Sökning: "privatisation"

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  1. 1. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
    Nyckelord :Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. LÄS MER

  3. 2. People help the people: A critical discourse analysis of NGO activism against water privatisation in El Salvador

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Line Lundager Olsen; [2022]
    Nyckelord :activism; El Salvador; water politics; water privatisation; power; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns itself with the current state of water activism in El Salvador. For 20 years the topic has been a point of conflict for the nation, with both wins and losses for the water activists. The previous academic research into this consists of ethnographic studies. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Othering Heights : A critical urban approach to the narratives embedding the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Författare :Anna Stohr; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Urban studies; conviviality; convivial urbanism; Halmstad; Österskans; Sweden; critical urbanism; socio-spatialisation; placemaking; urban design; social sustainability; the built environment; segregation; urbanisation; public space; cityscape; neoliberal planning; densification; social mobility; spatial theory; uneven geographical development; the right to the city; David Harvey; thinking spatially; discourse;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the proposed Österskans development in Halmstad, Sweden from the approach of critical urbanism. With a steady increase of population growth for the past decades and despite the income level of the municipality's population being above the national average - the socio-economic segregation in Halmstad is prevalent. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Den nyliberala välfärdskommunen : En diskursanalys av den avbefolkande kommunen Hagfors

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Andy Neby; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Neoliberalism; welfare; municipality; depopulation; urbanization; Nyliberalism; välfärd; kommun; Hagfors; Hagfors kommun; Ekshärad; avbefolkning; urbanisering;

    Sammanfattning : Since the 1980’s there has been a neoliberal development in society and politics, especially inthe Western world, where the welfare state has taken a step back and new ideas such asmarket and privatisation has had a breakthrough within the public sphere. Under theneoliberal development there has been an ongoing urbanisation but also a depopulation inapproximately half of the Swedish municipalities. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Categorical inequality in homelessness – How has the Neoliberalisation of housing policies in Sweden affected homelessness in Malmö from social workers’ perspectives?

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Författare :Yin Leung Lo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Neoliberalisation; Housing policies; Social Work; Homelessness; New Public Management; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : During the 90s, the Swedish government implemented a series of neoliberal housing policies in search of a wayout for the economic crisis, including demolition of the ministry of housing, deregulations and disincentivising housing construction, which has created decline in housing production and privatisation of municipal housing companies. The neoliberal policy reform was attributed to the shortage in the housing market, which allegedly led to the reemergence of homelessness in Sweden. LÄS MER