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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaSammanfattning : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. LÄS MER
2. Spårning av konfliktmineraler i fordonstillverkarnas försörjningskedjor
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : Konfliktmineraler är mineraler som utvinns under undermåliga arbetsförhållanden samt bidrar till finansiering av konflikter. Tantal, tenn, volfram (tungsten) och guld (ofta förkortade till 3TG) utgör begreppet konfliktmineraler som idag omfattas av särskild lagstiftning. LÄS MER
3. ”CEDAW IS OUR HOLY TEXT, OUR HOLY BOOK” Combating gender-based violence in a de facto state: The case of Iraqi Kurdistan
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The Kurdistan region in Iraq, also known as KRI, has gained semi-independence over the decades and is today recognized in the Iraqi constitution as an autonomous part of the federal country. While still belonging to Iraq, it has been declared that the KRI performs better than its parent state in terms of security, stability and promoting international norms such as gender equality. LÄS MER
4. Hindrance the women are facing in the fisheries sector : A Case study in Mwanza, Tanzania
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Sammanfattning : Women’s involvement in the fishing sector has been overlooked. The underlying cause of many global conflicts is a lack of access to natural resources. For that reason, it is important to empower women in natural resources. Empowering women to work leads to better growth in third-world countries. LÄS MER
5. A Solidarity Model of Foreign Aid? : A case study of the Olof Palme International Center’s projects in South Africa
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itSammanfattning : This bachelor thesis is a qualitative case study of whether the Olof Palme International Center’s (OPC) model of foreign aid, as a Swedish non-governmental organisation (NGO), is understood by leading figures of the three types of participants involved in the model; the OPC, Swedish member organisations, and, in this case, South African partner organisations, as taking either a solidarity- or charity-approach to foreign aid, in both theory and practise. The theories of Mutual Aid and International Solidarity are used to construct two opposing “solidarity” and “charity” models of foreign aid, against which the OPC model is compared. LÄS MER