Essays about: "research questions"

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1. 1. THE EU-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP The European Union’s power projection in the Middle East.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Märta Alexandersson; [2024-03-08]
   Keywords : The European Union; global power; normative power; market power; Israel;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to study what kind of power the EU seeks to project in its foreign policy relationship with the state of Israel and adds to the research field by testing the foreign policy diplomacy through speeches and official documents against the normative power theory as well as the market power theory. Previous research speak of the asymmetrical political relationship between the two actors because of the Israeli governments’ belief that the Union is “pro-Arab”, the financial and trade relationship since the EU is Israel’s number one trading partner and finally the theories within the research field of what kind of global power Union is. READ MORE

3. 2. Peace Without Peace? The Colombian Quest to an Everyday Without Violence

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Dominique Keizer; [2024-01-30]
   Keywords : Environmental peacebuilding; development; indigenous knowledge; socio-environmental conflicts; human right;

   Abstract : Environmental peacebuilding (EP) as a field of study has attempted to transition from Western notions of peace and development by including ecological rights. By looking at the case of the Colombian Peace Agreement 2016 that followed EP premises, this thesis aims to question the liberal approaches to human rights and peacebuilding. READ MORE

4. 3. A qualitative study of foreign aid and China’s role in economic and human development in Zambia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Sue-Ellen Njekwa Ryberg; [2024-01-26]
   Keywords : Zambia; foreign aid; development; dependency; debt trap; Chinese loans;

   Abstract : The precedent of unrivaled lending in Zambia, to a great degree, and courtesy to the World Bank, has generated a normative and financial frame that puts forward economic prosperity as only being made manifest through lending in perpetuality. Zambia has in recent decades found itself in between both West and East spheres of power in terms of foreign aid and this has had an impact on its development. READ MORE

5. 4. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2024-01-16]
   Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

   Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring Parasocial Relationships Formed in Isolation

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Gabriela Kamenova; [2024]
   Keywords : Parasocial interaction; parasocial relationship; isolation; Covid-19; Coronavirus; loneliness; parasocial breakup; parasocial romance; parasocial monetization; attachment theory; parasocial attachment; Bulgaria;

   Abstract : A few years ago Covid-19 locked people down at their homes, effectively limiting their social connections and pushing the communicative outlet of the online realm in the forefront. If one wanted to socialize or seek entertainment, there was almost no other choice but to do so via turning to popular or social media. READ MORE