Essays about: "International development aid"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 198 essays containing the words International development aid.

  1. 16. AID AS AN EMIGRATION MITIGATION STRATEGY? An analysis of official developmental assistance’s impact on the emigration rates of aid receiving countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anton C. Holm; [2022-06-17]
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    Abstract : In the face of increasing pressure to slow immigration, policymakers in the United States and Europe have increasingly turned to the use of official developmental assistance (ODA) in an attempt to mitigate emigration from lesser developed countries. This strategy attempts to address the root causes of underdevelopment assumed to be motivating emigration and are billed as a more humane method of deterring immigration, standing in juxtaposition to border enforcement mechanisms. READ MORE

  3. 17. Visual Arts as Development Communication - Challenging Development Concepts : Case study Baguio City, Philippines

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Aina Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Visual arts; development communication; intercultural translation; hybrid knowledge systems;

    Abstract : International Development and its aims are often contested in post-colonial discourses and by postcolonial thinkers. The fundamental concepts of development, as we see in the sector of aid and international development, steer the values, execution and evaluation of development projects across the globe, as well as national development policy. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Role of Religion in Development Cooperation with Focus on Resilience Building

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Reem Al-Jebzi; [2022]
    Keywords : Resilience; spirituality; faith; religion in development; faith actors; spiritual capital; social capital; INGOs; development cooperation.;

    Abstract : The lack of consensus and consistency in defining and integrating the role of religion in development cooperation as well as in resilience building agendas undermines the Global Development Agenda and the effectiveness of interventions being implemented in the Global South. This research examines international development and aid organizations’ resilience frameworks and concepts, such as the ACT Church of Sweden, Oxfam, Lutheran World Relief, Islamic Relief Worldwide, and Baha’i International Community. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Swedish Aid policy in the Last 16 Years  Has the changing domestic politics affected it? : With focus on SD and the aftermath of 2015-refugee crises.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tuka Al-haboobi; [2022]
    Keywords : International aid; development cooperation; domestic politics; policy change; Sweden; SD.;

    Abstract : For the last 60 years, Sweden has been known as a generous donor country. International development cooperation has become a principal objective of Swedish society. READ MORE

  6. 20. Assessing the Practical Use of an Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Approach: A Case Study on Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Pim Roupé; [2022]
    Keywords : Disaster Risk Reduction; Climate Change Adaptation; Disaster Management; Climate Change; Natural Hazards; Resilience;

    Abstract : The ambition of this thesis is to fulfill two aims. The first aim is theory development, by presenting a theoretical framework where climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) are combined. The second aim is empirical, where the theoretical framework is used to analyze an example of DRR with an ambition to include CCA. READ MORE