Essays about: "postcolonial theories"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 essays containing the words postcolonial theories.
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1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE
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2. Development Studies from a Decolonial Perspective:Discourse Analysis on the OECD Development Reports
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The concept of development has been extensively researched, and it isa key topic in political and economic international and domestic agendas.Modernization and globalization theories have been the most prevalentanalytical approaches to development, but from a postcolonial and decolonialperspective, these theories are Western-centric, overgeneralized, andoverused. READ MORE
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3. Strategic Spatial Planning in an Evolving Governance Structure : Decolonizing Planning in Namibia
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för fysisk planeringAbstract : This research explores the challenges the Namibian government faces in the planning process when implementing policies for strategic spatial planning (SSP). The study considers the entire Namibian planning process which primarily is governed top-down but has since independence adopted policies to decentralize power. READ MORE
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4. An Illusion of Care? : A Critical Study of the Rhetoric Used by Volunteer Tourism Organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the rhetoric of the volunteer tourism organization Volontärresor in regards to how it contributes to a normalizing discourse around global inequality. Given that rhetoric affects people’s perceptions of matters, and by extension their behaviors, the choice of words becomes political. READ MORE
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5. Empowerment on Western Terms? : A critical exploration of Nepalese women’s rights NGOs’ relations with international donors
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : In the last two decades, there has been a significant rise in women’s rights Non-Govermental Organizations (NGOs) in Nepal, working on issues ranging from economic and political empowerment to violence against women and discrimination. Most of these local NGOs rely on international funding to pursue their advocacy and project work. READ MORE