Essays about: "DRK"

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  1. 1. "The Good Swede" : Symbols and Narrative in Swedish Public Aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Vendela Runold; [2016]
    Keywords : Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo; DRC; aid; narrative; symbols; anthropology of aid; anthropology; Geertz; Bruner; Lizardo; public aid; Swedish aid; bistånd; svenskt bistånd; Demokratiska Republiken Kongo; Kongo; DRK; Utrikesdepartementet; Sida; humanitärt bistånd; utvecklingssamarbete; biståndsantropologi;

    Abstract : By research and interpretation of official documents published by the Swedish Ministery for Foreign Affairs and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), this thesis aims to understand and shine a light on the symbols that shape the Swedish public aid culture and how these symbols function in a narrative of what Swedish aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo is and is not. The theoretic framework leans on both the symbolic/interpretative anthropology of Edward Bruner, Clifford Geertz and Sherry Ortner; Omar Lizardo's more contemporary writing on the power of symbols; and Jerome Bruner's psychological perspective on symbols. READ MORE