How is Mont-Saint-Michel a textbook case of Operation Grand Site (OGS)?
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Alarm bells are ringing to save Mont-Saint-Michel. The site was massively developed for tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries, but the environmental degradation of the site will lead us to rethink its management. A victim of over-visitation, the site needs to be transformed into a sustainable...
Virunga National Park
Case study - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Virunga National Park is subject to numerous ethnic conflicts. This is due to the presence of numerous groups, the main ones being the Nande, Hutu, Tutsi, Hunde and Bashi (Bodson et al., 2009). The Tutsi genocide in Rwanda in 1994 led to the arrival of refugees, increasing insecurity around the...
The Difficult Beginnings of "Interpretation" in the Face of the Challenges of Raising Awareness About the Preservation of France's Natural Heritage
Case study - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
The challenge of raising awareness of our natural heritage arose against a backdrop of growing awareness of environmental problems. In the twentieth century, the focus of nature enhancement turned to remarkable areas. "Interpretation" thus became a means of promoting nature as something to be...
Daily Mail, Election? What election? British public reveal they'd rather be watching the Euros and enjoying the summer booze and barbecues than vote on July 4 - Lettice Bromovsky, James Fielding, Dan Woodland (2024) - Questions and Essay
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political life and election
The assignment consists of six questions about an article from The Daily Mail and a short 600-word essay. The article, dating from May 23, 2024, focuses on British elections.
In the European Union, how can the current generation gap be bridged?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The generation gap is not exclusive to our time. In fact, this phenomenon has been documented in literature since antiquity. In each generation, an arbitrary label is given to each side, but the deepest essence of the gap remains the same: economic, social, and political divergence of points of...
Imagined Space Futures - The O'Neill Cylinder
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - International relations
The exercise is to write a visual and written analysis which investigates "imagined space futures" that inspire and drive so much activity in space. Select one visual image of your own choice; interrogate the assumptions, aspirations and/or anxieties embedded within it; and evaluate its influence...
Can (and should) corporations be held accountable for human rights abuses in conflict?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
With increasing globalization, multinational corporations are gaining influence in conflict-affected regions. This expansion presents both economic opportunities and risks. While these companies can stimulate economic development and create jobs, their presence can also exacerbate tensions and...
Interpreting macroeconomic signals
Course material - 46 pages - Economy general
As an economist, what you need to forecast is not so much the end value of the economic indicators. Indeed, markets already have some believes and price in those expectations. What is important to forecast is what the markets are going to change their expectations and when this will occur. To be...
Macroeconomics Theory
Course material - 57 pages - Theories and economic notions
A confusion is often made between the level of GDP and the growth of GDP. The growth of GDP is the slope of the blue line while the level of GDP is the relative position of the GDP curve to the trend curve. It's entirely possible for a country to experience strong GDP growth while still...
Competitivity policy
Presentation - 5 pages - Economy general
Small companies make a large share of the surveyed sample in all regional groups, with some changes. Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest share of SME (Small-Middle Enterprises) at a little over 40% of the surveyed sample. The distribution of firm sizes is an important indicator of how resilient...
How is the nomination of Jerome Powell at the head of the US Federal reserve going to affect the global economy, especially on the issues of monetary policy and financial regulation?
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
Federal Reserve Chairperson Janet Yellen is stepping down from her position in early February 2018. It is widely that her successor is going to be President Trump's selected nominee, Jerome Powell. In contrast with the last three Fed chairpersons, Powell is not an academic, though he has an...
How does Hungary's and Poland's illiberal approach to democracy, accompanied by a nationalistic retreat, constitute a break with the values of the European Union?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
On 28 July 2014, at the twenty-fifth summer university in B?ile Tu?nad, Romania, Viktor Orbán declared: "The new state we are building in Hungary is not a liberal state, it is an illiberal state based on the value of labour." Indeed, since he came to power in Hungary in 2010, and won the...
How did Emmanuel Macron's use of marketing strategies evolve between his 2017 and 2022 presidential campaigns?
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Since the advent of François Mitterrand in 1981, French politics has undergone a profound transformation, marked by the irruption of commercial marketing techniques into the electoral sphere. This upheaval, initiated by the advertising slogan "Le Changement est là," has continued to intensify...
The New York Times, Runners-Up From Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest, "It Is High Time We Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote" - Sydney Black (2022)
Text commentary - 1 pages - Political science
The document answers several questions about an article from The New York Times, and then focuses on the topic of pet abandonment as a brainstorming topic.
Andrew Jackson's Seventh Annual Message to Congress (1835) - Territorial Expansion
Text commentary - 3 pages - Political science
« Americans are not perfect people but they are called to a perfect mission », such is one of the key visions of the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, a period in which America had to face many struggles to achieve a real and one federal nation. To that purpose, the...
How have social networks transformed the protest into a viral phenomenon, uniting millions of voices in a digital fight for social justice?
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
In 2023, while France vibrates to the rhythm of demonstrations for pension reform, another front is stirring, quieter but just as powerful: social networks. Every generation has its challenge, ours will be pension reform, exclaims a union leader, not in a public square, but in a tweet shared...
How do French companies use trade agreements to export internationally?
Dissertation - 21 pages - International economy
Since 1950, trade has exploded. On trend, trade is growing much faster than GDP. An ever-increasing share of the world's production is therefore destined for international trade. In general, the growth rate of international trade flows in goods and services is higher than the growth rate of...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré
Biography - 3 pages - Political science
Burkina Faso, the Land of Upright Men, is a semi-presidential republic. The President of Faso is the head of state. Since 2014, its political situation has been turned upside down, particularly because of the security context and coups d'état. The constitution was suspended on 31 October...
Free Trade Agreements
Course material - 2 pages - International economy
Since trade agreements are a major factor in economic growth, they constitute an essential part of the EU's trade policy. The EU surpassed the US (10%) to become the second-largest global goods exporter in 2022, trailing only China (18%).
Grant and Financial Assistance Opportunities for an NGO Focused on Coral, Mangrove, and Seagrass Protection Worldwide
Sample letter - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The document is a letter expressing a demand for French grants and financial aid for an NGO working to protect coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds around the world.
Analysing the analysis of ecological change - the case of forest adaptation to climate change - Jan Zumoberhaus (2024) - Analysing of a Paper on Ecological Change
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
The document studies a paper on ecological change. It starts with four questions on the text, followed by an analysis of said text, and lastly, includes a brief analysis of another case on the same subject.
Is the European Union still relevant nowadays?
Essay - 2 pages - European union
In his declaration of May 1950, in the aftermath of World War II, Robert Schumann emphasized the goal of peace that the European Union (EU) has to play in European politics. Throughout its history, the EU evolved and gained more and more power over several aspects of our lives. The EU that we are...
What are the links between poverty and war? Are they unilateral or reciprocal?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
War is a worldwide scourge that threatens humanity and devastates people's lives. It has serious social, economic and political consequences, and claims many victims, including the disabled, the wounded and orphans, without sparing their civilization. Poverty means not having enough money to...
In what respects does the EU of today resemble the original creation, and in what ways has it changed?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
In the aftermath of the World War II, the European continent was laying in ruins with an uncertain future. From these ashes, an ambitious project of peace and unity was born, ultimately giving rise to what we know today as the European Union (EU). This entity, initially conceived to prevent...
The role of derivatives and derivatives securitization in the 2007 subprime credit crisis and the ensuing financial crisis
Case study - 4 pages - International economy
The subprime crisis of 2007 is one of the major crises of the 20th century, along with the crisis of 1929, was unprecedented. The economic consequences have been disastrous and have largely contributed to the weakening of the banking sector, which then has to take drastic measures in order to be...
China's Economic Model - The Silk Road
Case study - 1 pages - Economy general
The Silk Road is as ancient as the Roman Empire and was the link between imperial China and the Western world. Chinese products transited overland, through central Asia and Asia minor, as well as on the seas, through the Gulf of Persia and then the Mediterranean Sea, before reaching Europe....
Climate change: Is the UK on track to meet its targets? - BBC News (2022) - Strengths and Weaknesses of the UK Energy Actions
Text commentary - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The task presented in this document is to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the UK energy actions for each category mentioned in the article provided.
The United States: internationalism or isolationism?
Essay - 1 pages - International economy
Despite the growing international spirit within the United States, many bristled (and continue to do so) at the commitments implied by the United Nations. Was the United States correct in fully embracing internationalism following World War II or should it have returned to its unilateralist and...
Critical annotations
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
This exercise is a critical annotation of each of the following texts: - Davis (2007) The Granary of Rome. Ch. 1 and 6 - Merchant (2003) Shades of Darkness: Race and Environmental History - Nash (2006) Inescapable Ecologies. Ch. 4 - Brown (2019) Chernobyl. An environmental History of the...
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Case study - 1 pages - Ecology & environment
The environmental situation in the world is critical. Indeed, today we are witnessing significant deforestation, rising sea levels, ever-increasing pollution, the disappearance of protected animal species and so on. This is why most countries in the world are now focusing on the issues, but also...
