Essays about: "international regimes and development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words international regimes and development.

  1. 1. Managing Risk in Water Reuse: Policy Analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Lindsay Emily Van Beck; [2022]
    Keywords : Water reuse; risk management; water scarcity; agriculture; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Water scarcity is an increasingly prevalent problem, with changing hydrological regimes due to climate change and human development taxing freshwater systems. One way to tackle this issue is through planned water reuse. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Legality under International Human Rights Law of Citizenship Deprivation as a Security Measure in the UK

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Susanna Collins; [2022]
    Keywords : citizenship deprivation; nationality deprivation; national security; counter-terrorism; foreign terrorist fighters; UK; international human rights law; international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis will examine the question of whether the UK’s use of nationality deprivation as a security measure is in accordance with its obligations under international human rights law. As the UK has defended its use of such measures through reference to the traditional reservation of nationality matters to the sovereign preserve of states, a short history of the extent to which international law has regulated nationality will first be provided to place this assertion in context. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of democratic transitions on innovation. An empirical panel analysis of 168 countries from 1960-2019.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Flatz; [2022]
    Keywords : innovation; democratic transitions; political regimes; institutions; development; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis empirically examines the impact of democratic transitions on innovation using a difference-in-differences method on a panel of 168 countries from 1960 to 2019. Patents, R&D expenditure, and scientific articles are employed as proxies for innovation. The results indicate that democratisations have a positive effect on patents. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Populist Crackdown on Human Rights Organizations in Hungary

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Seirup; [2021]
    Keywords : Hungary; civil society; human rights organizations; populism; hybrid regimes; CSOs; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : During recent years, the world has experienced a trend of diminishing freedoms. The failure of governments around the world to tackle polarization and inequality has resulted in a discontent amongst people. A discontent which has been exploited by autocratic and populist leaders claiming to have the right answers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Remittances - A Tool for Democratization? A Global Study on Protests and Remittance Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Elias Jbari; Vasu Gandhi; [2021]
    Keywords : remittances; economic development; international migration; structure and scope of government;

    Abstract : Can remittances function as a tool to overthrow political regimes? This paper aims to answer that question while performing an in-depth analysis of the relation between protests and remittances. Remittances refer to the international money flows from emigrants to their relatives in the country of origin. READ MORE