Essays about: "international development aid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 198 essays containing the words international development aid.

  1. 1. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

    Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

  2. 2. Governing through freedom and responsibility: A qualitative study examining the expression of neoliberal governmentality in strategies concerning Swedish foreign development aid

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kajsa Sund; [2023-10-26]
    Keywords : development; Swedish aid; SIDA; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; Micheal Foucault; Global studies;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate exercises of power in Swedish foreign development aid, ultimately answering the question of how aid is governed. This is done by conducting an abductive qualitative content analysis exploring four actor-focused aid strategies guiding The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE

  3. 3. THE ROLE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE SELECTION OF AID RECIPIENTS A Case Study Investigating the Decision-Making Process of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ismail Bazine; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : Sida; Development Aid; Decision-Making Process; Selection of Aid Recipients; State Actors; Non-State Actors; Democracy;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how the level of democracy in recipient countries affects the decision-making process of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) when determining whether to provide aid to state or non-state actors. While existing research has predominantly focused on donor motivations and interests based on aid allocation patterns, little attention has been given to the selection process employed by donor agencies and the factors that guide this process. READ MORE

  4. 4. OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN AID PROJECTS A qualitative study of workers perceptions of work methods, constraints and motives to ownership and participation reforms in the aid project Bai Bang

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Grähs; [2023-04-14]
    Keywords : Ownership reforms; Participation reforms; Aid projects; The Bai Bang project; Constraints to ownership; Instrumentalist motives to ownership; Purist motives to ownership;

    Abstract : The purpose of the essay is to develop a better understanding of aid- actors and implementors perceptions of efforts to create ownership and participation in aid projects. In research and policy literature on international aid, the terms ownership and participation have emerged as fundamental components for ensuring the success of aid (Rabinowitz 2015, Kanji & Greenwood 2001, Brown 2017). READ MORE

  5. 5. A Solidarity Model of Foreign Aid? : A case study of the Olof Palme International Center’s projects in South Africa

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Malin Stål; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign aid; international solidarity; charity; non-governmental organisation; development aid; South Africa; Sweden; Olof Palme International Center; Utländskt bistånd; internationell solidaritet; välgörenhet; icke-statliga organisationer; bistånd; Sydafrika; Sverige; Olof Palmes internationella center;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is a qualitative case study of whether the Olof Palme International Center’s (OPC) model of foreign aid, as a Swedish non-governmental organisation (NGO), is understood by leading figures of the three types of participants involved in the model; the OPC, Swedish member organisations, and, in this case, South African partner organisations, as taking either a solidarity- or charity-approach to foreign aid, in both theory and practise. The theories of Mutual Aid and International Solidarity are used to construct two opposing “solidarity” and “charity” models of foreign aid, against which the OPC model is compared. READ MORE