Essays about: "south african state"

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1. 16. Decolonising the University Curriculum in South Africa : A Case Study of the University of the Free State

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Linnea Ammon; [2019]
   Keywords : Higher Education; Decolonisation; Curriculum; Social Justice; Pedagogy;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of the 2015-2016 student protests on South African university campuses, many universities are struggling with how to respond to the demands put forward by students to end epistemic violence and decolonise curriculum. The following research is an abductive case study, investigating the process of decolonising curriculum in higher education at the University of the Free State in South Africa through the perspectives of staff and lecturers. READ MORE

3. 17. Costs and benefits of using the Rand as common currency in southern Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Bettina Chlond; [2018]
   Keywords : monetary union; Rand; Common Monetary Area; South African Reserve Bank; Taylor Rule; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Do monetary unions between developing economies support sustainable economic development for the members? Previous research has only considered traditional research methods to examine costs and benefits of monetary unions in developing regions. This thesis applies new measures to determine how the operation of institutions encounters specific problems of developing economies for the case of the Common Monetary Area in southern Africa. READ MORE

4. 18. The policy process behind the adaptation of Urban Agriculture policy in Cape Town and Johannesburg : Academic activists and NGO´s as policy actors

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Johanna Åhs; [2017]
   Keywords : Policy; Urban Agriculture; Cape Town; Johannesburg; Advocacy Coalition Framework;

   Abstract : South Africa, also known as the ´Rainbow nation´, is one of the wealthiest countries on the African continent counted in terms of GDP. After the 1994 election, it became a functioning democracy with universal suffrage. READ MORE

5. 19. What is the Wonder? An ethnography of 'rewilding' at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elizabeth Cornelia Aardenburg; [2017]
   Keywords : land reform; conservation; indigenous people; traditional authority; cultural theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : ‘Rewilding’, or the return of degraded lands to a state of ‘wilderness’, is a bold attempt to resolve the world’s ecological challenges. It however does not address the division between nature and society, which lies at the core of the issues. READ MORE

6. 20. Thermocline storage for concentrated solar power : Techno-economic performance evaluation of a multi-layered single tank storage for Solar Tower Power Plant

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Davide Ferruzza; [2015]
   Keywords : Thermocline storage; Concentrated solar power; CSP; thermal energy storage; techno-economic; multi-objective optimization;

   Abstract : Solar Tower Power Plants with thermal energy storage are a promising technology for dispatchable renewable energy in the near future. Storage integration makes possible to shift the electricity production to more profitable peak hours. READ MORE