Essays about: "Master Thesis. Policy studies"

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1. 1. DOES COMMITMENT LEAD TO ACTIONS? The Impact of Feminist Foreign Policy on Aid Allocation and Female Ambassadorship

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Olsson; [2023-10-30]
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   Abstract : Since 2014, ten states have declared their intent to pursue a Feminist Foreign Policy, and by doing so, made a commitment to bettering women’s rights around the world. The aim of this Master Thesis is to evaluate if the adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy is followed up with tangible impact on women at home as well as abroad. READ MORE

3. 2. Follow the Money : Determinants of Cap Rates in the Stockholm Office Market

   University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

   Author : Henrik Saxton; [2022]
   Keywords : Real estate economics; macroeconomy; capitalization rate determinants; foreign investments; unconventional monetary policy; econometrics; dynamic ordinary least squares DOLS regression analysis; Fastighetsekonomi; makroekonomi; bestämningsfaktorer för direktavkastningskrav; utländska investeringar; okonventionell penningpolitik; dynamisk vanliga minstakvadratmetoden DOLS regressionsanalys;

   Abstract : Purpose – In recent decades the inflation- and interest rates have followed a long-termdeclining trend. Followed by central banks starting to use unconventional monetary policiesto cope with financial crises have led to increased amounts of liquidity in the financialsystems and available and looking for investment alternatives on the capital markets. READ MORE

4. 3. Cash-based programming – a catalyst for change in humanitarian aid? Exploring cash-based programming’s effects on humanitarian aid, the humanitarian-development nexus & the localisation agenda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Charles Drury; [2022]
   Keywords : aid; humanitarian; humanitarian aid; cash-based programming; cash transfers; humanitarian cash transfers; cash and voucher assistance; Nexus; HDP Nexus; localisation agenda; localization agenda; multi-year funding; anticipatory response; consortium; resilience; catalyse; facilitate; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Humanitarian crises are becoming more frequent- and increasingly protracted, causing humanitarian actors to be under mounting pressure in their attempts to respond to the increasing amount of people in need. Among else, cash-based programming has been highlighted as part of the solution to this and has been rapidly on the rise as an aid modality among humanitarian actors in the past few years. READ MORE

5. 4. Digital micro-credentials for upskilling and reskilling in the vocational sector : A study on the potential use of a blockchain-based ICT system for micro-credentials in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Björn Flintberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Information Systems; Information and Communication Technology; Blockchain; Credentials; Micro-credentials; Education Records; Education Records Management; Vocational Education; Qualitative Research; Swedish Education System; Lifelong Learning.;

   Abstract : Blockchain technology has gained ground as a method of independently and securely verifying transaction receipts of educational credentials so they can connect directly to individual digital wallets. Challenges in this transformation include the risk of dilution of value in existing credentials and the risk of duplicating structures. READ MORE

6. 5. Academically skilled refugees’ experience of discrimination while integrating through the Danish and Swedish labor market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Sandra Fröberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Discrimination; Human Capital; Danishness and Swedishness; Labor Market policy; Immigration and Integration policies; Sweden; Denmark; Öresund; European Studies; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : From empirical material collected through semi-structured interviews, this master’s thesis is conducting a critical discourse analysis, investigating to what extent discoursive structures entails discriminatory treatments of academically skilled refugees in the integration process of entering the Danish and Swedish labor market. Academically skilled refugees and relevant caseworkers from both Denmark and Sweden have been interviewed to investigate individual experiences related to the integration process. READ MORE