Essays about: "vulnerability"

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1. 1. (Swift) sanctions and the rise of parallel payment systems: A qualitative study of financial infrastructure and power dynamics in times of FinTech

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Jacqueline Klehr; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Financial infrastructure; economic sanctions; Swift; payment systems; ; cross border payments; financial network;

   Abstract : In 2022, the West imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on Russia following the war in Ukraine, including severing Moscow from the main global financial message provider, Swift, with the objective to harm the ability of Russian banks to operate globally. As the global financial system is centralised, being severed from Swift significantly complicates the process of conducting cross border payments. READ MORE

3. 2. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND? The ability of EU policies to support the capabilities of stateless people facing climate change-induced disasters

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sophie Auckram; [2023-08-31]
   Keywords : statelessness; vulnerability; EU; capability approach; climate change-induced disasters;

   Abstract : Statelessness is an issue that has affected Europe since the end of World War II, as nation-state boundaries have constrained which people have a nationality and which do not. In the instance of a climate change-induced disaster, stateless people are hyper-marginalised for two distinct reasons: they tend to live in high-risk locations, and they are in danger of being overlooked by state institutions. READ MORE

4. 3. Indigenous knowledge in education in north-east India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Kaberi Singha; [2023-08-29]
   Keywords : Education for sustainable development ESD ; Indigenous knowledge IK ; North-East NE India; Critical pedagogy of Place; school curriculum;

   Abstract : Considering the need to preserve indigenous knowledge with relevance to the global ESD discourse, the purpose of this study is to explore and understand the value and status of indigenous knowledge (IK) in the context of integrating this in the formal school curriculum, with a focus in the North-eastern (NE) region of India. This study is grounded within the theoretical framework of Critical pedagogy of Place proposed by Gruenewald. READ MORE

5. 4. Managing Domestic Wells in Sweden. Investigating the role of domestic wells in ensuring a reliable drinking water supply and assessing their vulnerability to climate change

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Alice Stenfelt; [2023-08-28]
   Keywords : Domestic wells; Individual drinking water supply; Climate change; Sustainable development; Drinking water management; resilience water supply; Climate adaption; Sweden;

   Abstract : Domestic wells provide drinking water for a significant proportion of the population in Sweden, especially in rural areas where public water supplies are not available (Drage, 2022; Hjerne et al., 2021). Domestic wells typically lack regulation (Gunnarsdottir et al., 2020; Stoll et al. READ MORE

6. 5. Navigating Capital Structure during Times of Increasing Interest Rates: Insights from the Real Estate Industry in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Norrhamn; Gustav Romert; [2023-08-25]
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   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate, problematize, and discuss how listed Real Estate firms in Sweden alter their capital structure in times of increasing interest rates such as presently experienced, if they brought some valuable lessons from previous crises, and how they adapt their financing choices to today’s environment. The navigation these firms’ management needs to master in this aspect is directly affecting the firms’ costs. READ MORE