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  1. 26. Farmer Field Schools as a transformative learning space in the rural African setting

    Författare :Deborah Duveskog; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this research was to understand how education in the rural African faming setting can contribute to development and well-being in a way that is empowering for the poor. The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach, provided an empirical frame for the research. LÄS MER

  3. 27. From Public Pipes to Private Hands : Water Access and Distribution in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Författare :Marianne Kjellén; Gunilla Andrae; Matthias Finger; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; leakage; poverty; privatization; public utility regulation; spaghettization; urban water management; water vending; Human geography; economic geography; Kulturgeografi; ekonomisk geografi;

    Sammanfattning : In cities around the world, public water systems have increasingly come to be operated by private companies. Along with an internationally funded investment program to refurbish the dilapidated water infrastructure, private operations were tested also in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Bra läge men dåligt rykte : En jämförande historisk studie av tre stadsdelar i Borås, Eskilstuna och Gävle

    Författare :Mats Sundin; Mats Franzén; Ulf Drugge; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; case study; urban history; inner-city renewal; urban problems; stigma; media; Sweden; Settlement studies; Bebyggelseforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Centrally located problem areas of today, with suburban-like modernist architecture, are an anomaly in Sweden. The purpose of the present study is to investigate this Swedish anomaly by comparing three such city sections – Norrby in Borås, Nyfors in Eskilstuna and Öster in Gävle – and to try to answer the question: what type of case is this? To answer this question, a theoretical perspective distinguishing habitation, population and images is developed using concepts from Bourdieu, Elias and Scotson, Goffman, Lefebvre and Østerberg. LÄS MER

  5. 29. The comfort of alignment: Mining, green steel, and killjoy desires in Sweden/Sápmi

    Författare :Georgia de Leeuw; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; extractivism; mining; green steel; iron ore; comfort; alignment; Sweden; Sápmi;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation deals with Swedish extractivism in Sápmi through the examples of a planned iron ore mine in Gállok/Kallak and the hydrogen-based steel transition. The main aim is to understand the trust that is placed in extraction as a means to arrive at a happy, prosperous, green future. LÄS MER

  7. 30. ‘Making Sanitation Happen’ : An Enquiry into Multi-Level Sanitation Governance

    Författare :Nelson Ekane; Hans Westlund; Marianne Kjellén; Barbara Evans; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sanitation; hygiene; behaviour; multi-level governance; institutions; policy; implementation; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Sammanfattning : The importance of sanitation for human health and development is undisputed. Sanitation is now high on the international development agenda and has become a salient issue in most developing countries, Rwanda and Uganda being no exception. However, there are still shortcomings as regards ‘making sanitation happen’ on the ground. LÄS MER