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  1. 1. VOTING COHESION ON CHINA IN THE 9TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Philip Lind; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : European Parliament; China; cohesion; ideology; national delegation;

    Abstract : In recent years the EU-China relationship has become more tense and after Chinese sanctions on EU institutions and parliamentarians, the European Parliament has decided to freeze the ratification of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. The purpose of this thesis is to study roll call votes and cohesion on China in the 9th European Parliament to gain a greater understanding of the vital institution and its internal dynamics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Decolonial Resistance in Agriculture: The Role of Spirituality in the Work of Food Sovereignty Organizations in Mexico

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

    Author : Milena Garbers; [2021]
    Keywords : food sovereignty; decolonial knowledges; spirituality; Indigenous knowledges; resistance; Mexico; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decades have exposed the crisis inherent in the globalized agriculture system characterized by nature commodification, trade liberalization, corporatization and environmental destruction. The crisis is driven by a colonial and neoliberal-capitalist ideology grounded in the supposed universality of western knowledge. READ MORE

  4. 3. More crop for every drop - A holistic analysis of Indian water stress through Virtual Water Trade and Policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Artur Schlender; [2020]
    Keywords : India; water scarcity; virtual water trade; policy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : ndia ranges among the countries experiencing most water stress in recent years, while being a major virtual water net exporter. The country’s position relative to its water sources exacerbated since its trade liberalization in the early 1990’s, which calls for a future national water crisis. READ MORE

  5. 4. The New China Syndrome?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Filippa Wirmén; [2020]
    Keywords : Laos; Lao PDR; China; People’s Republic of China; foreign direct investments; trade impact; trade patterns; South-South foreign direct investments; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The view of FDI and its impacts has shifted throughout history. In conjunction with globalization and liberalization, new opportunities have emerged which have allowed FDI, in its current state to flourish across the globe. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? - A qualitative analysis of Russian strategic decision making

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Oskar Himmelstrand; [2019]
    Keywords : Decision making; Europe; governmental politics; interdependence; neo-liberalism; organizational behaviour; Vladimir Putin; rational actor; Russia; strategic thinking; structural realism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The first decades of the 21st century have not been lined with the optimism that surged after the fall of the Soviet Union. Instead of pursuing a path of liberalization, Russia has relapsed to authoritarian rule and its view of the west not as an ally, but as an adversary. READ MORE