Essays about: "Global Hierarchies"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words Global Hierarchies.
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6. ‘It is they, the elders, that have thrown away the land’ : a case study on power hierarchies in the community of Babator, Northern Ghana
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : In a global context of proliferating land-based investments, growing demographic pressure, and increasing urbanization, this thesis investigates a case of large-scale land acquisition (LSLA) in Babator, Norther Ghana. The objective is to provide a better understanding of how local power structures within affected communities influence the outcome of LSLAs. READ MORE
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7. The Illusion of Making America Great Again - The shifting positionality of states within the global hierarchical structure
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Since the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States of America, US policy has shifted towards isolation and protectionism, challenging initial patterns of cooperation among the states within the global political order, aiming at improving the American stance in the world. READ MORE
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8. Let's not be afraid of Utopias : - Resistances and Solidarities from Kochi-Muziris Biennale
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälleAbstract : This thesis seeks to understand the formation and representation of local, national and international identities of nations and their societies by critically analysing a big public international art event, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale. It will thus address two complex historical and theoretical problems: first, the role such biennales have had in the nation building process for several Third World countries; second, the established hierarchies in theorizations of contemporary art from the global south. READ MORE
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9. Tree structured neural network hierarchy for synthesizing throwing motion
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Realism in animation sequences requires movements to be adapted to changing environments within the virtual world. To enhance visual experiences from animated characters, research is being focused on recreating realistic character movement adapted to surrounding environment within the character's world. READ MORE
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10. Passport Power – Citizenship by Investment Programmes Exploiting Spatiotemporal Hierarchies of Passports
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om migration, etnicitet och samhälleAbstract : The practice of selling passports through Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programmes is gaining more attraction and legitimacy in light of increasingly stricter immigration policies. Instead of simply weighing the pro and contra points of CBI, this thesis aims to understand CBI as a consequence of neoliberalism and analyses the correlation between so called ‘passport power’ and wealth, whereby the former is determined by rankings and the latter is represented in terms of the gross domestic product (GDP). READ MORE
