Essays about: "American Nations"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 43 essays containing the words American Nations.

  1. 11. Whose War Is It Anyway? : Reflections on identity formation of ethnic minorities in nationalintegration of U.S. and British militaries during World War One

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Zachary Christy; [2022]
    Keywords : nation; nationalism; imagined community; invented traditions; Black Americans; German Americans; Irish; World War One; identity; Fog of War Complex;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the study of ethnic minority groups and their national identity formation process as a result of their collective experience during, and understanding of, World War One. The groups observed are Black Americans and German Americans from the United States, as well as the Irish from Great Britain. READ MORE

  3. 12. Women do not wear pink in Latin America : A study of the Pink Tide’s controversial legacy in gender equality in South America

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Marisa Payva; [2021]
    Keywords : Pink Tide; Gender Gap; South America; Maternity leave; Parental leave;

    Abstract : The possibility to earn a living and support a family independently is still a utopia for many women all around the world. Many organizations are constantly fighting for awareness of these issues and strive for an improvement in women’s economic equality. READ MORE

  4. 13. Early American Foreign Policy Towards the Syrian Conflict Captured Through Two Mainstream U.S. News Organizations. A Multidisciplinary Content Analysis of Fox News and CNN News Articles

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Maria F Herkel; [2020-08-19]
    Keywords : American foreign policy; ; Syria; Syrian conflict; ; Russian Syrian relations; UN; Security council; ; civil war; Libyan conflict; democrats; republican; McCain; Obama;

    Abstract : The CNN and Fox news articles conveyed to us multiple aspects of the situation in Syria. Through the analysis of the media published articles, the magnitude of the Syrian people suffering is evident to be substantial. The media framed many interacting local, regional and international factors that displayed to us the complexity of the conflict. READ MORE

  5. 14. The story that I was never told

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Lluc Areny Naves; [2020]
    Keywords : Developing world; Democracy; Dictatorship; Economic growth; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Winston Churchill once said “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time”. Can this sentence be related to economic growth and development? This thesis analyzes the economic outcomes of the two main political regimes (Democracy and Dictatorship) in the developing world and discovers that Churchill’s words cannot be applied for long-run growth. READ MORE

  6. 15. A paradigm shift from voluntary to court-ordered climate change mitigation? The potentials and challenges of a human rights-based approach

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

    Author : Kimberly de Bruijn; [2020]
    Keywords : international human rights law; public international law; climate change; climate change mitigation; public interest litigation; actio popularis; human rights approach; united nations framework convention on climate change; paris agreement; rule of law; democracy; right to life; right to respect for private and family life; european convention on human rights; african charter on human and peoples rights; american convention on human rights; right to a healthy environment; environmental law; united nations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is anthropogenic climate change; governments' inability to create an effective, inclusive response mechanism that manages to mitigate anthropogenic emissions; and advocates efforts to coerce States to act by invoking State responsibility in adjudicatory dispute settlement processes. States' failure to act in accordance with scientific risk assessments and to mitigate polluting activities has led underrepresented groups to increasingly lose trust in their respective executive and legislative branches, and, by means of protest, these advocates are now turning to court. READ MORE