Essays about: "Western aid"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 68 essays containing the words Western aid.

  1. 16. Floating Infocenter : Alternate solutions for sustainable infrastructure

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Vivek Kanade; Felix Söderström; [2021]
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    Abstract : Architect Fredrik Svedbrant is trying to build a floating island in Stockholm. To advertise and inform the public of this, the authors of this thesis have been tasked to design an infocenter which is to capture the spirit of the island while also trying to keep economics and sustainability in mind. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Western Savior: Making Aid the Enemy : What leads non-state armed groups to target international humanitarian aid workers?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Amanda Jenc Blomster; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Aid Worker; Non-State Armed Groups; International Humanitarian Aid Workers; Aid Worker Security;

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  4. 18. Resilience Against the Dark Arts : A Comparative Study of British and Swedish Government Strategies Combatting Disinformation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : John P. Fee; [2021]
    Keywords : Disinformation; Resilience; Qualitative; Comparative; Content Analysis; United Kingdom; Sweden; Desinformation;

    Abstract : Western liberal democracies currently face a significant challenge from the growing proliferation of disinformation. With research suggesting that disinformation increases the risk of violence and intergroup conflict, this thesis sought to understand precisely what is being done by states to decrease the likelihood of this happening—specifically, with how the United Kingdom compares with/differs from Sweden in the type of resilience strategies employed to combat disinformation. READ MORE

  5. 19. Actor or ally? Exploring Sweden’s involvement in Turkish gender politics through the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maja Fregert Tolgraven; [2020]
    Keywords : gender equality; feminist foreign policy; civil society; Turkey; EU accession; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this project is to study the implementation of Sweden’s feminist foreign policy through its gender equality enchancing foreign aid to Turkish civil society, managed by The Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul. Through a multi-methods study based on document analysis of project grant cases in 2019, and in-depth interviews with Consulate staff and representatives from partner organizations, the study maps a web of different actors and processes of change in Turkish gender politics: states, civil society, segments of the public and the international community. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Impact of Chinese Official Financing on Western Development Assistance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Valentin Messmer; [2020]
    Keywords : Donor competition; Aid allocation; China; Foreign Aid; Official Development Assistance;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the aid allocation behaviors of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors and their response to the emergence of China as a new donor in the aid landscape. My empirical strategy makes use of an interacted instrumental variable that relies on exogenous variation in the supply of Chinese aid over time resulting from changes in Chinese steel production. READ MORE