Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Agency"
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Aid policy, aid projects and aid practitioners. The role of agency, actors and interfaces in 'pro-poor development' projects in post-apartheid South Africa and post-communist Baltic States
(2018-02-23)The dissertation is about understanding the role of agency in the production of the unintended outcomes of international development interventions ‘designed’ to eliminate rural poverty and underdevelopment. It takes as its ... -
Examining the legitimation strategies of sustainability-oriented entrepreneurs
(NUI Galway, 2018-03-29)The idea that business plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of our world has grown within the corporate sustainability literature and in global sustainability discourse generally. There is also a growing ... -
Fables for a reconstruction: A toolkit to imagine the Symbiocene
(NUI Galway, 2023-03-13)My PhD enquiry addresses the research question, How can contemporary art practice contribute to a shared understanding of and response to the Anthropocene? through the use of eco-art, socially engaged art practices, art ... -
Identity Formation Among Teenaged Members of the Muslim Population of Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
(2012-08-29)Younger members of Muslim populations in Western society are placed at the frontline of the immigration process. As a result of daily school attendance and exposure to the media they are often heavily influenced by the ... -
Resistance and mobilization of power: the case of Irish senior citizens
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-31)In October 2008, the Irish pensioners engaged in nation-wide public campaign of dissent in response to the government decision to abolish the universal access to medical card for the over-70s, which culminated in the largest ...