Essays about: "Middle East and North Africa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words Middle East and North Africa.

1. 16. Digital Repression: Backlash or Deterrence of Dissent? : A quantitative analysis of the Middle East and North Africa region during 2000-2020

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Perla Toubia; [2022]
   Keywords : MENA; state repression; digital repression; cyber regulation; dissent; mass mobilization; protest; information and communication technology ICT ; repression-dissent puzzle; backlash; deterrence;

   Abstract : Digital Repression: Backlash or Deterrence of Dissent? is a quantitative analysis of the MENA region between the years 2000 and 2020. By distinguishing, theoretically as well as empirically, between nonphysical and physical aspects of state repression, this study aims to fill an identified research gap and contribute to the literature on the repression-dissent puzzle. READ MORE

3. 17. Water Scarcity & Migration : A Comparative Case Study of Egypt and Iraq

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Maria Båld; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Water Scarcity; Migration; Climate Change; Transboundary Waters; التنمية المستدامة; نقص المياه; الهجرة; تغير المناخ; المياه العابرة للحدود;

   Abstract : Increasing demand for water combined with the effects of climate change makes water scarcity a growing concern amplifying vulnerabilities for populations worldwide. One way to cope with the exacerbated vulnerabilities is to migrate. In fact, water scarcity is linked with a rise in internal migration rates in recent decades. READ MORE

4. 18. Factors affecting the adoption of solar thermal technology : A study on Food and Chemical Industries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Industriell teknik

   Author : Venkatesh Anandarao; Sukrit Reddy Bandi; [2021]
   Keywords : Solar thermal technology; Adoption; TOE framework; Food and Chemical industry;

   Abstract : The rising concerns of climate change and global warming have made the current practices of industrial energy generation and consumption highly unsustainable. There is a growing awareness of the importance of renewable energy use in addressing climate change and establishing sustainable development. READ MORE

5. 19. DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE ARAB SPRING: SUCCESS FACTORS AND FAILURE CAUSES : Comparative analysis of Egypt and Tunisia

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Ali Al-Mohammad; [2021]
   Keywords : Middle East and North Africa; Arab Spring; Democratization; Egypt; Tunisia.;

   Abstract : The theme of this study will be the Arab Spring and democratization. The impact of the Arab Spring has, in one form or another, extended to almost all countries of the Arab region in the MENA. READ MORE

6. 20. The Moderation of the Ennahda Movement : A case study of moderation within an Islamic political party

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Karl Fahlvik; [2021]
   Keywords : Political Islam; Arab Spring; Tunisia; Ennahda; Democracy; Moderation.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to try to understand the moderation process of the Tunisian Islamic political party Ennahda between the years of 2011-2016. This case is studied within the context of the democratisation process that took place in Tunisia, in the five years after the Arab spring and the idea that political Islam might provide a path to democracy in the Middle East and North Africa. READ MORE