Essays about: "political risk in africa"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words political risk in africa.

  1. 11. Somalia the Orient? : A Discourse Analysis of European Construction of Somali Identity

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Milena Düstersiek; [2020]
    Keywords : Orientalism; Discourse Analysis; Identity; European Union; Somalia;

    Abstract : This thesis focus on European construction of Somali identity. Using a discourse analysis in combination with Edward Said’s concept of Orientalism, this study examines the three main European Council Documents that set the foundation for the EU’s military and political intervention in the Horn of Africa in general, and Somalia specifically. READ MORE

  3. 12. Climate change effects on the sub-Saharan agriculture- a case study in Kenya on maize growth and adaptation options

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Alessia Signorelli; [2019]
    Keywords : physical geography; sub-saharan africa; agriculture; maize; climate change; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is progressively advancing, and is affecting the entire globe, with some areas more vulnerable than others. Among them, the sub-Saharan Africa, with a very low adaptive capacity, mainly relies on one economic sector: agriculture. Due to its high climate-dependency, agriculture is at elevated risk. READ MORE

  4. 13. The complexity of operating in a country rich in resources, yet constrained by its core : A qualitative case study of the South African business environment and how Swedish SMEs establishment are affected by economic and political changes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Kajsa Dittberner; Emelie Åström; [2019]
    Keywords : Swedish SMEs; Internationalization; Entry Strategies; Emerging markets; South Africa; Business environment in South Africa;

    Abstract : Since 1994, South Africa has undergone comprehensive political and economic changes in a positive direction, however, the country’s business environment still constitutes of corruption and inequity. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how South Africa’s business environment affects Swedish SMEs establishment in the country. READ MORE

  5. 14. Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa. Its determinants and the impact of the One Belt, One Road initiative.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Elisabetta Di Vito; [2019]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the past two decades, African countries have become the destination of increasing investments of Chinese multinational enterprises. This phenomenon is supposed to be strengthened under China’s One Belt, One Road, a strategy announced in 2013 with the aim of stimulating commercial relations among Asia, Europe, and Africa. READ MORE

  6. 15. Vulnerability to Social Risks through the Lens of Food Security : A Mixed Methods Study at the Household Level in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Helena Römmelmann; [2018]
    Keywords : Social risks; Food security; vulnerability; intersectionality; urban; South Africa; youth;

    Abstract : Abstract Background The number one goal of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030 is to eradicate poverty. The second goal is to end hunger. The impact of climate change on food production is likely to exacerbate already widespread hunger by a negative effect on the supply of food, which again will increase the gap between the rich and the poor. READ MORE