Essays about: "participant observation thesis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 189 essays containing the words participant observation thesis.

  1. 21. World Heritage in the Making : An ethnography of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, Türkiye

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Ece Karakaş; [2023]
    Keywords : Cultural heritage; UNESCO; World Heritage List; heritage conservation; heritage anthropology; multiculturalism; İzmir Studies; Türkiye;

    Abstract : This thesis is an ethnographic research of the cultural heritage conservation practices in İzmir, focusing particularly on the heritage site Historical Port City of İzmir’s conservation on individual, local, and global levels from an anthropological point of view. With its ongoing inscription process to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the study aims, first, to understand the motivation behind this inscription, the current conservation practices in the city that are undergone by individual and local actors, and to analyze the impact and connection between the individual, local and global efforts to protect İzmir’s multicultural and multilayered heritage. READ MORE

  3. 22. Embodying the Alternative : Indigenous Activism Online in Response to Reconciliation with Canada.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Martina Basciani; [2023]
    Keywords : Indigenous people; Canada; Reconciliation; activism; digital ethnography;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates strategies of digital activism pursued by Indigenous activists in the age of Reconciliation in Canada. The point of departure is the relationship between Indigenous people and the settler establishment, which has been historically informed by several attempts to assimilate the Natives into the white majority. READ MORE

  4. 23. Mapping out the problem of vacant houses in Japan : a case study of Kochi prefecture

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Julia Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vacant houses; Akiya; Japan; Depopulation; Urban-rural relations; Rural imaginaries; Sense of place theory; Non-human agency; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how local residents in rural Japan navigate the phenomenon of vacant houses (akiya), to understand the impact it has on their sense of place. The study is based on fieldwork conducted in Kochi prefecture, and relies on data from interviews, documents, photographs, and participant observation. READ MORE

  5. 24. Craft brewery leaders for transformation towards sustainability? A case study of transformative qualities, and hindering or enabling factors for action in craft brewery leaders in Sweden and Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Annika Maren Drube; [2023]
    Keywords : transformative leadership; inner transformation; small and medium-sized enterprise; craft brewing; environmental entrepreneurship; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The internal dimension of an individual is a potential deep leverage point for a collective change toward sustainability that is currently overlooked. Especially in their professional context, certain individuals can create change beyond themselves and the enterprise subjected to them. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Social Sustainability of Digital Information Services in Sub-Saharan Africa : a Social Practice Perspective on Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development in Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alvar Gonzalez Bujedo; [2023]
    Keywords : ICT; Pro-Poor Innovation; Knowledge Processes; Social Practice Theory; Human Capital; Social Capital; Sustainability Transitions; Participant Observation;

    Abstract : Nowadays, mobile phone-enabled services are reaching the rural poor farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with digital information for agricultural development. These digital services consist of access to social networks and customised information that are expected to enhance farm management due to knowledge exchange and learning. READ MORE