Essays about: "West"

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1. 1. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
   Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

   Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

3. 2. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2024-01-16]
   Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

   Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

4. 3. Analysis of winter wheat and leafhoppers for wheat dwarf virus : factors causing outbreaks of wheat dwarf disease

   University essay from SLU/Department of Plant Biology (from 140101)

   Author : Lina Karm Togo; [2024]
   Keywords : Sweden; Psammotettix alienus; DAS-ELISA; cloning; sequencing; BLASTn; BLASTx; MEGA; SDT;

   Abstract : Wheat dwarf disease is caused by wheat dwarf virus (WDV) and is transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus. The disease has been reported in many European countries, as well as in West Asia, China, and one country in North Africa. READ MORE

5. 4. The Propaganda of Iran and its Proxies : A study on the cross-group cohesion of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Gustav Christensson; [2024]
   Keywords : Iran; Hezbollah; Hamas; Axis of Resistance; social identity theory; Islamist propaganda; content analysis;

   Abstract : Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 Iran has employed a deliberate and successful strategy centered around the use and support of various proxies, notably Hezbollah and Hamas who are part of the Iranian led Axis of Resistance. There is a vast literature that has studied different aspects of this Iranian proxy dimension, but relatively little research has been conducted on propaganda as a unifying mechanism. READ MORE

6. 5. The Strategical Use of Othering in Western Media : How is the Russian advancement in Africa depicted in Western media?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Vilda Karström; [2024]
   Keywords : Othering; Western Media; Russia; Africa;

   Abstract : In this paper I present a discourse analysis on the narrative and depiction of the Russia developmental, diplomatic, and military cooperation advancements in the African continent in Western media, and its consequences on the general public. Through the analysis of 31 articles from 8 different newspapers from Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US, and through the theoretical lens of theories of Western media and the phenomenon of othering and orientalism, I reach the conclusion that Western narrative regarding Russia’s advancements in Africa changes based on whether Russia is perceived as succeeding or failing, with a constant undertext that the West is not happy about eventual deepening relations between Russia and the continent. READ MORE