Essays about: "power and corruption"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words power and corruption.

1. 1. Negotiating Political Power on Bornholm : The Anonymous Philander Letter and the Response of the Danish Absolutist State, 1737–1739

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Matthías Aron Ólafsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Social history; early modern state; absolutism; Denmark; Bornholm; commissions; interaction; negotiation; political power; political culture;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the negotiation of political power between the Danish absolutist state, the local government on Bornholm, and its subjects there during the winter of 1738–1739. The aim is to better understand how political power was negotiated in a peripheral region of an early modern state, but also to explore what caused this interaction to begin with and why its eventual outcome was a compromise by the state. READ MORE

3. 2. Mandatory financial disclosure and its implications for extractive companies : A review of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI)

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för ekonomi

   Author : Marilyn S. Myers; [2023]
   Keywords : disclosure; mandatory; extractive; financial; accountability; transparency; sustainability;

   Abstract : This study critically analyzes the mandatory financial disclosure requirements imposed on extractive companies operating in Liberia under the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) and examines their implications on transparency, accountability, and sustainability in the extractive sector. Firstly, the study utilizes a qualitative approach and conducts interviews with stakeholders involved in or affected by the extractive sector in Liberia. READ MORE

4. 3. A Game of Fraud: : Uncovering Corruption Within FIFA's Decision to Award Qatar the World Cup 2022

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Eliona Qira; [2023]
   Keywords : FIFA; Sports Governance; Trancparency; Institutional Corruption;

   Abstract : An investigation into FIFA's corruption is conducted in this thesis, with a particular emphasis on the organization's awarding of the 2022 World Cup hosting rights to Qatar. Using institutional corruption, power dynamics, and lack of transparency as a lens into FIFA's decision-making process, this study attempts to understand the factors influencing international sports governance generally. READ MORE

5. 4. How Has the Current Electricity Crisis in South Africa Affected the Development of Renewable Energy within the Independent Power Producer Procurement Programmes?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sophie Jahns; [2023]
   Keywords : South Africa; Electricity Crisis; Energy Insecurity; Renewables; IPP; Eskom; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of South Africa’s electricity crisis on the government-driven development of renewable energy from 2007 to 2023 by testing the applicability of the energy security framework. The electricity crisis presents itself through regular electricity cuts, extreme power tariff rises and a lack of long-term sustainability due to the high reliance on coal and Eskom, the monopolistic electricity utility. READ MORE

6. 5. Governance and Migration Outflows in Latin America : A Study of the 2005-2010 Period Trends

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Amalia Romero-Peñalver; [2023]
   Keywords : Governance quality; Emigration patterns; Latin America; Corruption; Regression analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the influence of governance quality on emigration in Latin America during the period of 2005-2010. It goes beyond the traditional focus on corruption and explores the impact of other dimensions of governance represented by the six World Governance Indicators. READ MORE