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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)"”.
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The Belt and Road Initiative: Geopolitical Expansion and Institutional Instability in the DRC and Sri Lanka
… and strategically located states, specifically the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sri Lanka, generates domestic and geopolitical instability. Despite their distinct regional and historical contexts, both countries exhibit structural vulnerabilities that allow external actors to …
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Understanding Refugee Women at Risk Experiences in Light of Social Protection Initiatives and Policy Interventions in Uganda
… qualitative phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of Congolese RWaR in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda. It traced their journeys from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)and the challenges faced during displacement. The research examined the risks they encounter, how …
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Comparative leadership: pathways, scope and values in DRC-English 'urban' schools
Purpose/context: This research compares the accounts of two experienced urban primary heads based in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo-DRC) with two others based in Sheffield/Doncaster (England), in order to make sense of their leadership pathways, challenges and actions. Despite the …
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Factors Influencing Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
<p>The agricultural sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still struggling to cope with its post-independence political and structural instability. From 1961 to 2000, the DRC experienced a decrease of 34% and 37% in daily caloric intake and protein intake, respectively. The DRC’s …
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The reconfiguration of the global supply chains of critical materials: behaviours and outcomes in the cobalt sector
… raw material supply chains structured as they are? This dissertation explores what shapes the supply chains of ‘critical materials’, metals and minerals which are of high economic importance and are at risk of supply shortage. The research focusses on cobalt, a metal mined mostly in the …
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Fashionable addiction : the impact of digital identity through the cult of the body (an African perspective, with particular reference to the Democratic Republic of Congo)
My MFA project consists of sculptural installations, videos and images that, together with the written text, comment on the impact of information technology on society. In both the written and practical components, I refer to my own experience and developments in fashion and access to information …
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Wetlands Characterization in the Congo River Basin Using Multi-source Remotely Sensed Data and Field Survey
<p>The present dissertation reports wetlands characterization results in the Central African Congo River Basin. Multi-source and multi-resolution remote sensing data are used along with a state-of-the art decision tree classification method to map the wetlands extent in the Democratic Republic of …
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UN Peacekeeping Operations: Conflicting Interests and Effectiveness
Private interests influence the decisions of troop-providers to deploy troops to UN peacekeeping missions. The pursuit of private benefits affects how peacekeeping missions’ mandates are fulfilled. While some troop-providers align with the UN’s ideals and directives, others act in favor of their …
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Setting up an effective system in promoting conflict free minerals in Africa
Conflict has been rife in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for many decades, in a war over minerals. The economic incentive for this conflict lies in the multimillion dollar trade in conflict minerals, and the results are human rights abuses, violent conflict and corruption. International …
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Three Essays on Africa
… in Sub-Saharan Africa This paper examines the relationship between climate change, rising urbanization rates, and regime types in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This project uses the national-level ND-GAIN (Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative) score and a selection of its …
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Internally displaced children and HIV in situations of armed conflict in the DRC : a study of the obligations of the government and selected non-state actors
The mini-dissertation analyses the international law obligations of the government and nonstate actors regarding the protection of internally displaced children living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The war and armed conflicts in the Eastern DRC have exacerbated the vulnerability …