to end global poverty more topical than ever. Calls to leave no one behind in the course of development underscore the need to reconsider the role of policy frameworks in emerging economies. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Pushing borders : Cultural workers in the restructuring of post-industrial cities

    Författare :Chiara Valli; Brett Christophers; Dominic Power; Sara Gonzalez; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi; gentrification; displacement; creative labor; cultural labor; social movements; resistance; Milan; Brooklyn; Urban studies;

    Sammanfattning : This research explores the agency and positioning of cultural workers in the restructuring of contemporary cities. This positioning is ambiguous. LÄS MER