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Collective actions for empowerment and poverty reduction in rural Chiapas, Mexico
2007
Master's Thesis in Development Management - Agder University College, 2007 The present thesis is an investigation of rural community development in the Venustiano Carranza Province of Chiapas, Mexico. The objectives have been to analyze people’s experiences of collective work, and how this work, the social capital formation and access to capacity building courses might be leading to individual empowerment in the rural communities. The thesis begins with an introduction to the study area and an outline of the theories of alternative development and community approaches, and a presentation of the theories of empowerment, social capital and collective actions. It is argued that developing the …
With a desire to help : A case study about Lesvos
2017
Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2017 In 2015 an unexpected flow of refugees and migrants headed into southern Europe. This was the start of one of the biggest humanitarian crisis in recent history affecting Europe. Over two and a half years later, the crisis is still ongoing. Most refugees and migrants have arrived in Italy and Greece, which have put an enormous pressure on these countries. Some arrival spots are more popular than others and have created so-called ‘hot spots.’ One of them is the Greek island of Lesvos. This research has explored how different actors have met and engaged in this humanitarian crisis on Lesvos. This is a qualitative …