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1. 1. Climate, Coloniality and Financialization: A Decolonial Analysis of Global Climate Finance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Judith Rybol; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Providing adequate climate finance, meaning funding for mitigation, adaptation or loss and damage, has been very high on the global policy agenda recently. The political economy and ecology behind it are much more complex and morally multidimensional than the mainstream finance world likes to present it though, which results in grave colonial injustices, international debt crises, deepened global inequalities and heightened climate vulnerabilities. READ MORE

3. 2. Financialization and the Student Housing Crisis in Bologna, Italy: A Comprehensive Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Greta Cattabriga; [2023]
   Keywords : Bologna; financialization; student housing; urban governance; affect; assetization.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of financialization on university students in Bologna, Italy, who are now facing a housing shortage. The popular university city is currently undergoing a severe housing crisis, presenting significant challenges for students seeking accessible and affordable accommodation. READ MORE

4. 3. Towards socially sustainable listed residential real estate companies? : Examining the narratives of Heimstaden and the impact of its practices on tenants against the backdrop of a tense socio-political climate in Berlin

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Marie Urfels; [2022]
   Keywords : rental housing financialization; variegated financialization; social sustainability; social responsibility; Berlin;

   Abstract : Understanding the financialization of rental housing across space becomes increasingly important as residential listed real estate operating companies (REOCs) like Heimstaden expand their investments beyond their national borders. Especially as this comes at a time when there is a growing shortage of affordable housing in several European cities. READ MORE

5. 4. Gambling with grains? A critical case study of the U.S. Commodity Futures Modernization Act and its implications for global food insecurity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gabriel Snygg Kvernes; Albin Lagerlöf; [2022]
   Keywords : Commodity Futures Modernization Act; Food Insecurity; Agricultural Commodities; International Political Economy; Historical Materialism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2000, the Clinton Administration in the U.S. adopted the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which deregulated the U.S. READ MORE

6. 5. Climate Finance, limitations and risks in capital generation & delivery - A heterodox critique

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sebastian Abbas Saifi; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital flows; institutional investment; climate finance; climate finance architecture; Post-keynes; liquidity preference; financialization; minsky financial instability hypothesis; Sustainable Development Goal 13;

   Abstract : This paper examines current and suggested iterations of the climate finance architecture and potential risks in capital generation and delivery. Which is achieved via the construction of a literature review which aims to capture the main actors involved in the climate finance architecture. READ MORE