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1. 1. Carbon credit schemes & landownership in Scotland : an analysis of policy discourses

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer; [2024]
   Keywords : carbon credit schemes; discourse policy analysis; environmental governance; landownership; land reform; neoliberalisation; rural Scotland; sustainable development.;

   Abstract : Carbon Credit Schemes have become an important feature of governance approaches to climate change in recent years and have been gaining prominence in the Global North. Scotland in particular has seen a rise in the development of carbon projects, with developers looking to sell carbon credits. READ MORE

3. 2. A secure or sustainable world? : How Sweden’s policies on nuclear proliferation affect the Sustainable Development Goals

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Frida Blomér; [2024]
   Keywords : Nuclear Proliferation; Sustainable Development Goals; Sweden; Security; Development;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to evaluate Sweden’s policies on nuclear proliferation and create a better understanding of how these policies affect Sweden’s work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Amid global concerns about nuclear weapons and their impact on peace, security and sustainable development, Sweden stands as a global leader both regarding disarmament and non-proliferation and sustainable development. READ MORE

4. 3. Sustainable Finance: A case study of Swedish Banks' engagement in Sustainable Development Goals

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

   Author : Felicien Come Rukundo; [2024]
   Keywords : Sustainable finance; Sustainable Development Goals; Agenda 2030; Paris Agreement; Need; Creed; Greed; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Sustainable finance incorporates actions and policies for economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations became a guide for the transformation towards sustainability and social inclusion. READ MORE

5. 4. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
   Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

   Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

6. 5. How democratic backsliding impacts security and development in El Salvador

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Joel Claesson; Mohammed Alizadeh; [2024]
   Keywords : Security and Development nexus; Democratic backsliding; Democracy; Development;

   Abstract : The security and development nexus outlines the interdependence between security and development, this theoretical framework has been used in peacebuilding efforts around the world and the idea of the concept is that both security and development reinforce each other, more security is expected to create more development and vice versa. If a society is riddled with poverty and economic despair, insecurity will follow as a result, and likewise an economy will not be able to grow and flourish if a secure environment is not applied. READ MORE