Essays about: "Algeria"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the word Algeria.

1. 21. Representation of the Other : A Postcolonial Study of the Representation of the Natives in Relation to the Colonizers in The Stranger and Disgrace

   University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Mirela Karagic; [2013]
   Keywords : The Stranger; Disgrace; Albert Camus; J.M. Coetzee; postcolonial theory; comparative literature;

   Abstract : According to postcolonial theory, postcolonial literature tends to depict non-Westerners – the native Other – as a homogenous mass, portrayed as carrying all the dark human traits. The Other is often represented as, for instance, being exotic, violent, hostile and mysterious, and either stands in opposition to, or is portrayed as being completely different from the Westerner. READ MORE

3. 22. Market Analysis for Gas Engine Technology in Algeria

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Stephane Michaut; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The objective of this diploma thesis is to investigate the potential of combined heat and power plants based on gas engine technology in Algeria. This market analysis has been performed in order to identify the key markets for the newly created French subsidiary of Clarke Energy Group to expand its business in North Africa. READ MORE

4. 23. Wind Energy Assessment in Africa; A GIS-based approach

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Dimitrios Mentis; [2013]
   Keywords : Wind power; Africa; potential; GIS; Renewables mapping;

   Abstract : This study analyses the potential of onshore wind power on the African continent. Appropriate socio-economic and geographical constraints as well as current technology’s efficiencies are applied in order to reach the desired result. READ MORE

5. 24. Remittances and development: the case of Algeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amelie Johansson; [2012]
   Keywords : Algeria; North Africa; migration; remittances; development; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the characteristics of remittances and remittance behavior to Algeria as well as the role of remittances in local and national level development in Algeria using two different analytical-theoretical frameworks: a developmentalist framework based in neoliberal theory, and a more critical framework built on de Haas (2010). A number of case studies and micro-level surveys indicate that remittances contribute to reducing poverty, improving livelihoods and encouraging community development projects in Algeria. READ MORE

6. 25. Dependent Development dynamics: Algeria and Morocco, 1970-2010.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Maravall Buckwalter; [2012]
   Keywords : Dependency; economic growth; North Africa; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand if theory based on economic dependency can be applied to two countries that belong to the Maghreb region: Algeria (DZA) and Morocco (MAR). The period analysed comprehends 1970 to 2010, and a time series approach is used for both countries. READ MORE