Essays about: "Central Asia"

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1. 16. UNCHARTERED DEMOCRATIZATION IN CENTRAL ASIA Explaining the Unlikely Democratization in Clan-Based Kyrgyzstan

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Erik Olof Gabriel Nyberg; [2019-10-07]
   Keywords : Democratization; Clan-Based Societies; Central Asia; Kyrgyzstan; Comparative Historical Analysis; Interviews;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the political development in Central Asia from the onset of independence in 1991 to 2011, with an in-depth focus on explaining Kyrgyzstan’s democratic development in clan-based Central Asia, that is rarely discussed in research. I introduce a theoretical framework building on “democratization by state formation” by introducing and analyzing the difference between open-, and closed clan-governance systems. READ MORE

3. 17. The Common European Asylum System : Challenges and Opportunities in Greece. A Case Study

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Nikiforos Petersen; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate decision-making and policy implementation in the European Union, specifically regarding the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and to compare how the political intention corresponds to the reality of its implementation, using the example of Greece. Europe’s ability to handle migration and refugee flows has been severely tested in recent years due to the large number of people fleeing wars in Central Asia and the Middle East. READ MORE

4. 18. Sex trafficking in India : A study in how to combat sex trafficking

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Linn Nordahl; [2019]
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   Abstract : This paper will strive to obtain an understanding for sex trafficking in India, underlying reasons for it and solutions to it. The study includes a case study of STOP, an organization working against sex trafficking in India. READ MORE

5. 19. Off-grid Solar Products Going Circular: Exploring the potential for repair, refurbishment and remanufacturing strategies and business models for Solar Home Systems and Solar Lanterns in India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lucyl Staub; [2019]
   Keywords : circular economy; business model; circular strategy; off-grid; photovoltaics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Off-grid solar products play an essential role in increasing and improving rural energy access, thereby reducing poverty and mitigating climate change. Experiencing fast market growth in Central and Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, off-grid solar products will represent 50% of the newly established electricity connections in the world between 2017 and 2030. READ MORE

6. 20. Shifting Memories: Burial Practices and Cultural Interaction in Bronze Age China : A study of the Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries in the Tarim Basin

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Yunyun Yang; [2019]
   Keywords : Burial practice; mortuary rituals; social identities; ancestral memories; the Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries; Bronze Age; the Tarim Basin; Begravningsseder; gravritualer; social identitet; släktminnen; Xiaohe-Gumugou gravfälten; bronsåldern; Tarimbäckenet;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the burial practices in the Bronze Age Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries, north-west China, in order to understand how people constructed their social identities and delivered the social cognitions through generations. The Xiaohe-Gumugou cemeteries, as the main sites of the Xiaohe cultural horizon, have central roles for the understanding of the formation of the Bronze Age cultural groups and the cultural interactions between the west and the east in the Tarim Basin. READ MORE