Essays about: "right of minorities"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words right of minorities.
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1. Consociational Democracies and Human Rights : A Case Study on Bosnia and Herzegovina
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Power-sharing democratic models, such as consociationalism, are becoming a fundamental solution for divided societies. Consociationalism aims to divide power between the majority segments of a plural society using four characteristics: grand coalition, segmental autonomy, proportionality, and mutual veto. READ MORE
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2. Gender and sexual minorities’ right to recognition: A paper victory? With a focus on Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Gender and sexual minority groups in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India have been systematically discriminated against in their States and ignored by the international community, for decades. While the three States have made progress concerning legal gender recognition, including recognizing a third gender on specific documents such as passports or identification cards, issues remain in ensuring equality in education, employment, and social participation. READ MORE
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3. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE
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4. Subalternity and Insubordination : A Postcolonial Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel Americanah the young female protagonist is unexpectedly thrown into a life of marginalisation when she migrates from Nigeria to the American East coast. Having grown up in Nigeria her skin colour has neither been an issue nor of consideration to her, but it soon becomes apparent that elsewhere her complexion evokes expectations and functions as a breeding ground for prejudice. READ MORE
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5. Rising Anti-Gender Movements and Populism in Europe : An Analysis and Discussion in the Context of Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
University essay fromAbstract : There is an increasing global anti-rights movement—the child of marriage of the right-wing populist and anti-gender movements—that affects the rights of not only women and LGBTQIs but also refugees, asylum seekers, and various minorities. Although this research only focuses on the event of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, it provides valuable perspective to understand and prevent the further spread of anti-gender and right-wing populist tactics and rhetoric. READ MORE
