Essays about: "Post-development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the word Post-development.

  1. 1. Unpacking the Agenda 2030 Puzzle : A Critical Discourse Analysis on SDGs 8 and 10 through the lens of the Post-Development approach

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Moa Bergsten; Saga Messering; [2024]
    Keywords : Development Discourse; Critical Discourse Analysis; Post-Development Theory; Agenda 2030;

    Abstract : Agenda 2030 has reached its half-way mark, making it a highly relevant topic to examine. A critical discourse analysis (CDA) is applied through this research to identify the underlying norms and values of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 8 (decent work and economic growth) and 10 (reduced inequalities). READ MORE

  3. 2. Healing The Wounds, Bridging The Divide : Exploring “Community Participation” in Post-Conflict Development through Trauma Healing in Rwanda

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Philip Kylilis; [2023]
    Keywords : Development; community participation; trauma; trauma healing; Rwanda; Genocide;

    Abstract : “Community participation” is a common concept in contemporary development initiatives worldwide. As an approach, it aims to include the targeted population in its planning and implementation, by recognizing the need in understanding local contexts, beliefs, and values. READ MORE

  4. 3. What is unattainable? Rethinking utopia and degrowth as a different social imaginary

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wictoria Larsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Degrowth; utopianism; growth; post-development; sustainable development; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how degrowth is represented in Swedish media. It uses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyse the empirical material, consisting of 31 articles from four different newspapers in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Mainstreaming ‘Grow Your Own’ As a Tool for Social Change : A Study On Own Food Growers, Their Practice’s Impact, and its Communication

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Andrea Vasconcelos; [2022]
    Keywords : Development; communication; social change; degrowth; food; food security; gardening; permaculture;

    Abstract : For a more equal, just, and sustainable society to emerge, much of the human population will have to change some of its paradigms and consequently behaviour in one way or another.  While part of society will need to learn how to live without unsustainable conveniences and control unconscious consumption, others will need to adapt their capabilities to deal with the effects of climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Perceptions of “Progress” among Journalists in Kenya : An exploratory study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Agnes Rube; [2021]
    Keywords : perceptions; “progress”; journalism; Kenya; in-depth interviews; media practitioners; survey; knowledge level; development indicators; knowledge production; epistemology; negative bias; internalized orientalism; post-development; post-colonialism;

    Abstract : This study explores what factors Kenyan journalists perceive influence their assessment of progress in the country and in what ways they believe their world-views impact their reporting. The study also assesses the journalists' awareness and knowledge of national progress achieved in development indicators. READ MORE