Essays about: "Transnational Repression"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Transnational Repression.

1. 1. Dictators Without Borders: Host-Origin Relations and Transnational Repression : A qualitative case study on the causes of transnational repression in democratic host countries

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

   Author : Liv van der Voort; [2024]
   Keywords : Russia; Europe; Transnational Repression; Qualitative study; host country; origin country; democratic host states;

   Abstract : Past literature on transnational repression underscore the significant gap in examining how the relationship between the origin country and the host country influences instances of transnational repression. To fill this gap, this study is bringing in the neglected role of democratic host states by exploring: Why do certain democratic host states encounter significant incidents of transnational repression on their soil while others do not? This essay demystifies the concept of "relationship" and examines whether states, driven by their self-interest, tend to "overlook" transnational repression. READ MORE

3. 2. From Domestic to Extraterritorial Repression : A quantitative study of how authoritarian regime type affects the incidence of transnational repression

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

   Author : Linnéa Ström; [2024]
   Keywords : Transnational repression; regime type; authoritarianism;

   Abstract : Authoritarian states have an extended reach on their populations residing outside of the country borders due to globalization and digitalization. This is part of the explanation of the increase of transnational repression globally. READ MORE

4. 3. Media: Where the Voices of the Local and the Diaspora Meet : Women-led Protests in Iran from September 2022 to March 2023

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

   Author : Stefanie Mitchell; [2023]
   Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Iran; Protests; 2023; Rights; Hijab; Diaspora; Unity;

   Abstract : This degree project focuses on the representation and intersection of the voice of the Iranian local and the voice of the diaspora in international media, exploring the ‘unity’ of the local and the diaspora as put forth by media during the 2022 protests in Iran.  The death of Jinha Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman in police custody made international news headlines on 16 September 2022 and quickly became a transnational social movement for change against the repression of women in Iran. READ MORE

5. 4. The Meaning of Gender Issues as Narrated and Negotiated by Activists in Mozambique

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Karina Squiassi; [2022]
   Keywords : Civil society in Mozambique; Civil society in Africa; post-colonial feminism; feminist participatory democracy; gender relations; women’s human rights; rights communication.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Feminist activism in Mozambique has suffered dramatic changes throughout the many socio-political processes the country has encountered. Consequently, the activists in civil society still struggle to fight against patriarchal oppression, political repression, and socio-cultural norms that hinder women's full realization of their rights. READ MORE

6. 5. Mexico’s Anti-Femicide Movement : Comparing Subnational Political Opportunity Structures in Chihuahua, Yucatán and Mexico City

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Internationella relationer

   Author : Helena Olsson; [2017]
   Keywords : femicide; political opportunity structures; global justice movements; Mexico; genusbaserat våld; politiska möjlighetsstrukturer; globala rättviserörelser; Mexiko; femicidios; feminicidios; movimientos globales de justicia; México;

   Abstract : This paper explores femicide and social movements impact on politics, a phenomenon where national, international and transnational politics overlap. The Mexican anti-femicide movement belongs to the global justice movement and struggle for women’s right to life. READ MORE