Essays about: "Peru"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 160 essays containing the word Peru.
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11. “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 LatinamerikainstitutetAbstract : 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
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12. Are Ecuador’s social capabilities progressing and developing resilience to shrinking? A regional comparative study, 1970-2020
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : New research suggests that the key to explaining the development gap might be resilience to shrinking instead of increasing growth rates. Latin America is considered an improving region from the growth rate point of view in development, but not so much from the shrinking perspective. READ MORE
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13. A Label with a Price: The Effects of Refugee Labeling on Human Security of the Rohingya Refugees in Malaysia & Thailand and Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia & Peru
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The politics of labeling is not a brand-new discussion in the political science field, however, the discussion on refugee labeling in the Global South context is barely discussed. The Rohingyas and the Venezuelans fled their countries to avoid persecution and other human rights violation happening in the countries. READ MORE
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14. Struggling to make a life in the Peruvian Amazon: A case study on the livelihood activities in the indigenous community Naranjal
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : International climate mitigation agendas increasingly focus on the conservation of tropical forests such as the Amazon due to their high potential of sequestering large amounts of carbon. At the same time, Peru’s Amazonian frontier is increasingly subject to market pressures and other factors contributing to deforestation and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. READ MORE
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15. Female Internal Migration: The case of Peru
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3) healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. READ MORE