Essays about: "Asia and the Pacific"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words Asia and the Pacific.

1. 1. Exhibiting the East : An Analysis of Representations of Pacific Asia in Three Exhibitions in Stockholm

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Yul Cho; [2023]
   Keywords : exhibitions; Sweden; curating; Asia; Asianness; minority; representation; artist as ethnographer; Stuart Hall; Hal Foster; Miwon Kwon;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study of representations of Pacific Asia in exhibitions in Stockholm. In the Swedish culture and art sphere, a public discussion surrounding Asia is conspicuously absent even though there are significant amounts of residents in Sweden with an Asian background. READ MORE

3. 2. ASEAN in a Changing Asia-Pacific

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Erik Franzén; [2023]
   Keywords : Asia-Pacific; AUKUS; Foreign relations; International relations; Security policy; Quad; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how contemporary ASEAN security and defence policies are impacted by a growing external influence in the region. The thesis relies on elite interviews conducted with academic scholars within Southeast Asia. The findings both confirm previous literature and add new insights. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable investing in the Nordics : A comparative analysis of ESG portfolios

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Linus Gustavsson; Marcus Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG rating; ESG investing; Factor investing; Nordic ESG financial performance; sustainable finance;

   Abstract : Sustainability has become a pressing global issue due to environmental and social challenges caused by human activity which has led to a rise in sustainable investing, including ESG investing. Research on financial performance and sustainable investing have not only showed mixed results, but they are also generally conducted in greater markets such as the US, Europe, and Asia-pacific markets. READ MORE

5. 4. Sin Stocks: An Analysis of the Sin Premium in the US, European, and Asia-Pacific Markets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Tizian Widmer; Tim Scholl; [2023]
   Keywords : Sin Stocks; Factor Models; USA; Europe; Asia-Pacific; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explain the return of so-called sin stocks, which include businesses operating in the alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapon, and oil & gas industries. Due to their negative public perception, these stocks are anticipated to yield a sin premium. READ MORE

6. 5. Looking into the black box: The roles of development workers in enhancing climate resilience and gender equality for ethnic minority women through the EmPower project in Vietnam

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hong Hanh Nguyen; [2022-01-18]
   Keywords : feminist political ecology; development workers; climate change; gender equality; ethnic minorities; Vietnam;

   Abstract : The climate change-gender nexus has increasingly become the arena in which adaptation interventions take place. One such intervention is the EmPower program in the Asia-Pacific region by UN Women and UNEP. This research is a case study on how one program component on women’s renewable energy entrepreneurship is implemented in Vietnam. READ MORE