Essays about: "civic education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words civic education.

1. 16. Retirement and Trust : the social potential among older Europeans

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Filip Garpenby; [2019]
   Keywords : trust; retirement; APC; European Social Survey;

   Abstract : Trust is seen as an essential ingredient in a flourishing society. It is a well-researched subject within the political science discourse, but few have looked at how retirement affect trust. This thesis aims to examine the relation between retirement and trust using regression analysis. READ MORE

3. 17. Here to be Heard : Digital feminist engagement with #MeTooinChina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lu Zheng; [2019]
   Keywords : feminist engagement in China; civic agency; civic engagement; #MeTooinChina; online political engagement; censorship; digital feminist activism; networked social movement; women’s rights movement in China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study analyses Chinese people's engagement in #MeTooinChina against sexual assault and patriarchal norms in Chinese society by asking three main research questions: 1) Why and how do Chinese people engage with #MeTooinChina? 2) What challenges are they faced with in their engagement and how do these challenges influence their continuous engagement with #MeTooinChina? 3) How do they reflect on their engagement and evaluate the outcomes of #MeTooinChina? Theoretically the thesis draws on research into digital social movements, in particular in relation to feminist movements, as well as theories on the network society and how social media is used for political engagement. The notion of political engagement as based in emotions and affects is discussed in particular. READ MORE

4. 18. Human rights activism in Mexico City – A case study on young people’s strategies for enacting citizenship

   University essay from Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

   Author : Michal Viksten; [2018]
   Keywords : Human Rights Education; Social Movements; Civic Participation; Mexico; Critical Pedagogy;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the strategies used by young people in Mexico City to exercise civic participation in the form of human rights activism. Mexican society is currently markedby an increased amount of human rights violations, together with high levels of corruption, violence and severe flaws within the democratic system. READ MORE

5. 19. Opportunities for Kenyans to fight corruption

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Fredrik Stedtjer; [2018]
   Keywords : Kenya; corruption; devolution; decentralization; norms; power structures; accountability; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2013 Kenya implemented their devolution, which is the process of devolving political functions, fiscal resources and administrative responsibilities to sub-national units. The central reason behind this constitutional change was to address the chronic ethnic conflicts of Kenya. READ MORE

6. 20. How Textbooks Teach Rhetoric: : An Analysis of Oral Tasks in TextbooksDeveloped for the English Subject in Swedish Upper-Secondary Schools

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Lizette Johansson; [2017]
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   Abstract : Rhetoric has been a part of education since ancient Greece and even though it faded away and disappeared for a long time, it was quite recent reintroduced in the Swedish curriculum. This reintroduction is clearly reflected in the European council’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and in the English subject syllabus in the Swedish 2011 curriculum for upper-secondary school. READ MORE