Essays about: "political capital"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 397 essays containing the words political capital.

1. 21. Context-Specific Peace Education Initiatives within local communities in Western Cape, South Africa: Lessons from Ubuntu

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Martina Lastikova; [2023]
   Keywords : adaptive peacebuilding; context-specific peace education; ubuntu philosophy; social cohesion; social capital;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the role of context-specific peace education initiatives in promoting social cohesion in the Western Cape, South Africa, with an emphasis on drawing lessons from the philosophy of Ubuntu. Against the backdrop of South Africa's colonial, apartheid and post-apartheid historical and social significance, including issues of social cohesion, the study addresses the country's complex socio-political dynamics and ongoing challenges in fostering unity and inclusivity. READ MORE

3. 22. Growing Stronger Together: Cultivating socioeconomic community development through social mix housing policy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gloria Saccone; [2023]
   Keywords : Social mix; social capital; housing policy; urban development; public housing; social housing; Denmark; meta-ethnography; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on the use of social mix policies within the framework of Denmark's public housing system and their impact on economic connectedness and upward mobility for low-income, vulnerable beneficiaries. By conducting a meta-ethnographic review, the research aims to examine a total of six key ethnographic studies on the implementation of social mix strategies, with a view to generating a new, comprehensive conceptualisation of their contribution to socioeconomic mobility outcomes. READ MORE

4. 23. Resolution Without Revolution: Green Capitalism, Ecological Management, and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry in the United States

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

   Author : Jacob Daniel Ferrell; [2023]
   Keywords : carbon dioxide removal; negative emissions; United States; ecological Marxism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is quickly moving from mere imagination to material reality. As I write, billions of dollars are flowing into this nascent industry from government, philanthropy, and venture capital; this thesis thus attempts to grasp history as it flies. READ MORE

5. 24. THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL RISK AND LOBBYING ON THE COST OF EQUITY CAPITAL

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : TOBIAS MÄGI; AXEL WENDT; [2022-06-29]
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   Abstract : We research how political risk impact the cost of equity capital for individual firms. Using a new measure for political risk we are able to investigate this on a firm level. We hypothesize and find that there is a positive relationship between political risk and the cost of equity capital. READ MORE

6. 25. Climate on the Horizon?: Gothenburg dockworkers’ framings of their political horizon regarding climate change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jakob Gometz; [2022-01-18]
   Keywords : Labour Environmentalism; Critical Materialism; Frame Analysis; Critical Theory; Ecological Marxism; Environmental Labour Studies;

   Abstract : The climate is rapidly warming, and this has triggered a global trend in mobilisation against climate change. Due to workers’ unique position within the capitalist mode of production the interest in the potential for labour mobilisation against climate change is growing. READ MORE