Essays about: "World-system"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 61 essays containing the word World-system.

1. 21. South-South Cooperation : A case study of Ethiopia’s political and economic relations with China and Turkey

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Tilda Verdonk; [2018]
   Keywords : Ethiopia; China; Turkey; South-South cooperation; Global Political Economy; Dependency Theory; International Relations.;

   Abstract : As the world system and the global political economy is under constant transformation, there is an increasing need for further research. Shifting from a North-South polarity towards a South-South-East relationship, the situation on the African continent is gaining more and more attention. READ MORE

3. 22. The Wastefulness of the Environmental Movement - An Investigation into Sustainable Activism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Eva Junge; [2018]
   Keywords : Sustainable Activism; Climate Justice Movement; Ende Gelände; Sustainability; Scholar Activism; Participatory Action Research; Burn-Out; Overwork; Health; Capitalism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how the Climate Justice Movement in Germany is set up today and how activists relate to and feel about their activism. Specifically, factors are investigated that make people feel unhappy about their activism or even leave the movement. READ MORE

4. 23. Minerals and Magic Machines: A critical approach to modern agricultural technology and its connection to world-system flows of rare earth elements

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen; [2018]
   Keywords : Technology; ag-tech; agriculture; Denmark; rare earths; extractivism; mining; China; discourse; reductionism; politics; nature; machines; fetishism; world system; supply chain; critical realism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis connects agricultural technology (ag-tech) within a Danish context to a world system of production in which rare earth elements (REs) play a crucial role. These elements are essential for modern technology. READ MORE

5. 24. Selling the Green Dream to Women: Socio-environmental Degradation and the Paradox of Feminism and Sustainability in Fashion Marketing.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Mariko Takedomi Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Gender; environment; fashion; marketing; consumption; ecologically unequal exchange.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis identifies a trend of fashion brands engaging in feminist and environmental issues through their business strategy in order to sell products to women. More specifically, it explores the relationship between gender and environmentalism in marketing campaigns within the fashion industry. READ MORE

6. 25. Normative Power China: Process Tracing the Dynamics Behind the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Iman Khan; [2018]
   Keywords : AIIB; normative power; ideational factors; material factors; China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the midst of a global shift in world politics induced by the rise of emerging powers, the outdated and unequal international financial institutions (IFIs) that were set up after World War II are increasingly being challenged and scrutinized. International actors can use IFIs in numerous ways to enhance their position in the world system. READ MORE