Essays about: "congo thesis"

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1. 1. Strengthening Sovereignty or Creating Dependence : A study on the United Nations and the Dodd-Frank Act’s effect on the autonomy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in mineral conflicts

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Linn Runesson; Victoria Basualdo; [2023]
   Keywords : The Democratic Republic of Congo; DRC; The United Nations; UN; MONUSCO; Peacekeeping Operations; conflict; the Dodd-Frank Act; minerals; peacekeeping; dependence; dependency; neo-colonialism; autonomy; aid;

   Abstract : As the global demand for natural resources grows, conflicts and instability surrounding minerals and resources continue to mark the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operation MONUSCO has been deployed in the DRC since 2010, and that same year, the United States (US) established the Dodd-Frank Act with its Section 1502 concerning conflict minerals originating from the DRC. READ MORE

3. 2. LOCALIZATION AS A NEW FORM OF PATERNALISM: DIFFERENTIATED DONOR AID APPROACHES BASED ON GEOPOLITICAL CRITERIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) AND BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA (BiH)

   University essay from

   Author : Jude Shagba; [2023]
   Keywords : Localization; Paternalism; Power; DRC and Bosnia Herzegovina;

   Abstract : Donor states use aid and grants to promote foreign interests, either directly or through international institutions. This thesis argues that the concept of localization is an emerging form of paternalism that donor states use to advance their domestic interests internationally. READ MORE

4. 3. Power in the Age of the Green Energy Transition: Multinational Corporations, the State, and Cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Wilma Arvidsson; [2023]
   Keywords : cobalt; Democratic Republic of Congo; Glencore; multinational corporations; green energy transition; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the power balance between states and multinational corporations, and how the green energy transition impacts this balance, a connection commonly overlooked by researchers. I have sought to remedy this gap by conducting a qualitative case study of the relationship between the Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds the majority of global cobalt reserves, and major cobalt producer Glencore. READ MORE

5. 4. Selective justice within the International Criminal Court and global inequalities

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Janette Pamela Vihinen; [2023]
   Keywords : International Criminal Court; selective justice; human rights; Rule of law; Third World Approaches to International Law methodology; African Union; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : African states have recently claimed that international law is transforming into a new form of colonialism and a hegemonic power masquerading as the international rule of law. The International Criminal Court's bias against the Third World African states in correlation to the human right to a fair trial is investigated. READ MORE

6. 5. The inclusion of girls depends on women : A study of the inclusion of girls associated with armed forces and armed groups in DDR programs by women mediators in Colombia, the DRC and Somalia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Mikaela Ottosson; [2021]
   Keywords : Child soldiers; Women mediators; GAAFAG; CAAFAG; DDR; Peacebuilding.;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the relation between women mediators in peace negotiations and the inclusion of female child soldiers in disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) processes. Research shows that despite the adoption of UNSCR 1325 and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, there is low participation of women in peace processes. READ MORE