Essays about: "Central America"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 88 essays containing the words Central America.

  1. 6. Informal - Informal architecture of South and Central America

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Andrea Jean Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vernacular; architecture; South America; Central America;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address the topic of informal vernacular architecture in a focal group of chosen villages in South and Central America. With the goal to represent their informal architecture and its connection to identity, culture, and sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 7. The financial crisis and its effects on people's health in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Frida Apelqvist; Agnes Spånér; [2022-07-08]
    Keywords : Financial crisis; Health; Africa; GDP; Suicide; Infant mortality; HIV;

    Abstract : The financial crisis hit the world during the years of 2008 and 2009. This crisis led to severe financial consequences in mostly North America, Europe but also in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa already had healthcare difficulties, low standard of living and were sensitive to shocks. READ MORE

  4. 8. “God Lives in Peru Today” : The israelita religious movement and the transmission of faith across digital and transnational networks

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Andrea Villa Franco; [2022]
    Keywords : AEMINPU; religious transmission; transnationalization; embodied religious practice; modernity; AEMINPU; transmission religieuse; transnationalisation; pratique religieuse; corporalité; modernité; AEMINPU; transmisión religiosa; transnacionalización; práctica religiosa; corporeidad; modernidad;

    Abstract : After emerging from the central Peruvian Andes in the 1950s, the israelita religious movement has expanded across Latin America and beyond, reaching the urban centers of the Global North. The growth of the Peruvian israelitas makes part of a regional trend that has transformed the Latin American religious field. READ MORE

  5. 9. They ain't One of Us: Anit-Immigration Sentiment and Labor Market Assimilation of Central American Immigrants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Valentin Bruckner; [2022]
    Keywords : Immigration; Assimilation; Discrimination; Trump; United States; Central America; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of rising resentment against immigrants on the labor market assimilation of Central American Immigrants in the United States from 2014 to 2019. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made anti-immigration rhetoric a core part of his campaign. READ MORE

  6. 10. Sustainability in Trade : A comparative study of EU trade agreements with Central America and  the Southern African Development Community 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jenny Blomsterlund; [2022]
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    Abstract : What affects the sustainability provisions of EU Free Trade Agreements? I have sought the answer to this through studying the FTAs in place with Central America and the Southern African Development Community. The sustainability provisions in these two agreements show a variation in the level of strength. READ MORE