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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Global movement"”.
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A computable general equilibrium analysis of the proposed build plans as presented in the integrated resource plan
Global concerns with regard to electricity supply ranged from growing demand (especially in developing countries), energy security, diversity of supply, safety and the global movement towards low-carbon technologies. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is an operational process by which these …
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Upgrading from below : a collective approach to the Right to the City in the Federal District, Mexico
… Charter for the Right to the City. Echoing a global movement by activists, academics, citizens, and government officials, a consortium of municipal activist organizations had written the charter over a three-year participatory process. However, like many Right to the City movements and …
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Canada's Other Red Scare: rights, decolonization, and Indigenous political protest in the global sixties
… activists with Third World national liberation movements, Black Power groups in North America and other Indigenous organizations, such as the American Indian Movement. This study pursues numerous themes, including: racialization, transnational decolonization, Canadian national identity and …
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Influence of the abolition of corporal punishment on the management of teaching and learning in secondary schools in the uMlazi District, KwaZulu-Natal
… environments, significantly marked by the global movement to abolish corporal punishment in schools. This study examined the influence of abolishing corporal punishment on managing teaching and learning in secondary schools within the Umlazi District. A purposive sample of 16 School …
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The mother(land) through narrative and nostalgia : the role stories play in the crafting of imagined (exiled) communities
… of mothers and daughters separated by global movement and to study the role that the mother's storytelling plays in fostering the daughter's nostalgia for home and quest for belonging. By conducting interviews with my mother and utilising my own personal experiences as an exiled …
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Analysis of the relationship between foreign shareholding and ESG performance of South African listed companies
Given the global movement towards sustainability and the stagnant economic growth of South Africa, this study seeks to determine if there is a relationship between the foreign shareholding percentage of listed companies and the environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores of these companies. …
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The silent community? : From practicing (a)-political volition to re-politicising difference
… transition have led to an array of different movements over the past 10-15 years, most notable has been the Transition movement which has grown from humble beginnings in Totnes (Devon) to become a global movement. But while Transition is now a global movement in reach, many initiatives are not …
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Love, Rescue, Heal: Managing the Meaning of a Mission to End Human Trafficking
… operate both at the local level and as part of a global movement requiring them to manage the meaning of their mission with various external stakeholders. The current study explored how an organization that operates across geographical boundaries to fight against human trafficking uses its mission …
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Towards good corporate governance: an analysis of corporate governance reforms in Uganda
… impact of corporate governance practices on the global economy. Corporate governance has become important for the survival of companies and indeed of national economies in the increasingly global economy. Corporate governance is of particular concern in developing economies, where the infusion of …
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The evolution of network competition in transatlantic aviation and the effects of regulatory liberalization
… bilateral agreements between governments. Recent global movement towards international deregulation, including the U.S.-EU Open Skies agreement which took effect March 30th 2008, has revived the debate over the effects of regulatory liberalization in aviation. Our research contributes to the …
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An Attempt at Democratizing Resource Allocation for Social Movements Using Decentralized Autonomous Organizations
… classism, sexism, and racism that drive social movements like Occupy Wallstreet, Me Too, and Black Lives Matter. When no pre-existing umbrella organization can tie them, it is difficult to coordinate and allocate resources. At the same time, through the Internet, a local issue can spread to …
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Network design models for intermodal logistics
… shipments in recent years for both domestic and global movement of freight. Three mathematical models, which explore the dynamics of intermodal hub-and-spoke networks, are presented. These models use transportation costs, fixed location costs, modal connectivity costs, modal transit times and …
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Irish neo-paganism: worldview, ritual and identity
Neo-paganism is a vibrant, dynamic global movement, which has had a significant cultural impact. Neo-paganism is an umbrella term for a wide range of spiritual practices, often described as nature- or earth-based spirituality. There are different “paths” or spiritual traditions within this …
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Global fantasies and heartland realities: Making a global city in the Midwest
In an era where globalization and its desires have a strong pull on many local economies, this research project examines how immigrant CBOs’ claim citizenship and establish belonging within the context of neoliberal multiculturalism. Indianapolis is a new destination for immigrants in the Midwest …
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Female filmakers: Towards reconstructing women's images in Nollywood films
… women’s ideas about gender were learnt from the “global movement”; rather, some are inspired by accounts of African women’s mobilization in the pre-colonial past, “individual women giants who transformed their societies in pre-colonial times, such as Nehanda of Zimbabwe, Nzinga of Angola, Nana …
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The impact of national culture on knowledge management processes in the context of an economic transition to a knowledge-based economy: the case of Qatar.
In recent years, a global movement towards a knowledge-based economy through the provision of adequate and appropriate infrastructure and development programs for leveraging the potential of human capital has started. There has been tremendous cognitive development in the developed countries …
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The field of application of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 : a critical over view of the agreement
… environment, especially for the consumer. Global movement towards socio-economic type legislation and in an effort to bring a solution to the eminent credit crisis resulted in new consumer protection law. Enacted on 10 March 2006 and phased in stages over a 12 month period from 1 June 2006 …
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Politics in the Courtroom: International Diplomacy, the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Rivonia Trial, South Africa, 1963-64
… This thesis offers a novel understanding of the global importance of this trial by advancing two strands of analysis. Firstly, the international-diplomatic: the attempts of state actors to utilise diplomacy and negotiation to call for action against South Africa; and secondly the …
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Ny situation - ny organisation : Gatutidningen Situation Sthlm 1995-2000
… paper that was started in 1995. It was part of a global movement of street papers and represented an organizational type that so far had been unknown in modern Swedish society. Its uniqueness was based on the fact that it produced a paper that was sold on the street by homeless vendors, and on its …
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