Essays about: "Southeast Asia"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 136 essays containing the words Southeast Asia.
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6. Blended Finance and the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Innovation : An exploratory study on bridging the commercialization fundinggap of renewable energy projects in Southeast Asia
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Blended finance has the past decade become an increasingly popular way for development banks in Southeast Asia to invest in renewable energy projects with the aim of mobilizing additional private investments. Although definitions of the method differ among stakeholders, blended finance is a way of blending development loans with below-market-rate funds to lower risks experienced by private investors. READ MORE
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7. The ambiguity of gender equality in the contemporary ACW Work Plan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The study examines how gender equality is represented and problematized in the ASEAN Committee on Women Work Plan 2021-2025. The study seeks to explore discourse of gender equality present in the work plan, by employing Carol Bacchi’s “What is the problem represented to be” method. READ MORE
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8. Concordance and the risk of military intervention in post-military states : A comparative case study of Indonesia and Myanmar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The 2021 military coup in Myanmar is part of a much bigger trend towards democratic regression in Southeast Asia where military influence has played an important role. Previous research on the SEA region suggests that the citizenry has been overlooked in understanding how civil-military relations have been shaped. Rebecca L. READ MORE
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9. The influence and impact of Japan to upbringing the human rights norms in Southeast Asia through the world of business
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Japan’s influence in Southeast Asia has been enormous throughout history, whether in its military occupation, culture, or economic ties, and there is no doubt that Southeast Asia has developed under its influence. Have Southeast Asian states then developed and improved their human rights situation because of Japan? Or has Japan aggravated the situation being “blue washed”, by performing its business activities to be “cooperative”, or to simply make profit? My answer to these questions is that Japan has certainly done a considerable amount of upbringing human rights norms, with afterwar compensation and ODA to help shape the infrastructure of many countries in the region, and this can especially be seen in economic, social and cultural rights. READ MORE
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10. ASEAN in a Changing Asia-Pacific
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis examines how contemporary ASEAN security and defence policies are impacted by a growing external influence in the region. The thesis relies on elite interviews conducted with academic scholars within Southeast Asia. The findings both confirm previous literature and add new insights. READ MORE
