Essays about: "structures of identity"

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1. 11. Changing Tides and Navigating Uncertainty : An ethnographic study of NGO resilience in coastal South India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Emma Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : NGO; India; Localisation; Resilience; India; Blue Economy; Community centered practice;

   Abstract : What makes an non-governmental organisation (NGO) agile and resilient towards changes, pressures or uncertainties at community, state or macro-political level? By adopting a single case study based on semi-structured interviews and fieldwork, this thesis will dive into the life-world of a community-based NGO based in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Social Needs Education and Human Awareness (SNEHA) has since founding in the 1980s had a strong rights-based identity and evolved through various phases of community organising, disaster relief work, evidence-based advocacy and upholding of fisher communities traditional and customary rights. READ MORE

3. 12. Women as Agents of Change : a Critical Visual Analysis of the Representation of Brazilian Indigenous Women Activists

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Emanuela Gualersi; [2023]
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   Abstract : The Brazilian climate crisis has become a frequent topic in both international and national media. During Bolsonaro's presidency, Brazil prioritised economic development over protecting Indigenous Peoples and the environment, resulting in backlash from Indigenous Peoples and their organisations. READ MORE

4. 13. “I Want to Tell You a Story”: Exploring the Role of Narratives in Documenting Sexual Violence During the Holocaust : A Study of Survivor Testimonies from the Warsaw and Łódź Ghettos

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Matylda Jonas-Kowalik; [2023]
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   Abstract : This qualitative research study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the narratives  surrounding the experience of sexual violence during the Holocaust, focusing on the localized context of the Warsaw and Łódź ghettos and their immediate surroundings. The main objectives of this research are to examine how Holocaust survivors recount experiences of sexual violence in video testimonies and investigate the scope of sexual  violence in the localized context by analyzing different perpetrator groups and the  power relations that enabled sexual violence in the ghettos and in hiding. READ MORE

5. 14. Business Model Transition in an incumbent firm

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Marie Larsson; Rebecka Ölund; [2023]
   Keywords : Business Model Innovation; BMI process; BM transition; Intra-organizational tensions; Middle Managers;

   Abstract : Business model innovation has become increasingly important for firms to remain competitive in the market. Although a vast body of research has explored the business model innovation process, less research has been devoted to the implementation phase. READ MORE

6. 15. The Sounds of Our World: Navigating Live Music and Artist Growth in Harare

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Annika Medin; [2023]
   Keywords : live music; zimbabwe; harare; urban sociology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Increasingly connected to urban development and vitality in modern discourses of urban sociology, live music is a social and cultural phenomenon with great potential for improving people’s, including artists, well-being. Still, the systems and networks which shape live music are specific to their local social, cultural and institutional contexts, leading to a range of perceptions. READ MORE