Essays about: "science and africa s development"

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  1. 1. Corruption as an obstacle for development: A case study of environmental CSOs working in South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Malte Killander; [2023]
    Keywords : corruption; environmental CSOs; South Africa; organizational objectives; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The topic for this thesis is corruption as an obstacle for development. More specifically the research looks at how corruption affects one of our most important agents of change; the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). READ MORE

  3. 2. Foreign Direct Investment, a blessing, or a burden for African states in terms of corruption?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kajsa Nebrelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; corruption; state fragility; Africa; Botswana; Zambia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The development in Africa has for a long time been harmed because of its high corruption levels. During the last decades, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have increasingly flown into African states as an attempt to strengthen the societies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Charting a Course for the Future: An Analysis of the Level of Climate-Security Integration in the EU’s Development Cooperation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Roemer Goes; [2023]
    Keywords : climate-security; climate change; development cooperation; European Union; policy integration.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Climate-related security risks (CRSR) have risen on the foreign policy agenda of the European Union (EU). As climate change accelerates, its impacts exacerbate existing social, economic, and environmental challenges within and between communities and increase the likelihood of states experiencing humanitarian crises and conflict. READ MORE

  5. 4. Destructive Conflicts Generating Reconstructive Empowerment of Women and Opportunities for Peace?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Savic; [2021]
    Keywords : WPS; Post-Conflict; Peacebuilding; sub-Saharan Africa; Economic Empowerment; Socioeconomic Development; Rwanda; Burundi; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Conflicts are destructive for humans and societies, but are openings for rebuilding a more inclusive and sustainable society presented in the aftermath of conflict? This paper contributes to the growing research field and examines the link between conflict and window of opportunity for development, through a gender lens. Further, this study seeks to understand how conflict affected women’s socioeconomic situation in Rwanda and Burundi. READ MORE

  6. 5. Rationalising Renewables

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kairit Kuusik; [2020]
    Keywords : renewable energy; sustainable development; Sub-Saharan Africa; Zambia; rational choice theory; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Renewable energy pursuit and implementation are undoubtedly one of the most important steps in sustainable development across the globe. So far there are several developed high-income countries in the world, that have replaced their fossil fuel-powered electricity systems for renewable energy technologies, however, most of the world still relies on non-renewable energy sources. READ MORE