Essays about: "western africa"

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  1. 1. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2024-01-16]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Strategical Use of Othering in Western Media : How is the Russian advancement in Africa depicted in Western media?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vilda Karström; [2024]
    Keywords : Othering; Western Media; Russia; Africa;

    Abstract : In this paper I present a discourse analysis on the narrative and depiction of the Russia developmental, diplomatic, and military cooperation advancements in the African continent in Western media, and its consequences on the general public. Through the analysis of 31 articles from 8 different newspapers from Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US, and through the theoretical lens of theories of Western media and the phenomenon of othering and orientalism, I reach the conclusion that Western narrative regarding Russia’s advancements in Africa changes based on whether Russia is perceived as succeeding or failing, with a constant undertext that the West is not happy about eventual deepening relations between Russia and the continent. READ MORE

  3. 3. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2023-11-22]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE

  4. 4. Western Influence in Africa and the Perception of the NPP Youth Wing of Ghana and JMPLA of Angola : A Comparative Study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Antónia Gomes Fagergren; [2023]
    Keywords : International Relations; globalisation; constructivism; neo-colonialism; post-colonialism; Ghana; Angola;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the post-colonial structures in Ghana and Angola are affecting the mentality of the youth members in the political parties of NPP Youth Wing and JMPLA. The purpose is to discover whether the Political Youth Parties are able to provide ideas that challenge the current western influence in their politics. READ MORE

  5. 5. Taxonomy of Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon aludipes - does song support an African-Asian divide?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Dante Wensby; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes) is a sedentary bird distributed from Cape Verde and Northwest Africa to India. Four subspecies are usually recognized (A. a. alaudipes, A. READ MORE