Essays about: "US South"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 116 essays containing the words US South.

  1. 11. Smile and Waive? A critical case study of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 products using World-Systems Theory and Realism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Alexanderson; [2022]
    Keywords : World-Systems Theory; Marxist-Realism; COVID-19; Health Equity; TRIPS waiver; Intellectual Property; Core-periphery division; World Trade Organization; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the deadliest health crises in modern history. Increasing production of all relevant medical goods and ensuring their equitable distribution has been argued as a necessity to contain the pandemic, which led to the South African and Indian delegation in the TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organization to propose the implementation of a TRIPS waiver to ensure that intellectual property does not pose a barrier to increased production. READ MORE

  3. 12. Delegitimizing COVAX? A study of Sub-Saharan’s African leaders’ public statements

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alicia Skantze; [2022]
    Keywords : COVAX; public statements; de legitimization; sub-Sharan Africa; public-private partnership; global inequalities; Covid-19 vaccines; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating across the globe, not the least for countries already struggling with insufficient health systems and a lack of medical resources. As soon as the crisis hit vaccines started being developed and seen as a way to get out on the other side, and with new techniques multiple vaccines quickly became effective. READ MORE

  4. 13. Making the Right Choice: the polarized US abortion debate and its transnational implications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Olivia Murdock; [2022]
    Keywords : Abortion; Social Movement; Pro-life; Pro-choice; United States; Transnational; Human rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The abortion debate in the United States has become increasingly polarized where the legality and morality of abortion is continuously discussed. This has given rise to an abortion movement and countermovement, commonly referred to as the pro- choice movement and pro-life movement. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors on the Shares of Automotive Manufacturers in the USA, Asia, and Europe in the Short and Long Run

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Dyankov; [2022]
    Keywords : macroeconomic factors; stock returns; VAR; ARDL; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to broaden the remits of the relatively scant hitherto literature focused on the impact of the changes in macroeconomic indicators on automotive stock returns. Since a considerable fraction of previous empirical research covered multiple industries, historical results may not be directly transferable for the purposes of the analysis of the automotive industry. READ MORE

  6. 15. Philippine strategic behavior from 2011 to 2021 in light of developments in the South China Sea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Raluca-Maria Irimia; [2022]
    Keywords : Philippine foreign policy; South China Sea dispute; Hedging theory; Risk management; Philippine-China relations; Philippine-US relations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decades, China's rise has set off a shift from the unipolar era, rendering the South China Sea (SCS) a theatre for revived great power rivalry. In this environment, the behavior of secondary states navigating the heavy seas of the SCS dispute has drawn significant academic attention to the study of small and middle-power strategy. READ MORE