Essays about: "Lobbying"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 99 essays containing the word Lobbying.

1. 21. Regional Energy Transitions in England: The Governing Role of Combined Authorities in the Decarbonisation of Heating

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Susannah Littlewood; [2021]
   Keywords : Decarbonisation of Heating; Regional Energy Transitions; Combined Authorities; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In order to meet its carbon targets, the UK must address the decarbonisation of the currently fossil-fuel dependent system of heating. Buildings and heat strategy at the national level has been insufficient in combatting this issue, and it is increasingly suggested that more local and regional approaches will be needed to accelerate the transition to low carbon heating. READ MORE

3. 22. Maintaining the Prison-Industrial Complex: Private Actors and Power : A Multi-Dimensional Power Analysis of CoreCivic and The GEO Group    

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Linnéa Sturmhoefel Warnberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Prison-Industrial Complex; Power; Private Prisons; CoreCivic; The GEO Group;

   Abstract : Several scholars have studied the Prison-Industrial Complex (PIC) since the late 1990s. However, there is a lack of research on how private actors profiting from the PIC, such as private prisons, are maintaining and sustaining it. READ MORE

4. 23. The Armenian Diaspora Influencing International Relations

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Ron Maslo; [2021]
   Keywords : Diaspora; Armenia; International Relations; US; EU; Lobby; Identity; Recognition; Genocide;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the Armenian diaspora’s behavior concerning the issue of recognition of the Armenian genocide through lobbying within the US and EU. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to grasp a deepened understanding of diasporic lobbying, while focusing on the Armenian case, as a case enabling further scholarly deepening for the field of IR. READ MORE

5. 24. Bootleggers and Baptists in American Fuel Economy Regulation – A qualitative content analysis of American automakers’ attitudes towards CAFE-standards

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Philip Rehnberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards; CAFE-standards; fuel economy regulation; bootleggers and Baptists; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to explain the American automaker’s drastic shift in opinion regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)-standards. After years of lobbying for weaker standards, the automakers suddenly dropped their support for President Trump’s deregulatory attempts and sided with California, the state Trump had an ongoing legal fight with over fuel economy regulation. READ MORE

6. 25. "We just want a constitution": Gambian Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ida Kronberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Gambia; civil society; constitution-building; democratization; democratic consolidation; TANGO;

   Abstract : In recent years, Gambia is one of the few countries having experienced development in a more democratic direction. As part of democratic consolidation, the process of reviewing the constitution was started in 2017 with an aim to be participatory and inclusive. READ MORE