Search Results - Critical theory

A comparative analysis of governance and leadership in agricultural development policy networks by Rudnick, Jessica, Niles, Meredith, Lubell, Mark, Cramer, Laura K.

“…We present two critical findings that advance our theoretical understanding of network governance and have implications for agricultural development policy globally. …”
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Vilse i paradoxen by Fröjd, Linnea, Wendel, Sofia

“…The theoretical and methodological framework of the study is merely based on discourse theory. Combined with contemporary planning theories this theoretical angle highlights the relationship between urban planning and power, and the construction of meaning through contemporary planning norms and ideals. …”
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Understanding the organizational approaches of funders and project implementers to strengthen women’s empowerment through agricultural collectives by Rubin, Deborah

“…However, they often lack clear theories of change or explicit strategies to strengthen other dimensions of women’s empowerment. …”
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Scaling readiness: Learnings from applying a novel approach to support scaling of food system innovations by Schut, Marc, Leeuwis, Cees, Sartas, Murat, Taborda Andrade, Luis Alejandro, Etten, Jacob van, Müller, Anna, Tran, Thierry, Chapuis, Arnaud, Thiele, Graham

“…There is a gap between new complexity-aware scientific theories and perspectives on innovation and practical approaches that can improve strategic and operational decision-making in research for development interventions that aim to scale innovations. …”
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Att bygga Malmö helt by Hartman Magnusson, Ylva, Karlberg, Elsa

“…These conceptions of social sustainability are discussed in relation to theories of neoliberalization of public interest and democracy and in relation to city planning. …”
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Djur och urbana parker – ett kritiskt perspektiv : en studie i fem arters levnadsmöjligheter i Bulltoftaparken, Malmö by Mattsson, Viktor

Considerations for gender-responsive mathematical modeling of agriculture and natural resource management by Micheletti, Giulia, Elias, Marlène

“…Models can play a key role towards improving understanding about critical environmental and development challenges, such as declines in soil fertility due to inadequate management practices, or drops in returns to labor as soil fertility declines. …”
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From streets to tables: Bottom-up cocreation case studies for healthier food environments in Vietnam and Nigeria by Even, Brice, Crawford, Scarlett, Shittu, Oluyemisi F., Lundy, Mark, Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid, Samuel, Folake O., Talsma, Elise F., Pastori, Giulia, Huong, Le Thi, Hernandez, Ricardo, Brouwer, Inge D., Béné, Christophe

“…Current food systems fail to provide equity, sustainability, and positive health outcomes, thus underscoring the critical need for their transformation. Intervening in food environments holds substantial promise for contributing to this much-needed transformation. …”
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Social Sustainability Depends by Ljunggren, Marcus, Renfro, Sebastian

“…Our theoretical background was primarily theories within critical urban studies and geography on gentrification and social sustainability. …”
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Communicating sustainability in green winter sport events by Osterwalder, Rahel

“…The problem formulated in this thesis concerns the critical discussion about the construction of sustainability, the use of CSR practices by event organizations and how they communicate about sustainability. …”
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Nyliberal stadsplanering by Andreasson, Dennis

“…The first one contains a literary review concerning the way in which contemporary planning theory views, discusses and criticizes neoliberal tendencies within the field. …”
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Community-based management of freshwater resources: A practitioners’ guide to applying TNC’s Voice, Choice, and Action framework by Zhang, Wei, ElDidi, Hagar, Swallow, Kimberly A., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ringler, Claudia, Masuda, Yuta, Aldous, Allison

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Assessing the health and nutrition risks of smallholder poultry production in Burkina Faso: Insights from formative research by Gelli, Aulo, Headey, Derek D., Ngure, Francis, Becquey, Elodie, Ganaba, Rasmané, Huybregts, Lieven, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Sanou, Armande, Traore, Abdoulaye, Zongo, Florence, Zongrone, Amanda

“…This framework was used to critically review the literature on each of the pathways involved. …”
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Hur förklaras ett framgångsrikt lågprisflygbolags affärsstrategi av RBV och Porters femkraftsmodell? : en fallstudie av Ryanair by Fitger, Jacob, Jönsson, Oskar

Lekmiljöer formar framtida generationer by Zetterling, Louise, Berg, Oskar

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En historias dolda kraft : en fallstudie på Saltå Kvarn om storytelling och varumärkesuppbyggnad i sociala medier by Andersson, Sara, Dahlin, Pernilla, Marcopoulos, Julia

Mind the gap : the possibilities of the public space in the contemporary city by Görlin, Karin, Simonsson, Emma

“…Finally, a practical section; ACTION: MADRID, an experiment in the public space where theory and practice meet in a real situation. This project aims to increase the understanding of the complex circumstances that shape the urban space. …”

Assessment of food retail business sustainability : the case of Konsum Värmland by Bekele, Addis

“…The implementation of sustainability initiatives was analyzed in depth mainly based on triple bottom line sustainability theory which addresses environmental, social and economical dimensions of sustainability. …”

Experiencia agrosavia en Fríjol (Vigna unguiculata) para ensilaje by Criollo Campos, Paola Jimena, Romero Perdomo, Felipe Andrés, Orozco González, Germán, Bonilla Buitrago, Ruth Rebeca

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Comment on Ostrom and Cox paper: "Moving beyond panaceas: a multitiered diagnostic approach for social-ecological analysis" - looking beyond the right institutional fit by Clement, Floriane

“…However, the framework could benefit from critical discourse analysis and a more politicised approach to institutional design. …”
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