Essays about: "power-imbalance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the word power-imbalance.

  1. 1. Power system balancing in Swedish future scenarios of 2045 - Estimating contributions from V2G

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industriell elektroteknik och automation

    Author : Pontus Herrmann; Julia Jonasson; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The ongoing climate change calls for an immediate decarbonization of society, where one important measure is a rapid transition of the energy system through an expansion of variable renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar photovoltaic power production. This transition imposes new challenges to the electrical power system, not least from a power balance perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Rawan Yacoub; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain incentive alignment; Supply chain incentives; Bottom of the pyramid; Base of the pyramid; Multinational Corporations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). READ MORE

  4. 3. The Colonial Legacies of Internship Programs in International Development - A Qualitative Case Study of Local Staff’s Experiences in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Martina Frappa; [2023]
    Keywords : internship; international development; white saviour; decolonisation; privilege-awareness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although extensively advertised as a positive practice that enhances students’ intercultural competencies, internship programs have been increasingly criticised for reinforcing simplistic understandings of global development. Often involving students from the Global North engaging in placements with development organisations and institutions in the Global South, these programs perpetuate dynamics of systematic inequality rooted in colonial legacies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Empowerment on Western Terms? : A critical exploration of Nepalese women’s rights NGOs’ relations with international donors

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Annika Steele; [2023]
    Keywords : Nepal; feminism; NGOs; post-colonialism; global development; aid industry; civil society; women s rights; South Asia; aid efficiency; North-South relations;

    Abstract : In the last two decades, there has been a significant rise in women’s rights Non-Govermental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal, working on issues ranging from economic and political empowerment to violence against women and discrimination. Most of these local NGOs rely on international funding to pursue their advocacy and project work. READ MORE

  6. 5. Wait here and be grateful - The illusion of colonial hospitality and the decolonial resistance of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Valerie van Schaik; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; Asylum Seekers; Change; Community; Colonialism; Coloniality; Crisis; Decoloniality; Dehumanization; Exclusion; Feminist Studies; Forced Migration; Gender; Hospitality; Inclusion; Intersectionality; Liminality; Migrants; Migration; Modernity; Pluriversality; Race; Racism; Refugees; Relationality; Resistance; Victimization.;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the pervasive influence of coloniality in the lived experiences of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Based in intersectional and decolonial feminist theories and methodology, my aim was to centre the silenced narratives of this marginalised group. READ MORE