Essays about: "Regime survival"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words Regime survival.

  1. 16. Valorisation of organic waste : effect of the feeding regime on process parameters in a continuous black soldier fly larvae composting system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Bram Dortmans; [2015]
    Keywords : organic waste management; animal feed; waste-to-biomass conversion rate; larval survival rate; waste reduction compost maturity;

    Abstract : Municipal solid waste- and especially organic solid waste management has be- come a major challenge in both developing and developed countries and is often related to the spread of diseases. At the same time, an increase in the demand for animal feed protein causes disturbances in (marine) ecosystems and nutrient recy- cling in soils is unsatisfactory in many places. READ MORE

  2. 17. Impacts of hydropower dams operations on plants : A greenhouse experiment on the response of germination and performance and survival of plant seedlings to direct and indirect effects of hydrological alterations resulting from hydropower dam operations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Guillermo Guindal Estévez; [2015]
    Keywords : hydropower; riparian; erosion; Sweden; seed; flow alteration.;

    Abstract : This work helps increasing our general understanding of how plants behave under altered hydrological conditions which occur along rivers regulated by hydropower dams. Usually, natural-real environments are highly unpredictable. Consequently, research based on field data becomes challenging and results may contain uncertainty. READ MORE

  3. 18. The Metamorphosis : The Muslim Brotherhood From Political Asset to A Security Threat

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska

    Author : Alexander Källman; [2014]
    Keywords : The Muslim Brotherhood; Security; The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Securitization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to analyse how in Saudi Arabia’s perception the Muslim Brotherhood went from being a political asset to a security threat for the Kingdom. It does so by examining the reoccurring historical (in)security elements of the regime in order to understand why they are perceived as a threat. READ MORE

  4. 19. Change is Coming : A Survival Analysis of the Causes of Regime Change

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : David Randahl; Lovisa Vildö; [2014]
    Keywords : Regime change; democratization; democratic consolidation; authoritarian regimes; survival analysis; Cox regression;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the effect of political and economic factors on the risk of regime change in countries between 1975 and 2010, using survival analysis with time-dependent covariates. The findings show that negative economic growth increases the risk of regime change in the following year, and that a higher level of GDP per Capita, as well as international trade, has an inhibiting effect on the risk of regime change in democracies. READ MORE

  5. 20. A coercive conundrum

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska

    Author : Petter Karlsson Söderstrand; [2012]
    Keywords : Tunisia; Revolution; Arab Spring; Coercive apparatus; Ben-Ali; Jasmine; Authoritarianism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The wave of protests in the Middle East, that started in Tunisia at the end of 2010 and brought about President Ben Ali’s removal from power took the world by storm. The aim of this thesis is to examine the role of the coercive apparatus in the outcome of the uprising, by examining the factors that affected its will and capacity to repress popular mobilisation. READ MORE