Essays about: "power and interdependence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words power and interdependence.

1. 1. (Swift) sanctions and the rise of parallel payment systems: A qualitative study of financial infrastructure and power dynamics in times of FinTech

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jacqueline Klehr; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Financial infrastructure; economic sanctions; Swift; payment systems; ; cross border payments; financial network;

   Abstract : In 2022, the West imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on Russia following the war in Ukraine, including severing Moscow from the main global financial message provider, Swift, with the objective to harm the ability of Russian banks to operate globally. As the global financial system is centralised, being severed from Swift significantly complicates the process of conducting cross border payments. READ MORE

3. 2. Incorporation of Environmental Features into Peacebuilding Initiatives at Three Actor Leadership Levels : A Case Study of Liberia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Mathilda Olsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental Peacebuilding; Conflict; Natural resources; Forest resources; Forest resource management; Human needs; Actors in peacebuilding; Community forestry; Liberia;

   Abstract : Environmental change and degradation, and increasing intrastate armed conflict are two pressing challenges of our time. Regions with highest rates of intrastate armed conflict have shown to overlap with regions of highest dependency on natural resources for livelihood provision and survival, where research of interrelatedness between conflict and environmental degradation, the environment-conflict nexus, increased during the 1990s. READ MORE

4. 3. Statistical Analysis of Wave Parameters

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

   Author : Martin Lindberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Wave power; Waves; Wave parameters; Wave statistics; Oceans; Seas;

   Abstract : In this study, several wave parameters are downloaded or calculated from spectral wave data, and their interdependence is investigated. A literature review is carried out to summarize these dependencies. The literature study is followed by a statistical analysis of the relations between the calculated wave parameters. READ MORE

5. 4. In Trade and War : An analysis of interdependence theory and Russo-German gas relations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Beatrice Björkman; [2023]
   Keywords : interdependence; interdependence theory; trade expectations; Keohane; Nye; Dale; power and interdependence; economic interdependence and war; trade; energy trade; conflict; energy conflict; natural gas; Germany; Russia; congruence method; interdependens; interdependensteori; Keohane; Nye; Dale; handel; energi; konflikt; naturgas; Tyskland; Ryssland; kongruensmetod;

   Abstract : The European security order has for an extended period of time time rested on the assumption that interstate trade, and other economic ties, will lower the incentives for conflict initiation and thereby result in peace. This assumption was called into question on February 24, 2022, by the Russian re-invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

6. 5. What is the feasibility of using Power Purchase Agreements as a green electricity sourcing method for a large industrial company? : A Case Study

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

   Author : Oskar Andersson; Fredrik Lindblad; [2023]
   Keywords : Power Purchase Agreements; Sourcing; Industrial Company; Green Electricity; Renewable Energy; PPA; Power Purchase Agreement; Uppköp; Industriellt bolag; Grön elektricitet; Förnyelsebar energi; PPA;

   Abstract : With the increasing volatility on electricity markets and a growing emphasis on sustainability, renewable electricity has gained significant attention from corporate entities seeking to secure their green energy supply. Among the various methods available for securing green electricity, one method on the rise is Power Purchase Agreements (PPA). READ MORE