Essays about: "Congress"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the word Congress.

  1. 1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anthony Baugi; Eugene Zhang; [2024]
    Keywords : Gold; Bonds; Safe Haven; Hedging; US Treasury; Volatility; Covid; Portfolio Theory; Asset Dynamics; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Risk Management; Portfolio Risk;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE

  3. 2. Women’s Political Representation during 2000–2021 : The Case of Mexico

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Vanessa Necevska; [2024]
    Keywords : Mexico; Theory of Representation; Political Representation; Women’s political Representation; Women in national legislation.;

    Abstract : This qualitative case study focuses on the development of women’s political representation in national legislation, from 2000 to 2021 in Mexico. To examine the development of women’s political representation, this study will use Hanna Pitkin’s (1967) four interconnected diminutions of representation: formal, descriptive, substantive, and symbolic representation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Erratic Patterns : Unravelling the Cultural Transfers of Library Classifiers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Keeley Lindkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Library classifier; library classification; classification; cultural transfer; classification and culture; Library of Congress Classifi-cation Scheme LCC ; knowledge organisation; knowledge organization; The Swedish Institute in Rome ISVRoma ; Biblioteksklassificerare; biblioteksklassificering; kulturell överföring; klassificering och kultur; Library of Congress klassificeringsschema LCC ; kunskapsorganisation; Svenska institutet i Rom ISVRoma ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the oft-overlooked influence of the classifier's input during the assignment of library classifications and draws upon cultural transfer theory to shed light on the underlying principles that guide the process. Classifiers' personal knowledge, experience, and beliefs, have a critical role in determining the 'aboutness' of a work and its subsequent classification. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ni Dios, Ni Patria, Ni Amo : A study on the Spanish Anarchist ideology from 1868 to 2023

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Lucía Blázquez Marttínez; [2023]
    Keywords : Anarchism; Spain; Spanish Anarchism; Syndicalism; Michael Freeden; Ideology; Ideological analysis;

    Abstract : Anarchism is an ideology based on the working-class consciousness and its aim is to destroy any authoritarian institution and to live horizontally. In the Spanish context, Anarchism had a strong presence primarily during the three first decades of the 1900’s. READ MORE

  6. 5. Navigating the Ambitions and Alliances of the Southern Transitional Council: A Comprehensive Analysis of Statehood Pursuits, Political Participation, and Interactions with Regional and Global Stakeholders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hend Khamis Rabea Omairan; [2023]
    Keywords : STC; Yemen Crisis; PLC; Conflict; Southern Issue; Identity; Political participation; Regional; International actors; Intervention.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the extent to which the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen has manifested itself as a partner of the Arab coalition and its aspirations to take the lead in regional and international politics and conflict resolution through the Yemen crisis. It also uses Qualitative Content Analysis to analyze fourteen interviews with key stakeholders and experts from various political parties in Yemen such as STC, General People’s Congress, Islah and independent activists. READ MORE