Essays about: "gender inclusion"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 199 essays containing the words gender inclusion.

1. 6. WHY WOMEN’S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION DOES NOT LEAD TO SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION: An interview study of women politician’s perceptions of hindrances for political inclusion in Bolivia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Felicia Granlund; [2023-01-30]
   Keywords : Substantive representation; Women; Hindrances; Informal institutions; Bolivia;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to understand why a high descriptive representation does not result in a high substantive representation. The theory of politics of presence (Phillips, 1995) suggests that there should be a link between descriptive and substantive representation. READ MORE

3. 7. The voice of unheard : Chai Khana and the importance of independent media in encouraging diversity and inclusion

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Leyla Abdullayeva; [2023]
   Keywords : Social imaginary; Cultural citizenship; Independent media; Participatory media; Media; Communication; Diversity; Inclusion; Gender in South Caucasus; Queer communities in South Caucasus; Media in South Caucasus; Social change; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : “The voice of unheard: Chai Khana and the importance of independent media in encouraging diversity and inclusion” is a master thesis focusing on the case study of Chai Khana, an independent media platform located in the South Caucasus and covering the gender-related stories from the region, and how it represents the voices of gender oppression and marginalisation. Through adopting a methods triangulation approach including the interviews, and textual and visual analysis, the collected data presented interconnectedness of independent media practices, diversity and inclusion, social imaginary and cultural citizenship. READ MORE

4. 8. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Marie Luise Fiona Munzert; [2023]
   Keywords : Community-based Organisations; Water Governance; Design Principles; Collective Action; Framework; Costa Rica; Qualitative Research; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE

5. 9. Creation of identity value in video advertising: Performing identity myths of stigmatized groups of society

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Antonia Pumarino; [2023]
   Keywords : Identity value; identity myth; personification; discourse advertising; social tensions; cultural branding; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Brands have changed their approach to advertising, instead of offering products, nowadays they offer ways of living and seeing the world. To do so, they own a symbolic language which is embodied in advertising discourse. Brands aim to create more profound relationships with consumers and to concretise it, they have a variety of strategies at hand. READ MORE

6. 10. ACHIEVING GENDER-JUST PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY ON SOUTH AFRICA’S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Laura-Lee Gillion; [2023]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to research how transitional justice programmes have to this day inadequately addressed gender-based violence by specifically examining the overall framework of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in its goal towards reconciliation as a case study. To gain a thorough analysis on how its framework impacted its inclusion of women’s experiences of conflict and how it could have worked towards having a more transformative effect on the lives of black women in South Africa. READ MORE