Essays about: "International Science Programme"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words International Science Programme.

1. 1. A Green Menace in Algeria? : A case study of the Front Islamique du Salut and the rejection of Islamism

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nadia Younnesse; [2022]
   Keywords : Political science; Islamism; Algeria; Case study;

   Abstract : This study examines the case of the Front Islamique du Salut (FIS), a political party that in the early 1990s regrouped various Islamist currents in Algeria and managed to win the municipal elections, and its victory was expected in the parliamentary elections. However, an abrupt coup d’état undertaken by the military and backed inexplicitly by international opinion was to end the party’s success. READ MORE

3. 2. Yoga in prison. A progressive development for prison health and rehabilitation?

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

   Author : Emma Louise Caitlin Pettifor; [2021]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Drawing together the right to health in prison, and the understanding that yoga has numerous positive impacts on health, this paper explores the potential for using yoga as a way to improve prison conditions and experience from a human rights perspective. Secondary literature is used to answer two research questions: whether yoga is an appropriate and effective tool for realising international health standards in prisons and whether yoga is an appropriate and effective tool for rehabilitation in prisons. READ MORE

4. 3. VIRTUAL AND REAL

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

   Author : Yifan Li; [2019]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : According to the statistics from Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a continuously declining trend is showed in Swedish kids' mathematical performance during recent years. In comparison with other OECD countries, the mathematical literacy of 15-year-old students in Sweden is almost below average. READ MORE

5. 4. Seeking Climate Justice in the Financial Sector: Interpreting the fiduciary duty of Estonian pension funds based on their contribution to reinforcing/tackling climate change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Uku Lilleväli; [2019]
   Keywords : ethical finance; responsible finance; ESG integration; fiduciary duty; climate change; climate lobbying; climate risks; pension funds; financial institutions; Estonia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change – considered as the most acute risk to our planet – is mostly fuelled by the oper-ations of influential corporates who are financially supported by financial institutions, which have traditionally specialised on profit-maximisation and neglected climate risks in investment processes. However, considering economy’s increasing financialisation and the growing science behind the financial materiality of climate risks, disregarding these risks potentially harms in-vestment returns and the society more broadly. READ MORE

6. 5. CRPD in Cambodia - Effectiveness of Inclusion through Affirmative Action in Employment

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

   Author : Karl Jonsson; [2019]
   Keywords : labour law; human rights; persons with disabilities; affirmative action; Cambodia; CRPD; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Efter ett våldsamt förflutet, med såväl invärtes som utvärtes konflikter så lämnades Kambodja att se hela sin statsapparat falla i spillror. Detta försatte landet i ett tillstånd som bär kvar sina spår än idag, där dess offentliga verksamhet lider av svaga institutioner och korruption, vilket i sin tur har lett till ett försvårande av att genomdriva och upprätthålla rättsliga regleringar. READ MORE