Essays about: "Western aid"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 68 essays containing the words Western aid.

  1. 21. A Tool to Turn the Trends? : A  study of popular Euroscepticism in relation to structural aid from the EU

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Julia Möttönen; [2020]
    Keywords : Euroscepticism; Structural Aid; Public Opinion; the European Union; Multilevel Analysis; East-West Divide;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact structural aid from the EU has on popular Euroscepticism – a set of critical public opinions that has been on the rise during the last decades. The study is done by operationalising both instrumental and political Euroscepticism. READ MORE

  3. 22. Perspectives on Development and Diplomacy : A Case Study of Swedish Foreign Relations with Mozambique

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Joel Westerlund; [2020]
    Keywords : development and diplomacy; Sweden and Mozambique; international political economy; post-development theory; case study; theory testing;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a case study of Sweden’s foreign relations with Mozambique. It has been conducted in a deductive way departing from Arturo Escobar’s post-development theory, and with qualitative textual and content analysis combined with a semi-structured interview as methods. READ MORE

  4. 23. Laughter for Development: An Explorative Study into Humour’s Potential Role in Influencing Stereotypical Representation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jamie Bowd; [2019]
    Keywords : Humour; NGO; Creative Communication; Representaion; Stereotypes;

    Abstract : Development issues are often described as important but dull, and ongoing stereotypical representations of a ‘distant other’ perpetuated by NGO’s and mainstream media create an increasingly disengaged public. In response to this, more creative means of communication are needed to increase engagement and counter dominant stereotypical narratives within the development sector. READ MORE

  5. 24. Limiting factors in capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) conservation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Christer Moreira Boman; Andreas Pettersson; [2019]
    Keywords : reintroduction; conservation; capercaillie; wildlife management; population viability analysis;

    Abstract : With current extinction rates comparable with the rates of previous mass extinctions and humanities necessity of biodiversity, conservation of habitat and species should be regarded as paramount whenever planning land use. In this paper we have focused on the Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) an umbrella species in Eurasian boreal and temperate forests. READ MORE

  6. 25. SEX WORK AND TRAFFICKING IN ”WESTERN” DISCOURSE : Examining the dissonances between US narratives and Cambodian women’s experiences

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Månsson Delerce; [2019]
    Keywords : sex trafficking; sex work; Cambodia; US discourse; post-colonialism;

    Abstract : By examining Cambodia as a case study, this thesis is exploring the resonances and dissonances between “Western” discourse reflected in US policies and NGOs and women’s experiences of sex work and trafficking. The massive attention to human trafficking driven by the US “War on trafficking” has undoubtedly had tremendous consequences on women’s lives in Cambodia, as the US still exerts a very prominent influence on the country especially through development aid. READ MORE