Essays about: "climate politics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 176 essays containing the words climate politics.

  1. 21. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nathan Carlshamre; [2023]
    Keywords : Prefigurative politics; game theory; prefiguration; climate activism; activism; environmental activism; tragedy of the commons; anarchism; left-libertarianism; political theory; Montgomery bus boycott; constructive program; ecotage; non-violence; violence; cartel theory; salience;

    Abstract : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. READ MORE

  3. 22. Framtidsspaning för svensk mjölk : Identifiering av nyckelfaktorer för att öka konkurrenskraften i svensk mjölk genom jämförelse av strategier

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Josefine Andersen; Linus Brink; [2023]
    Keywords : Konkurrenskraft; strategi; livsmedelsstrategi; mjölksektor; kartläggning; policy; marknad; svensk mjölkproduktion;

    Abstract : I svensk livsmedelsstrategi som lanserades i juni 2017 skrivs det att konkurrenskraft är en viktig del i utvecklingen av Sveriges animalieproduktion och självförsörjning. Detta ska uppnås genom produktionsökning, expansion på inhemsk och utländsk marknad samt miljömål. Dock har trenderna under de senaste åren varit de motsatta. READ MORE

  4. 23. Thermal Analysis of Wave Energy Converter : Developing a Compact CHT Model for Operational Insights

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära

    Author : Jakob Jidbratt; Joel Leckström; [2023]
    Keywords : Computational Fluid Dynamics; CFD; Conjugate Heat Transfer; CHT; Wave Energy Converter; WEC; Moving mesh; Ball screw;

    Abstract : Climate change is a critical global issue that continues to shape the way we understand and interact with the world around us. It is discussed more than ever before, especially in politics. READ MORE

  5. 24. REPOLITICIZING AIRPORT ACTIVISM? Exploring the discursive struggle of environmental movements & news media in the context of depoliticized eco-politics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Erika Stacke; [2022-09-01]
    Keywords : Environmental movements; activism; news media; discursive struggle; post-politics; depoliticization; political debate; eco-politics;

    Abstract : In a situation of ecological degradation and rapid climate change, environmental movements aim to create debate and attain political change. Here, news media is an important actor, possessing the power to represent movements and their cause in ways that legitimize or disqualify their voice in public debate. READ MORE

  6. 25. I don’t even think there are environmental politics here! A paper on youth influence and the coal mining industry in Bosnia & Herzegovina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Matilda Råbrant; [2022]
    Keywords : youth influence; climate change; environmental politics; natural resources; fossil economy; youth engagement; political ecology; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Bosnia & Herzegovina is the 27th largest exporter of coal-fired energy in the world. Multiple organizations are warning about the dangerous rates of air polluting substances in many of the country’s larger cities. Youths in Bosnia & Herzegovina feel alienated from decision-making, making it hard for them to express their voice and concerns. READ MORE