Essays about: "State of India"

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1. 16. Language recognition and voter turnout : Insights from India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Erland Kjellén; [2021]
   Keywords : India; Elections; Language policy; Political participation; Voter turnout;

   Abstract : Few studies have investigated the impact of language policies on voter turnout. India is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, where hundreds of languages are spoken by the population, but only certain languages are granted official status. READ MORE

3. 17. Participation and U; A Case-Based Testing of Theory-U’s Utility in Facilitating the Pivot towards Participatory Development Practice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Thijn van Eldijk; [2021]
   Keywords : Development; India; Participatory Development; Project Design; Systems Thinking; Localization; Innovation; Sustainability; Complexity; Theory-U; Transition Theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis will contribute to the transition the development sector presently sees itself confronted with. This transition involves the pivoting from project-based development endeavors, whereby frameworks and targets defined in the Global North play a dominant role in defining the overall development trajectory. READ MORE

4. 18. "WE ARE FIGHTING A WATER WAR" : The Character of the Upstream States and Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict in Afghanistan and India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Maryam Safi; [2021]
   Keywords : Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Treaty; Indus River Basin; Helmand River Basin; Afghanistan; Iran; India; Pakistan; Upstream; Downstream.;

   Abstract : Transboundary water treaties are often expected to prevent conflicts over waters from shared rivers. However, empirical evidence shows that some upstream countries continue to experience conflict after signing a water treaty. READ MORE

5. 19. Scaling up electric vehicles in India A focus on Maharashtra state, Mumbai Market formation and demand side policies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Oana Arseni; [2021]
   Keywords : India; Electric cars; Demand innovation policies; Market diffusion; Technology innovation systems; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Governments around the world have begun to adopt measures in support of electric vehicles. The supply push policies have been traditionally studied leaving the demand side innovation policy without much investigation. Therefore, policy makers lack institutional knowledge and policy experience. READ MORE

6. 20. Brides For Sale : A Qualitative Analysis of Missing Women, Skewed Sex Ratios and Bride Trafficking in Haryana, Northern India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Åsa Lindén-Tunhult; [2021]
   Keywords : Development; population control; sex selective abortion; preference for sons; missing women; skewed sex ratios; bachelors; bride trafficking; marriage patterns;

   Abstract : Population control programs such as family planning and the introduction of sex identification technologies has helped to create skewed sex ratios in northern India and particularly in the state of Haryana. Due to a surplus of men and the numbers of missing females, an organized business of bride trafficking has emerged where poor women from eastern and northeastern states of India are bought and brought to Haryana for the purpose of marriage. READ MORE