Labelling

Labelling or using a label is describing someone or something in a word or short phrase. For example, describing someone who has broken a law as a criminal. Labelling theory is a theory in sociology which ascribes labelling of people to control and identification of deviant behaviour. It has been argued that labelling is necessary for communication. However, the use of the term is often intended to highlight the fact that the label is a description applied from the outside, rather than something intrinsic to the labelled thing. This can be done for several reasons: To provoke a discussion about …

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Climate Transparency · 27 November 2023 English

The G20 countries need to accelerate climate action with higher ambition, stronger implementation, and deeper cooperation. This Call gives an overview on the consumption, production as well as expansion plans …

recognised as a transitional energy source. Labelling gas as “green” was a move in the wrong direction


CAPS: Centre for Air Power Studies · 22 November 2023 English

Despite levels of violence in the country actually going down by early 2023, this era following the US withdrawal is marked by regional, strategic, tactical, and ideological rivalries and fractures …

force – heirs to the liberation spirit – while labelling the opposition, including the BNP-Jamaat alliance


ASH: Action on Smoking and Health · 20 November 2023 English

This report calls for a coherent and strategic approach to rebalancing the profit-making powers of industries with the rights of people to live free, healthy and productive lives. Tobacco, alcohol …

describes itself as a self-regulator for alcohol labelling, packaging and promotion in the UK, for which which there is no independent for alcohol labelling, packaging and promotion in the UK, for which there is


World Bank Group · 18 November 2023 English

Sri Lanka recognizes the crucial role of energy efficiency in advancing its development agenda, reaching carbon neutrality by 2050, and fostering a sustainable energy transition. Energy efficiency has long been …

appliance minimum energy performance standards and labelling, specific energy use benchmarks) Transition from


World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English

This CCDR is divided into five chapters: chapter 1 focuses on Kenya’s development context and the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, analyzing the characteristics of key sectors of …

Light-duty vehicle fuel economy improved through labelling, promotion of fuel-efficient driving, and improved the initiation of fuel economy standards and labelling for vehicles, including the average fuel consumption


Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe · 17 November 2023

The research highlights the critical importance of housing and place in integration processes and the ways in which local residents can be empowered to work with those involved in the …

more memorable ways to describe the impact of labelling the area as an “especially vulnerable” neighbourhood


World Bank Group · 17 November 2023 English

generators, including its handling, storage, labelling and disposal. The disposal of e-waste identified


DIIS: Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier · 16 November 2023 English

In the current 'Decade of action' for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action, the battleground for success or failure lies in lower-income countries. Equally evident now is that this …

mismanagement in other economic sectors. Mere labelling of debt instruments will not translate to robust


Amnesty International · 16 November 2023 English

A year after Qatar hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022, this briefing looks at the legacy the tournament has left for the rights of migrant workers in the country, and …

theft of wages and benefits by their employers, labelling such demands a “publicity stunt”.9 FIFA too


World Bank Group · 16 November 2023 English

Fertilizer and Pest Management Plan for proper labelling, transport, storage, handling and disposal procedures


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