Essays about: "Pacific islands"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Pacific islands.
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1. Climate Change, Disappearing Islands and thePerception of Climate Justice : A Content Analysis of the Perception of Climate Justice from thePerspective of Small Island States
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The objective of this thesis was to establish how, in an emerging era of sinking islands andincreasing environmental degradation, ideas concerning climate justice have been developedin pacific small island states. These ideas have been analysed from a framework of southernand justice theory and, hence, been put in comparison to the global framework of climatejustice and the notion that sovereign states, no matter location or historical circumstances, areleft alone to deal with the worst effects of climate change. READ MORE
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2. Settlement and Interactions in Pacific Prehistory : An Overview of Modern Genetic Research
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : The Pacific is the part of the world that was last settled by humans. The colonization occurred in different stages which can be discerned through various methods, one of them DNA analysis of humans as well as other species of animals and plants associated with human settlement. READ MORE
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3. Long-term forecasting model for future electricity consumption in French non-interconnected territories
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : In the context of decarbonizing the electricity generation of French non-interconnected territories, the knowledge of future electricity demand, in particular annual and peak demand in the long-term, is crucial to design new renewable energy infrastructures. So far, these territories, mainly islands located in the Pacific and Indian ocean, relies mainly on fossil fuels powered facilities. READ MORE
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4. Repulsion as the Antithesis of Attraction in Soft Power Studies : How Australia's climate change response has elicited a feeling of repulsion in the Pacific islands
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : The ultimate aim of this thesis is to contribute to the development of the concept of repulsion in soft power studies. This is achieved through the operational aim, which is to understand the concept of repulsion by exploring how a feeling of repulsion can be engendered in a state or region by the actions or inactions of the agent. READ MORE
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5. “We survive or we sink together” : A Discursive Study of Argumentation by Small Island Developing States Leaders in a Climate Change Context
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the discursive use of first person plural pronoun we through a discourse analysis of the variety of arguments by leaders of Pacific Island States in political debates, specifically within a climate change context. The research question is “How do political leaders of Pacific Island states make discursive use of the first person plural pronoun we in political debates in a climate change context?” By using a textual discourse analysis to study statements made by Pacific Island leaders at the UN Conference of the Parties, the investigation finds a wide variety of argumentation styles and pronominal choices. READ MORE
