Essays about: "U.S. embargo"

Found 3 essays containing the words U.S. embargo.

  1. 1. “NO ESTAMOS VIVIENDO, ESTAMOS SOBREVIVIENDO”: A qualitative study of experiences of everyday life of young adult Cubans

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Louise Bäckemo Johansson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : Cuba; Everyday life; grievability; precarity; precariousness; young adult Cubans; uncertainty; U.S. blockade; U.S. embargo; Covid-19 pandemic;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how young adult Cubans describe their experiences of everyday life. The study situates itself in the timeframe of the Covid-19 pandemic and in light of the U.S. blockade towards Cuba, within a framework of Global Studies. READ MORE

  2. 2. AN ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER WITHOUT AUTHORITY? : An in-depth case study of the European efforts to counter the American-initiated embargo on Iran following the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Knut Laurits Karlsen Wollum; [2019]
    Keywords : global political economy; Iran nuclear deal; USA; EU; relative power; trade power; power in trade; power through trade;

    Abstract : It has been written extensively on the EU’s evolving role in the global economy. A mere numeric analysis tells the story about the world’s greatest economic actor that continuously grows in both scope and magnitude. However, due to an increased politicisation of global economic interactions, the matter is not that simple. READ MORE

  3. 3. Borrowed practices : renew or hold : examining the potential for the spreading of libraries of things in Mexico City through social practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Gabriela Duhart Herrera; [2017]
    Keywords : libraries of things; collaborative economy; practice theory; Mexico City; consumption; lending libraries; sustainability science; bibliotecas de cosas; economía colaborativa; teoría de la práctica; consumo; Ciudad de México; ciencias de la sustentabilidad; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Libraries of things, non-for-profit physical spaces where people borrow objects they would otherwise buy, have spread over Europe, the U.S., and Canada and have now emerged in Mexico City, where challenges to sustainability such as increased consumption levels and insufficient waste management abound. READ MORE