Essays about: "Instrumentalism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the word Instrumentalism.

  1. 6. Instrumentalism of values and beliefs for ethno-nationalist militant movements: the case of PKK

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Ömer Faruk Aydemir; [2018]
    Keywords : Kurds; religion; Turkey; myths; the ethno-nationalist movements; PKK; ethnic symbols; Zilan; Kurdish politics; Sheikh Said; Newroz; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Myths, religious beliefs, and symbols are crucial components of ethnicity. PKK as a nationalist separatist armed organization- intensively uses them to construct a Kurdish identity which is compatible with its ideology as well as its objectives to mobilize Kurds and to galvanize their support. READ MORE

  3. 7. Peace promoting or spurring tension further? How The Indian Express frames Prime Minister Modi´s speeches in regard to identity groups in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emilia Nordström; [2018]
    Keywords : Prime Minister Modi; Identity groups; Instrumentalism; Political Leadership; India; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Political leaders affect the ordinary citizen´s perception of the world, making them important to study in relation to the upsurge of tension and conflict. In this specific thesis the focus is on how The Indian Express frames the discourses of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India concerning the relationship between Hindus, minorities and Non-Hindus. READ MORE

  4. 8. Girls' Future is Girls' Future? : Tracing the Girl Effect in Plan International Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hannah Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : gender; development; instrumentalism; Girl Effect;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to answer if, and in that case how, the current development discourse, centring on instrumentalist arguments for gender equality and the “marketization” of aid, is reflected in Plan International Sweden’s campaign on the International Day of the Girl Child. The study draws upon critical feminist theories which stress that the instrumentalist approach, which scholars mean has become more common due to the marketization of aid, essentializes women and men in line with traditional ideas of femininity and masculinity. READ MORE

  5. 9. Post-Disaster Recovery Through Art: A case study of Reborn-Art Festival in Ishinomaki, Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Eimi Tagore-Erwin; [2018]
    Keywords : Great East Japan Earthquake; art festival; machizukuri; trauma; socially engaged art; revitalization; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis closely examines Reborn-Art Festival, a new arts and culture festival inaugurated during the summer of 2017 in one of the regions hardest hit by the triple disaster that devastated the northeastern coastline of Japan in 2011. In the face of an unspeakable tragedy like the Great East Japan Earthquake art may not seem like a central concern, but this thesis focuses on that subject specifically, investigating the ways in which art has become part of the healing process in the small community of Ishinomaki by way of the large-scale festival. READ MORE

  6. 10. Crimmigration in Sweden? A study of internal control of foreigners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Martina Båtelson; [2015]
    Keywords : Kanstroom; Stumpf; Internal control of foreigners; Crimmigration; Ad-hoc instrumentalism; tailored enforcement; Sklansky; migration control; internal control of aliens; sec. 9 ch. 9 of the Aliens Act; police work; procedural safeguards; administrative law; intertwinement of migration law and criminal law; Sweden; Swedish legislation; criminalization of immigration violations; Inre utlänningskontroll; REVA; 9 paragrafen snalla lagg till paragraftecknet 9 kap. Utlänningslagen; migrationskontroll; straffrätt och migrationsrätt; polisarbete; SIS Schengen Information System ; förvaltningsrätt; straffbestämmelser i Utlänningslagen; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : År 2006 myntade Professor Juliet Stumpf vid Lewis and Clark Law School i Oregon i USA begreppet ”crimmigration”. När hon gjorde det, döpte hon också en juridisk utveckling som startade i mitten av 1980-talet i USA. READ MORE