The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) has increased significantly in Sweden since the summer of 2006. Due to Sweden’s high rate of asylum application approvals, it has become a main destination country. Concurrently, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have decreased in other more traditional European destination countries, such as Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. The majority of the UASC come from Afghanistan and Somalia. There is insufficient knowledge regarding these children’s reasons and patterns for the migration to Sweden. This is a case study based on semi-structured interviews with key informants that have been strategically chosen for this study. The Migration System theory, which is based on key mechanisms of the globalization theory, is used in this study. Restricted asylum regulations in Western countries have created a “migratory industry” with human smugglers, which facilitate and expand the irregular migration. The migratory industry greatly influences the children’s choice of destination. Without the assistance of human smugglers, a migration would be impossible for these children. The conclusion of this study demonstrates the importance of informal social networks that are the reason behind the increase of UASC in Sweden.

This thesis analyzes the inherent informal political relations embedded in urban planning process in the city of Ankara between 1985 and 2005. It has been argued that, urban planning process is -by nature- a political process and micro level political interactions in urban political sphere can be observed by looking at it. The urban planning process, as a political process interacts with existing political mobilization mechanisms and their spatial reflections. Such an interaction may cause emergence of informal political networks interested in derivation of urban land rent. The emergence, sustenance and persistence of these networks are related with the opportunities and legitimization potential of urban planning process. For the verification of hypothesis of the research the city of Ankara was taken as the subject of case study. A methodology consisting of a two phase research is devised to analyze the nature and the dynamics of these networks In the first phase a conventional statistical analysis the research universe consisting of all the all urban development plans and modifications realized in Ankara between 1985 and 2005 was realized. Then, in the second phase based on the patterns explored in the research universe, a specific example of urban planning process was chosen, which represents the patterns of the research universe. This example, &Ccedil / ayyolu 907 Parcel, then subjected to social network analysis. The results of the research has shown that, when the structure of the local political structure changes altogether as a result of for example local elections, the structure of existing informal political networks and the way they exploit urban land rent changes. In these periods the number of urban development plans and urban development plan modifications increase, while the size of the area covered by these plans tends to decrease and mostly confined to prospective areas in central business district and residential areas. Yet, by the time passes, new and diverse political relations are established congruent with the existing political mobilization mechanisms. This time, although the number of plans decreases, the size of the area covered by plans increase and mostly, vacant land in the fringe of the urban macro form become the target of these networks. Although these networks involve a hierarchy in it, extensive brokerage and patron client relations sustain them.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Francimar Felipa da Silva Costa.pdf: 1224855 bytes, checksum: 4a0ebf0e6de35ed4986b77f20331f4de (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The caretaking responsibility of elderly people in need of palliative treatment at home has been increasingly assigned to their families, in which considering this scenario can experience moments of fragility; physical, social and financial problems with serious consequences to the caregiver health. The adopted methodology for this research is an exploratory-descriptive study, utilising an interdisciplinary qualitative perspective, which is based in the literacy and interpretation of an empiric dissertation of 10 voluntary caretakers, using semi-structured interview processes. The objective is to contribute with theories, based in Social Gerontology, in order to provide a better comprehension about the caretaker of the elderly in palliative care, the practical implications and effects that can affect the caretaker. The socio-demographic profile of the palliative caretakers was identified, as were the groupings, based specifically in the answers provided, such as; how to proceed in palliative care , performance limits and possibilities of performance improvement . These answers indicate us there can be no connection between everyday life events and public and social policies, being both necessarily in complementation of each other. The recommendation is to give the proper importance to the situation, implementing the use of specific public policies to help the caretaker, as it was specifically noted in some of the reports, allowing the improvement of their well being, the prevention of conflicts, stress, depression and furthermore the security necessary in some palliative care procedures. Moreover, it is also indispensable the total support of the family and the articulation in a social network, either formal or informal, contributing to a less arduous day-to-day life of the caretaker, as well as a more comfortable end of life for the elderly, alleviating pain and suffering / O ato de cuidar de idosos em cuidados paliativos, em domicílio, atualmente, é responsabilidade cada vez mais atribuída às famílias que, nesse cenário, podem vivenciar contextos de fragilidades, subjetiva, física, social e financeira, com implicações sérias, senão amargas, para a saúde do seu cuidador. A metodologia adotada nesta pesquisa é a de estudo exploratório-descritivo, em perspectiva qualitativa e abordagem interdisciplinar que, pautada na literatura e na interpretação de um empírico trazido pelos discursos de 10 cuidadores voluntários em entrevistas semiestruturadas, objetiva contribuir, sob o enfoque da Gerontologia Social, com subsídios teóricos para uma melhor compreensão sobre como procede o cuidador familiar de idoso em cuidado paliativo, e quais as implicações das práticas e efeitos que o impactam. Foi identificado o perfil sociodemográfico do cuidador familiar em situação paliativa, assim como categorias temáticas advindas de suas respostas especialmente a como procede nos cuidados paliativos , seus limites de atuação e possibilidades de melhoria em sua performance . Essas respostas nos fazem ver que não pode haver cisão entre acontecimentos da vida cotidiana e políticas público-sociais, sendo ambos necessariamente complementares; insiste-se, pois, sobre a importância de serem postas em ação as políticas públicas de cuidados específicos ao cuidador familiar em situação paliativa, a partir de suas demandas em vários registros, a fim de permitir-lhe a melhoria de seu bem-estar, a prevenção de conflitos, do estresse e depressão, além da segurança necessária para os procedimentos de cuidados paliativos. Ratifica-se ainda o imprescindível apoio da família e da articulação a uma rede social, formal ou informal, contribuindo para tornar menos árduo o dia a dia do cuidador, assim como mais confortável o do idoso em final de vida, escapando da dor e do sofrimento

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-06-30T15:31:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Viviani Garcia.pdf: 1585821 bytes, checksum: 11d243a99cd6678be344644a7d2864a7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-30T15:31:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Viviani Garcia.pdf: 1585821 bytes, checksum: 11d243a99cd6678be344644a7d2864a7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-13 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This study aims to contribute to the understanding of the main elements that facilitate the formation of the informal social information network within a university and which characteristics of its members are considered to be the most potential disseminators in the informal structure. Faced with the management challenges that are increasingly present in the administration of educational institutions, in order to understand their resources and use them more effectively, it is possible to understand the social dynamics of their employees using the Network Analysis method Social Security (ARS). Personal and professional characteristics attract connections in the network and what influence of the relationship in other external institutions on the relationships within the organization researched. For this purpose, a study of perception of information sharing was applied in 28 teachers of distance learning of a private higher education institution located in the state of São Paulo in order to understand the information-seeking relations and the reasons why the most influential actors are sought. The research was initiated with a questionnaire asking each respondent to point out their co-workers who are most in demand and the reasons that directed them to those determined actors. With this material, it was possible to analyze if the most cited had a relation of "strong ties" with their colleagues mentioned and characteristics of the profile of the most requested professionals. The results showed a medium density network with potential for expansion of relations. The most mentioned item was the search for information through friendship relations, followed by work necessity. More than 65% of the actors do not have external contact with their work colleagues, limiting their interactions only in the professional environment. Interaction bonds were strengthened in the study group, since the measurement of reciprocity of the contacts was over 31% of the total of the relationships, as the respondents state that they have frequent, long term and near intimate contacts. / Este estudo pretende contribuir para a compreensão dos principais elementos que facilitam a formação da rede social informal de informação dentro de uma universidade e quais as características de seus membros que são considerados os disseminadores de maior potencial na estrutura informal. Diante dos desafios de gestão cada vez mais presentes na administração de instituições de ensino, com o objetivo de compreender seus recursos e utilizá-los de maneira mais eficaz, surge a possibilidade de compreender a dinâmica social de seus colaboradores utilizando o método de Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS). Compreendendo quais características pessoais e profissionais atraem conexões na rede e qual a influência do relacionamento em outras instituições externas sobre as relações dentro da organização pesquisada. Com este intuito, foi aplicado um estudo de percepção de compartilhamento de informações em 28 professores do ensino a distância de uma instituição de ensino superior privada, localizada no ABC paulista, para compreender as relações de busca de informações e quais os motivos pelos quais os atores mais influentes são procurados. A pesquisa foi iniciada com um questionário solicitando para cada respondente apontar seus colegas de trabalho que são mais procurados e quais os motivos que os direcionavam para aqueles determinados atores. Com este material, foi possível analisar se os mais citados tinham uma relação de “laços fortes” com seus colegas citados e características do perfil dos profissionais mais requisitados. Os resultados mostraram uma rede com média densidade, com potencial de expansão de relações. O item mais mencionado foi a busca por informações por relações de amizade, seguida por necessidade do trabalho. Mais de 65% dos atores não possuem contato externo com seus colegas de trabalho, limitando suas interações apenas no ambiente profissional. Os laços de interação se demonstraram fortalecidos no grupo estudado, pois a mensuração da reciprocidade dos contatos foi acima de 31% do total das relações, assim como os respondentes declaram ter contatos frequentes, de longo prazo e com grau próximo de intimidade.

Understanding how humans and ecosystems interact across landscapes is an importantchallenge for the development of sustainable societies. Human dominated landscapes arefrequently heterogeneous in their distribution of ecosystems and the associated goods andservices. It can be difficult to create management strategies that cater to diverse demandsfrom different resource managers, while at the same time promoting healthy functioningof ecosystems held in common. I use a social network perspective to analyze howmunicipal management units connect to each other with regards to a water resource intwo watersheds in Québec, Canada. I test the importance of collaborative network ties formunicipalities’ engagement in water quality management activities. I assess ifmunicipalities with different ecosystems, namely agriculture and tourism, engagedifferently in water quality management activities and if they have different socialnetworks. I assess the role of third party actor groups such as Government Ministries andNon-Governmental Organizations that connect municipalities across the diverselandscape. Third party actor groups are instrumental in connecting municipalities acrossa diverse landscape. Municipalities with ecosystems facilitating tourism have morecollaborative ties in the water quality management network and are more engaged inwater quality management activities than municipalities managing for agriculturalproduction. An asymmetry in collaborations and activity engagement for water qualitymanagement has implications for the capacity of the region to encourage basin scalewater management.