The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme
The main task of this thesis is to investigate the Finnish-Russian collaboration in the field of the environment, and more specifically, in the field of waste management. The history of Finnish-Russian cooperation goes back to more than one decade. This cooperation has always been influenced by the...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/331379 2023-08-20T04:07:41+02:00 The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme Goljakov, Kristina Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten 2021 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/331379 eng eng Helsingin yliopisto University of Helsinki Helsingfors universitet URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202106162996 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/331379 Waste management Cross-border cooperation Karelia CBC Finnish-Russian environmental cooperation circular economy Venäjän tutkimuksen maisteriohjelma Master's Programme in Russian Studies Magisterprogrammet i ryska studier ei opintosuuntaa no specialization ingen studieinriktning pro gradu -tutkielmat master's thesis pro gradu-avhandlingar 2021 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-07-28T06:30:22Z The main task of this thesis is to investigate the Finnish-Russian collaboration in the field of the environment, and more specifically, in the field of waste management. The history of Finnish-Russian cooperation goes back to more than one decade. This cooperation has always been influenced by the political situation in these two neighboring countries. The need for collaboration is also motivated by the necessity to solve mutual problems, such as can be seen in the field of environmental protection. However, since Finland's accession to the European Union, the relationship between these two countries has gained a new overtone. This study aims to answer to the main research question “What do the experiences gained in Finnish-Russian waste management projects reveal about the environmental cross-border cooperation between Finland and Russia?”, and to the sub-questions: “What are the benefits and/or opportunities project participants are searching for?” and “What kind of challenges can be found during project implementation?”. Such formulation of the research task enables to enrich comprehension of cross-border cooperation between Finland and Russia and its potential in the future. The analysis of particular case study promotes better understanding of how the CBC waste management projects work, what challenges can be met during the project implementation, and what risks should be accounted for in the future. In this research, the method used for data collection is questionnaire. This enabled to choose a particular approach for the analysis that was based on Miles and Huberman’s model of qualitative content analysis. The data consisted of replies from five respondents who were also actively involved in two different CBC waste management projects conducted under the framework of the Karelia CBC Programme. Their answers helped to evaluate and analyze the expected and unexpected issues that can be met during project implementation, as well as benefits these projects brought to the countries they represented. The ... Master Thesis karelia* karelia* Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
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The main task of this thesis is to investigate the Finnish-Russian collaboration in the field of the environment, and more specifically, in the field of waste management. The history of Finnish-Russian cooperation goes back to more than one decade. This cooperation has always been influenced by the political situation in these two neighboring countries. The need for collaboration is also motivated by the necessity to solve mutual problems, such as can be seen in the field of environmental protection. However, since Finland's accession to the European Union, the relationship between these two countries has gained a new overtone. This study aims to answer to the main research question “What do the experiences gained in Finnish-Russian waste management projects reveal about the environmental cross-border cooperation between Finland and Russia?”, and to the sub-questions: “What are the benefits and/or opportunities project participants are searching for?” and “What kind of challenges can be found during project implementation?”. Such formulation of the research task enables to enrich comprehension of cross-border cooperation between Finland and Russia and its potential in the future. The analysis of particular case study promotes better understanding of how the CBC waste management projects work, what challenges can be met during the project implementation, and what risks should be accounted for in the future. In this research, the method used for data collection is questionnaire. This enabled to choose a particular approach for the analysis that was based on Miles and Huberman’s model of qualitative content analysis. The data consisted of replies from five respondents who were also actively involved in two different CBC waste management projects conducted under the framework of the Karelia CBC Programme. Their answers helped to evaluate and analyze the expected and unexpected issues that can be met during project implementation, as well as benefits these projects brought to the countries they represented. The ... |
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Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten |
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The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme |
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The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme |
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The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme |
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The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme |
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The waste management CBC projects in environmental cooperation between Finland and Russia : a case study of waste management projects in Karelia CBC Programme |
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waste management cbc projects in environmental cooperation between finland and russia : a case study of waste management projects in karelia cbc programme |
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Helsingin yliopisto |
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2021 |
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