Essays about: "Local Agency"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 252 essays containing the words Local Agency.
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6. The Interplay Between the Agency of Civil Society Organizations and Foreign Aid : What does Analyzing the Agency of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon Reveal About the Possibilities for Transforming the Hegemonic Relationships Within Foreign Aid?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The flow of political aid into civil society organizations has sparked extensive debates and controversies surrounding the impact of foreign aid on the efficacy of said organizations in recipient countries. These discussions explore foreign aid through theoretical and empirical lenses, investigating its implications on global, regional, and national levels of analysis. READ MORE
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7. Voice, Agency, and Urgency : Three Ecocritical Readings of Nature and the Protagonist in Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)Abstract : The female protagonist Catherine Danielle Clark (Kya) in Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing is abandoned by her family at a young age and grows up alone in a marshland environment in 1950s North Carolina. Shunned by the local community, Kya relies on nature to help her survive and to teach her about life and love—until one day she finds herself accused of murder. READ MORE
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8. Integrated Solar Cooking : Materials and Manufacturing of Conical Solar Cookers
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : This bachelor thesis is written as a Minor Field Studies (MFS) project and funded by SIDA, Sweden’s International Development Cooperation Agency. The project was made in cooperation with Engineers Without Borders Sweden and the local organization Asulma Centre in Nairobi. READ MORE
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9. “We don't need more forests; we need more real forests!” : A study about youths’ motivations and experiences protecting forests from deforestation in Sweden
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema BarnAbstract : In Sweden today, the forestry industry is criticized by environmental activist networks and organizations for using clear-cutting to harvest forests, which causes great harm to biodiverse-rich forests. Although youth voices are less represented in environmental politics, they find ways to affect these through their engagement in social movements. READ MORE
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10. Exogenous Fault Detection in Aerial Swarms of UAVs
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : In this thesis, the main focus is to formulate and test a suitable model forexogenous fault detection in swarms containing unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs), which are aerial autonomous systems. FOI Swedish DefenseResearch Agency provided the thesis project and research question. READ MORE