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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Transnational Activism"”.
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It's virtually politics: Information technology and transnational activism in the developing world
The study examines the role of information technology in facilitating transboundary networking among members of domestic civil societies who are seeking changes in policies of individual governments and organizations, both in their own countries and elsewhere.
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Transnational Activism for Migrant Workers: Examining the Struggles for Domestic Workers in Hong Kong
The thesis aims to examine the transnational activism conducted by the Filipino activists for migrant workers particularly foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong. The context of globalization which saw greater interconnectedness of peoples and its neo-liberal content which brought about civil …
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Transnational NGOs: A US Perspective
<p>This study examines how leaders of transnational NGOs (TNGOs) across the United States understand transnational activism and the roles their organizations play in world affairs. Three roles are identified: alleviation, realization and environmentalism. Analysis suggests that scholarship in …
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Recycling citizenship: infrastructural transformation and access struggles in Dakar's solid waste management system
… their ties to global civil society actors and a transnational advocacy network as they mobilize to defend their access to waste. This study analyzes the workers’ mobilization as a citizenship struggle, given that their claims signify efforts to influence the political economy that shapes their …
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A SEARCH FOR CRITICAL COSMOPOLITANISM: AN IDEOLOGICAL CRITICISM OF SEXUAL MINORITIES UGANDA’S WEBSITE
… since 2012, SMUG continues its social justice activism with and for LGBTIQ Ugandans on the ground, while also building transnational coalitions with other LGBTIQ organizations both within and beyond the borders of Uganda. In this dissertation, I examine the ways in which SMUG utilizes its …
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PLANTING RESISTANCE: A history of seed sovereignty
… grassroots agrarian resistance and western activism to illustrate how the shared and conflicting motivations of their actors shaped the trajectory of seed sovereignty and its praxis across rural and urban geographies (chapters 1–4). I explore the contested meanings of seed sovereignty …
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The role of NGOs and sustainability standards in oil palm developments in Gabon and Cameroon
… for this commodity crop. Components of this 'transnational advocacy network' share similar values and have promoted these in a number of ways. My study finds that the 'Zero Deforestation' commitments resulting from the actions of this network have strongly affected the trajectory of …
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The Congo Reform Association and the beginning of Transnational Humanitarianism, 1904-1913
… Congo Reform Associations were part of a transnational humanitarian movement that sought to end King Leopold II’s hold on the Congo Free State. This thesis is a history of that activism and its subsequent impact on British and American foreign policy towards the Congo issue. It provides a …
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A historiography of South Africa's public health care governance affecting health system strength from the 1940s to 2023
… effects of neoliberal policies directly inspired transnational activism during the HIV/AIDS epidemic by compromising the fundamental freedoms and rights to health outlined in South Africa's Constitution. The thesis thus concentrates on neoliberalism as practiced during apartheid and post-apartheid …
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An Assessment of the Social Impact of Feminist Network Organizing: A Qualitative Study of the First Nepali Women's Global Network (NWGN) Conference
… study, the author examines the efforts of one transnational feminist network, the Nepali Women’s Global Network (NWGN) to organize through a conference addressing gender inequality matters that shape the experiences of Nepali women on a global and national level and the variant experiences of …
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When States ‘Come Out’: The Politics Of Visibility And The Diffusion Of Sexual Minority Rights In Europe
… or low implementation costs. Instead, specific transnational and international channels and domestic interest groups can make visible political issues that were hidden, and it is that visibility that creates the political resonance of international norms in domestic politics, and can lead to …
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Nuancing Human Rights Discourse and Practice: Perspectives from Myanmar
<p>Through a participatory action research project with human rights activists in Myanmar, this study builds on discourse around inherent power imbalances in international human rights work by highlighting voices often left out of the human rights discourse. Using postcolonial and third world …