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  1. 1. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

    Abstract : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring Maritime Border Disputes using the Issues Approach : Comparative analysis of Ghana-Ivory Coast and Kenya-Somalia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Roli Mahajan; [2021]
    Keywords : terrorism; security studies; maritime disputes; Kenya; Somalia; Ghana; piracy;

    Abstract : Maritime boundaries are man-made constructs which are critical to resources like oil and gas, fisheries as well as trade. Recently, these delimitations in the sea have also gained importance in the environmental discourse because the role of the sea has become scientifically more significant in the field of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who Owns This Jungle? : Landscape Changes, Landownership and Traditional Authority in the Tropical Forests of Western Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Josephine Laursen; [2019]
    Keywords : Action-oriented research; Landscape change; Chieftaincy; Ghana; Hermeneutic phenomenolo-gy; Landownership; Landscape history; Local communities; Negotiations; Oral history; Tradi-tional authority; Western Ghana;

    Abstract : In Cocopa and Nopame, two rural communities in western Ghana, changes are both internally and externally driven. Combined with ongoing negotiations of authority, landownership, history, tradition and culture, the interconnectedness of these areas shapes the realities of these communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Who Owns This Jungle? : Changes, Landownership and Traditional Authority in the Tropical Forests of Western Ghana

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Josephine Laursen; [2019]
    Keywords : Action-oriented research; Change; Chieftaincy; Ghana; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Land-ownership; Landscape history; Local communities; Negotiations; Oral history; Traditional au-thority; Western Ghana;

    Abstract : At present, in Adansi and Daboase, two rural communities in Western Ghana, changes are both internally and externally driven. Combined with ongoing negotiations of authority, landownership, history, tradition and culture, the interconnectedness of these areas shapes the realities of these communities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Modelling the energy demand for transport in Sub-Saharan Africa : World Energy Outlook as a Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Amrita Dasgupta; [2019]
    Keywords : Energy demand projections; modelling; transport; infrastructure; Sub-Saharan Africa; road; rail; aviation; navigation; oil consumption; population; GDP; growth; urbanisation; air quality; sustainability; policies; development; Energibehovsprognoser; modellering; transport; infrastruktur; subsahariska Afrika; väg; järnväg; luftfart; sjöfart; oljekonsumtion; befolkning; BNP; tillväxt; urbanisering; luftkvalitet; hållbarhet; politik; utveckling;

    Abstract : Energy demand projections are essential tools that enable policymakers, engineers, scientists, stakeholders and investors to assess the future energy needs of a country and understand the technical, economic, social and environmental costs associated with meeting this demand. Such tools become further indispensable in the case of developing countries, where past consumption trends alone cannot indicate the trajectory of their future energy demand. READ MORE