Essays about: "social lending"

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  1. 1. The PKK impasse: Traversing the complex nature of Turkish-Swedish relations.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : David Samuelsson; [2024]
    Keywords : PKK; Turkey; Constructivism; Sweden; Rational Choice; NATO; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis delves into the complex nature of Swedish-Turkish relations in the context of Sweden’s NATO-application, focusing primarily on the presence of the PKK in the bilateral relations. The dynamics of this framework, highlighted by Turkey’s veto to the Swedish NATO-application, signifies a trajectory where security is increasingly a prioritized domain in political agendas globally. READ MORE

  3. 2. Diving deep into the “E” of ESG – exploring the financial landscape of container shipping companies.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Jill Nitin Raval; [2023]
    Keywords : Shipping; stewardship; sustainable finance; sustainability-linked loans; ESG; Anthropocene risks; Ocean Economy;

    Abstract : The ocean economy is growing unprecedentedly, and container shipping is one of the key sectors at the heart of this growth. Shipping companies are among the largest ocean-based companies, and while they are committed to reducing their emissions, the sector remains plagued with many sustainability challenges. READ MORE

  4. 3. Conceptualizing the Role of the Financial Industry in Sustainability Transitions in Agriculture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Joel Petersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Multi-Level Perspective; Geography; Insurance; Lending; Banking; Agronomy; Business Models; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the way that the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) can be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainable transitions in agriculture. In doing so this thesis answered the following questions: How could the Multi-Level Perspective be used to understand the role of financial business services in sustainability transitions in agriculture? What questions may this be useful in answering? Firstly, by taking a structured approach to testing a novel approach to the MLP that can potentially contend with prior critiques to the MLP. READ MORE

  5. 4. Financing higher education in Tanzania: Exploring Challenges and potential student loan models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Carl Johansson; Jacob Lundborg Ander; [2021]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The demand for higher education is quickly rising in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and the question of giving access to all members of society often comes down to financing. Many countries, including Tanzania, have opted for cost-sharing policies where the cost of education is split between the state and the individuals - leaving many without the possibility of attending higher education. READ MORE

  6. 5. The banking of education for sustainable development : A critical discourse analysis of the World Bank’s education policy from a modern/colonial world system perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Sera Cecilia Hejlskov; [2019]
    Keywords : Coloniality; education; sustainable development; modernity; hegemonic culture; subaltern theory; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Throughout colonial history, education has been used actively in an attempt to assimilate subaltern cultures into the colonizers’ realm. This study looks at the relationship between education of children in developing countries as a tool within sustainable development in relation to the colonial past and modern day coloniality. READ MORE