Essays about: "altruism self interest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words altruism self interest.

  1. 1. "If I do not provide for my family, who else will?" : A qualitative study on motives behind remittances and the impact it has on Iraqi and Somali migrants in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Hodan Abdi; Meysa Ati; [2021]
    Keywords : Remittances; Transnationalism; Motives; and Swedish Migrants;

    Abstract : According to the World Bank’s (2019) latest Migration and Development Brief, remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high in 2018. This study examines Swedish migrants’ motives behind remittances and their experience with the social and economic impact of sending remittances. READ MORE

  3. 2. Between altruism and self-interest: Beyond EU’s normative power. An analysis of EU’s engagement in sustainable ocean governance

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

    Author : Aleksandra Kuznia; [2019]
    Keywords : sustainable development; blue economy; ocean governance; maritime affairs; European Union; maritime policy; developing countries; normative principles; interests;

    Abstract : With the majority of the oceans lying outside the borders of national jurisdiction, it is not easy to preserve them healthy and secure as the ‘shared responsibility’ is not recognized unambiguously in the global world. The recent turn to the maritime sphere is visible in the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development that has been widely advocated by the EU. READ MORE

  4. 3. Green Parking Purchase : A Study of Policy, Implementation and Acceptance of Travel Demand Management

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kulturgeografi

    Author : Alexander Ericsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Travel Demand Management; Transportation Mode Choices; Sustainable Mobility; Grönt parkeringsköp;

    Abstract : This study utilized both quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate different actors and layers of policy, implementation, and reception of pro-environmental Travel Demand Management policy and measures in Umeå. One initiative by Upab (Umeå Parkering AB) and Umeå municipality, Grönt parkeringsköp, which means moving parking spaces from the central area of Umeå and replacing them with facilities that promote sustainable travel, was investigated more thoroughly. READ MORE

  5. 4. Self-Interest and Altruism as motivations of regional action? A study of African Regional Organisations and the interventions in Mali and the DRC

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Olsson; [2015-08-04]
    Keywords : Regional Organisations; ECOWAS; SADC; Humanitarian Intervention; Altruism; Self-Interest; Regional Peacekeeping; Conflict Management; Regionalism;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the military interventions of ECOWAS and SADC in Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These interventions took place within the frame of the high expectations of international and regional peace after the collapse of the Cold War. READ MORE

  6. 5. Empathy, altruism and the African elephant

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Svea Jörgensen; [2015]
    Keywords : Loxodonta africana; Loxodonta cyclotis; African elephant; empathy; altruism; altruistic behaviour; animal behaviour; animal cognition; afrikansk elefant; empati; altruism; altruistiskt beteende; djurbeteende; medvetenhet hos djur;

    Abstract : The quest to determine if non-human animals have emotional lives similar to man goes a long way back and is yet to result in a clear answer. The aim of this particular literature study is to determine whether or not the African elephant may host feelings of empathy and display altruistic behaviour. READ MORE