Essays about: "Durable Inequality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Durable Inequality.

1. 1. The Time was Ripe: Women’s Movements’ Break-throughs in the Colombian Peace Agreement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Ellen Birging; Elin Hansson Huber; [2023]
   Keywords : Colombia; gender inclusion; peace agreement; positive peace; hegemonic masculinity; ripeness; women’s mobilization.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2016 a historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC) was signed, putting an end to a conflict that lasted over 50 years. This agreement was the world’s very first gender-inclusive peace accord, meaning that they included women in the peace process and recognized how they are particularly subjected to war and conflict. READ MORE

3. 2. Power dynamics and the construction of social categories among matchubes and rimbeh in Nokuta village, The Gambia – A qualitative case study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Isabella Sjölander Thunberg; [2019]
   Keywords : social stratification caste; matchube; dimo rimbeh; social categories; categories of difference; descent-based discrimination; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Like many other West African countries, The Gambia faces challenges regarding discrimination based on descent, which relates to the inherited disadvantage of being born into a specific group (RADDHO & IDSN, 2012). This sociological case study has the analytical purpose of discussing the case of social stratification and descent-based discrimination in the Fulani village of Nokuta in The Gambia. READ MORE

4. 3. Peacebuilding Actors And Gender Equality: a Positive Relationship? : Analysing the role of peacebuilding actors in challenging power structures and defeating gender inequality in Liberia and Rwanda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Eleonora Costa; [2018]
   Keywords : peacebuilding; gender equality; power structures; Rwanda; Liberia;

   Abstract : The inclusion of gender equality in the guiding principles of peacebuilding operations led by the United Nations raises questions of effectivity. Indeed, while the commitment of the international community to gender equality is well defined and the importance of gender equality for durable peace has been widely demonstrated, there is no consistent research on the effects of the interventions of peacebuilding actors on dimensions of gender equality. READ MORE

5. 4. Revealing distributional transmission channels of monetary policy: Evidence from U.S. household-level data

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Inge Klaver; [2017]
   Keywords : Monetary policy; Monetary policy shocks; Inequality; Heterogeneous households; Consumption;

   Abstract : Increasing inequality and a slow recovery have prompted interests in the redistributional effects of monetary policy. In order to improve understanding of transmission channels and to enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy, this thesis sets out to explore heterogeneous consumption responses to monetary policy shocks. To this end, U.S. READ MORE

6. 5. The paradox in humanitarian and legislative approaches : A qualitative field study regarding the children of ethnic groups with history of nomadic origin.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Josefin E. Ljungblom; [2015]
   Keywords : Durable Inequality; Established and Outsiders; Stateless; Ethnic marginalization;

   Abstract : Sama Dilaut are a marginalized, ethnic group in Malaysia and are known as seafaring nomads. The group is found in the whole Coral Triangle. Many groups around the world who share a history of nomadic origin, also face marginalization by society. One cannot help but wonder why these different groups face similar repercussions. READ MORE