Essays about: "iran thesis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 essays containing the words iran thesis.

  1. 21. Walking a tightrope towards sustainability : a multi-level transition analysis of Iranian Nature Schools as an alternative educational initiative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Fateme Bashiri; [2020]
    Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development; Multi-Level Perspective; Free Social Spaces; Nature Schools in Iran; Sustainability Science; Social Innovations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable development requires a change of values, norms, and capabilities within individuals and societies, and education is a crucial means to achieve these goals. However, transformation is not a simple task as dominant structures due to path-dependency and lock-in processes resist change, put pressure on innovative approaches, and hinder their potential for change. READ MORE

  3. 22. Understanding discourses on technological interventions to tackle soil salinity : a case study from Khuzestan, Iran

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

    Author : Berangere Gramaccioni; [2020]
    Keywords : soil salinity; leaching; irrigation; irrigation management; technological development; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Soil salinity is an environmental hazard in arid and semi-arid regions in the world, diminishing crops growth and, hence, affecting agricultural production. One scientifically accepted solution to contrast the problem is the practice of leaching, consisting in the application of an extra amount of water, in addition to that used for irrigation, which can remove salts from the root zone, washed away through drainage. READ MORE

  4. 23. Analyzing GHG Emissions Reduction Effects and Potentials of Fossil Fuels Subsidies Reform Policy in Iran

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Hodjat Arabi; [2019]
    Keywords : Fossil fuels; Fossil fuels subsidies; Fossil fuels subsidies reform; GHG emissions; Energy consumption; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Fossil fuels subsidies are intervention policies by governments to keep energy prices lower than the market price which leads to an increase in energy consumptions and GHG emissions. Iran provides the largest amount of fossil fuels consumption subsidies in the world, but it implemented the Targeted Subsidies Act to reform its subsidies and increase energy carriers’ end-user prices. READ MORE

  5. 24. The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran at 40. A discourse analyis

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

    Author : Siavosh Bigonah; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamic Republic of Iran; discourse analysis; foreign policy; dialogue; security networking; peace; resistance;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete utgår från det outredda faktum att den Islamiska republiken Iran (IRI) har kunnat driva fram sin agenda för självständighet och suveränitet från imperialistiskt och kolonialt ärvda dominansstrukturer. Denna agenda som är baserad på en militant diskurs om motstånd och fred har möjliggjort för IRI att exponentiellt vinna regionalt och internationellt inflytande trots sin brist på militär och ekonomisk hård makt. READ MORE

  6. 25. Imagining the Iraqi National Identity Before and After the US Invasion of 2003 : Perception of the Sunni-Arab ethnicity

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Ahmed Kaharevic; [2019]
    Keywords : Iraq 2003; nationalism; Sunni; ethnicity; construction;

    Abstract : This masters thesis analyses how Iraqi national identity is constructed before and after 2003. It explores what relation the national identity has to Sunni-Arab ethnicity. The study is qualitative and uses social constructivism as a methodological outline. Qualitative interviews are done with six Iraqi-Arab-Sunnis living in Sweden. READ MORE