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1. 1. Here Comes the Sun: Imagination, Development, and Technology in Malawi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Catarina Santos; [2022]
   Keywords : Applied Cultural Analysis; Development; Energy access; Imagination; Malawi; Solar technology; Technology.; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This paper explores how electrical appliances, together with the idea of attaining energy access in the near future, create hope in a northern village in Malawi. Even though less than one per cent of the rural population has energy access, some of these locals already own solar systems. READ MORE

3. 2. Is the Federal Reserve Causing Funds to Underperform? A causal machine learning analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Willian Trindade Leite; Oliver Serenhov; [2022]
   Keywords : Causal inference; actively managed funds; passively managed funds; gradient boosting; double machine learning; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Macroeconomic conditions heavily influence financial markets, and the leading corpus of theory in the field lays out some general principles observed by investors and asset managers alike. However, while the theory is sound, it is hard to measure how much effect these conditions have. READ MORE

4. 3. The Digitization of ComDev : Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Remote Work Within Nonprofits

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   Author : Dolores Calderon; [2022]
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   Abstract : Remote work is a phenomenon that was accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but nevertheless it has changed the landscape os communications whether we embrace it or not. This study is about remote work and the impact that it has had on communications, social engagement, and productivity. READ MORE

5. 4. “I don’t have to say thank you for what is my right” : Social movement networks and public policies for migrant women in Florianópolis, Brazil

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Gabriela Martini dos Santos; [2021]
   Keywords : Immigration; Public Policies; Migrant women; Social movement networks; Florianópolis; Santa Catarina; Brazil.; Imigração; Políticas Públicas; Mulheres migrantes; Redes de movimentos sociais; Florianópolis; Santa Catarina; Brasil.;

   Abstract : Brazil, like other Latin American countries, has witnessed an increase in south-south migration rates in the last decade. This scenario led to important changes in migration policies at the Federal level – the update of the conservative Foreigner Statute from 1980 to a rights-based Migration law in 2017 is the prime example of how migration flows can contribute to the promotion of rights and strengthen democracy in host societies. READ MORE

6. 5. Understanding women's stewardship in the Amazon : A decolonial-process-relational perspective

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Taís Gonzalez; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender; Landscapes Stewardship; Process-relational perspective; Decoloniality; Knowledge; Amazon;

   Abstract : The widespread and increasing forest degradation in the Amazon contrasts with a range of individual or collective practices developed by local agents, which have the potential to reconcile conservation and local understanding of the quality of life and economic development. The role of women among these initiatives has been overlooked or not well understood. READ MORE