Essays about: "EU and UN"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 119 essays containing the words EU and UN.

1. 1. Beyond the Terrorist Label : How Five Palestinian CSOs Experience and Resist Terrorist Allegations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Alma Michold; [2024]
   Keywords : Palestine; Shrinking civic space; Terrorist designation; Resistance; Ontological counter-securitization;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the terrorist designation issued by Israel against six Palestinian civil society organizations in 2021. The organizations are based in the West Bank and remain designated as terrorist organizations according to Israeli law, despite rejections and condemnations by the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the United States (US). READ MORE

3. 2. MEANINGFUL OR MEANINGLESS? THE RELEVANCE OF INFORMAL RELATIONSHIPS - A case study of the perceived importance of relationship enablers between the United Nations and the European Union

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sören Selander; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : informal relationships; social capital; trust; cooperation;

   Abstract : The special meaning of the UN-EU relations characterized not only by symbolic significance but also in terms of legitimization and especially growing financial importance, complemented by the findings of previous literature on business organizations underscoring the value of informal relationships, led me devote this thesis to the perceived importance of social capital in the UN-EU relations. In line with existing theories of social capital which argue that the interpersonal side of relationships can lead to advantages, pointing at the same time to some favorable conditions such as trust, obligations and expectations, and relational embeddedness that need to be fulfilled for a relationship to become meaningful, this study aims to analyze the perceptions of the individuals involved in the informal relationships between the UN and the EU on the relevance of these relational social capital conditions. READ MORE

4. 3. Managing microplastics: A study of recent development in the EU and the UN

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

   Author : Hilda Björkman; [2023]
   Keywords : EU-rätt; EU law; folkrätt; public international law; internationell miljörätt; international environmental law; mikroplast; microplastics; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : På grund av plasts ubikvitet i världens hav utvecklas rättsliga instrument för att motverka de negativa miljöeffekterna av plast. Denna uppsats analyserar kritiskt två nya rättsliga utvecklingar inom den internationella miljö-rätten: förordning (EU) 2023/2055 om mikroplaster (som en del av REACH-initiativet) och utvecklingen av ett globalt FN-plasttraktat. READ MORE

5. 4. Minskning av matsvinn i hushållen: olika analysmetoder, liknande resultat : en litteraturstudie

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

   Author : Cristina Randelin; [2023]
   Keywords : livsmedelsavfall; matavfall; konsument; livsmedelskedjan; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Minskning av matsvinn är ett av delmålen i FN:s Agenda 2030, en handlingsplan för omställning till ett hållbart samhälle. Globalt ska matsvinnet halveras per person i butik och konsumentled och minskas längs hela livsmedelskedjan till år 2030. READ MORE

6. 5. Urban Planning & Governance in the Age of AI : A Study of the Potential Benefits and Risks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

   Author : Jonas Gummesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Accountability; AI; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Cybernetics; Engagement; Equality; Governance; Neural Networks; Participation; Power; Smart City; Systems planning.; Transparency; Trust; Urban Design; Urban Planning;

   Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly developing technology which in this project refers to software that given objectives generate content, predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing their environment. Using literature reviews and semi-structured interviews, the current and future uses, sentiments, regulations, and risks of AI in urban planning and governance are gathered. READ MORE