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  1. 1. Peace Without Peace? The Colombian Quest to an Everyday Without Violence

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Dominique Keizer; [2024-01-30]
    Nyckelord :Environmental peacebuilding; development; indigenous knowledge; socio-environmental conflicts; human right;

    Sammanfattning : Environmental peacebuilding (EP) as a field of study has attempted to transition from Western notions of peace and development by including ecological rights. By looking at the case of the Colombian Peace Agreement 2016 that followed EP premises, this thesis aims to question the liberal approaches to human rights and peacebuilding. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Circularity through Collaboration - A Case Study on Textile Industry

    D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Författare :Balajishnu Udayakumar; Marcello Benincasa; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Circular economy; Collaboration; CE strategies; System perspective; Textile industry;

    Sammanfattning : In the last decade, circular economy (CE) has gained widespread attention among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers as a sustainable alternative to the current linear system. This system, which operates under the logic of "take-make-dispose", poses significant threats to our environment due to the exponential growth in natural resource extraction that we have witnessed in the last fifty years. LÄS MER

  4. 3. TRANSPARENCY AND THE RESOURCE CURSE IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY Changes since oil discovery

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Amanda Alagic; [2023-06-29]
    Nyckelord :Resources curse; Ghana; Transparency; Oil; Corruption;

    Sammanfattning : When a country has high levels of natural resources, they risk falling prey to the resource curse. Studies show a correlation between high levels of natural resources and corruption as well as lower quality institutions and less democracy. Transparency is a key precondition for accountability and mitigating corruption. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Economic development in a biodiversity hotspot: what is the jungle worth? : A case study of local understandings of forest use in North Sumatra

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Sydney Laewen; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Minor Field Study; Sustainable development; Economic development; Natural resource use; Biodiversity; Conservation; Discourse analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Sustainable development as our joint global goal is consensus in the mainstream international arena, in the name of long-term well-being for all living creatures. However economic constraints often limit the choices available to local communities, forcing them to make trade-offs between immediate socioeconomic gains and the long-term sustainability of natural resources. LÄS MER

  7. 5. A Simulation-Based Decision Support Tool for Circularity : Remanufacturing of an Electric Machine Case Study

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Produktionsutveckling

    Författare :Mayari Pérez Tay; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Simulation; remanufacturing; circular business; electric machine;

    Sammanfattning : Over the last years, environmental concerns have grown regarding the pressure manufacturing activities exerts on natural resources. Many materials have been classified by the EU as scarce, rare earth elements found in magnets are amongst critical materials with high supply risk. LÄS MER