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  1. 1. The Plight of the Pangolin: Key patterns enabling the illegal wildlife trade of pangolins in Namibia - A multi-perspective case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Sophie Berstermann; Carina Martens; [2023]
    Keywords : pangolin; illegal wildlife trade; wildlife trafficking; conservation; Namibia; poaching; communities; power; political ecology; social-ecological system; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The pangolin is the most trafficked mammal on earth and is believed to be on the brink of extinction. However, in many affected countries including Namibia, research and conservation efforts do not match their endangered status. READ MORE

  3. 2. The retention of black holes in globular clusters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Wuxueman Liu; [2021]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : We simulate the velocities of formed Black Holes to determine the fraction of retained Black Holes in 152 Globular Clusters. The model we used for the escape velocity is from Plummer. The scenarios of the natal kick are Neutronstar like kicks and momentum conserving kicks. READ MORE

  4. 3. Authority Patterns Over Time : a comparison of asymmetric relationships on a local level in India between the 1960s, 1980s and 2010s

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Matilda Arvids; [2021]
    Keywords : authority patterns; asymmetric relations; India;

    Abstract : This study seeks to investigate how authority patterns have changed over time in the Indian districts Guntur and Krishna, by focusing on authority patterns as social relationships. Previous research on authority patterns often focuses on authority patterns as regime types, describing whether a regime is democratic or autocratic. READ MORE

  5. 4. Raw Data for Peace and Security - The Extraction and Mining of People's Behaviour

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

    Author : Yannick Deller; [2020]
    Keywords : UN Global Pulse; Peace and Security; Instrumentarianism; Big Data and Artificial Intelligence; Social Control;

    Abstract : In 2015, the United Nations Global Pulse launched an experimentation process assessing the viability of big data and artificial intelligence analysis to support peace and security. The proposition of using such analysis, and thereby creating early warning systems based on real-time monitoring, warrants a critical assessment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Data Biopolitics for Peace? ‘Peace’ as a Technique of Power for Social Control

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

    Author : Veronika Wilhelmová; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In light of Sweden’s increased reliance on surveillance for ensuring security within its own borders, as well as the promotion of big data use for the purposes of predictive analyses in support of peacebuilding, these developments warrant critical assessment. This thesis engages in an explanatory critique of the discursive (re-)definitions of peace in 16 officially released online documents of the Government Offices of Sweden against the backdrop of the increasing use of data technology. READ MORE