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  1. 11. “Show the world we are one”: The role of football in peacebuilding attempts

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Joseph Corry-Roake; [2015-09-14]
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    Abstract : There is a growing field of local administered initiatives using, formerly leisure activities or hobbies, as tools to achieve social development of different types, from encouraging school attendance to facilitating peace attempt in conflict situations. Football is one such example, frequently used due to its wide reach both to participants but also to spectators with an interest in the game, though suffering from a lack of evidence to justify the rhetoric, particularly with respect to those claiming to support peacebuilding attempts. READ MORE

  3. 12. Branding Strategies within International Hotel Chains : A case study of Lithuanian Market

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Kamile Maseviciute; Nicole Gueorguieva; Petar Georgiev; [2015]
    Keywords : Branding; Brand Identity; Business Tourism; Hospitality Industry; Hotel Industry; Lithuanian market; Standartization and Customization; Radisson Blu; Comfort Hotels; Holiday Inn;

    Abstract : Background: The hospitality industry, especially the hotel business, is a relatively new, and rapidly growing industry in Lithuania. The last two decades resulted in a significant expansion of the local hotel market, as well as of operations of international hotel chains. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Emergence of High Yield Bonds in the Nordic Region - An Empirical Study about the Characteristics and Rationale

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Xiaying Zhou; [2014]
    Keywords : High yield bonds; Leveraged loans; Credit spread; Nordic region; Europe;

    Abstract : In the Nordic region, companies have traditionally had a strong relationship with their lending banks. For this reason, bank loans have accounted for a significant portion of the corporate funding. However, after the financial crisis, a new trend was detected in the Nordic corporate bond market, especially among high yield bonds. READ MORE

  5. 14. GET YOUR FISTS IN THE SOIL AND PRAISE THY LORD : examines sustainable functions for another workwear

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : Daniel Larsson; [2013]
    Keywords : workwear; ecological age; fashion; movement; culture shift; sustainability; non-rationale; aesthetic; beewax coating; organic indigo; natural dyeing; military surplus;

    Abstract : This work examines sustainable functions for another workwear. It argues fora culture shift within many fields: private, politically, global, local as well as infashion. The background is earth and human beings current situation whichneeds to be changed in order to create a sustainable living. READ MORE

  6. 15. Strengthening Equity in Rural Drinking Water Supply in Uttar Pradesh - A Local Government Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Simone Albus; [2011]
    Keywords : rural drinking water supply; equity; democratic decentralisation; Panchayat Raj Institutions; Uttar Pradesh; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines equity and governance issues in rural drinking water supply (RDWS) in Uttar Pradesh, North India, in the context of the current decentralisation reforms in the sector. It reviews the available literature on decentralisation and illuminates different perspectives and arguments to provide a rationale for understanding the reform initiatives in Uttar Pradesh. READ MORE