Essays about: "‘femicide’"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the word ‘femicide’.

  1. 16. Government Responses to Femicides in Latin America : A comparative case study of five Latin American countries

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Irma Klipic; [2018]
    Keywords : Latin America; Femicides; Government responses; Laws; Policies; Social Inclusion; Social Exclusion; Gender-based Violence;

    Abstract : Worldwide, women face gender-based violence daily. Gender-based violence constitutes a growing problem in societies worldwide, and one in three women globally has experienced some sort of intimate partner violence, which is the most common form of gender-based violence. READ MORE

  3. 17. Representation of femicide according to online newspapers in Bolivia

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

    Author : Duberthy Antonio Mercado Suárez; [2018]
    Keywords : communication; femicide; online newspapers; Bolivia;

    Abstract : This thesis is going to present how online newspapers addresses femicide in Bolivia. Femicide is an increasing problem in a global context but according to “Small Arms Survey Study”, Bolivia is within the 25 countries listed, where the problem is widespread and is affecting more and more women every year. READ MORE

  4. 18. Women’s Movement in Contemporary Georgia and The Role of Facebook in Developments of the Movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Nino Vadatchkoria; [2018]
    Keywords : Women’s movement; Facebook; social movement; Georgia; campaign; feminism; mobilization; NGO; Charles Tilly; Sidney Tarrow; femicide; quota; legal gender recognition; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : There is a theoretical debate among social movement scholars around an increasing concern with the role of technology in terms of key social movement activities, including mobilization, running and engaging in campaigns and making claims on authorities. This research deals with this debate and contributes to it with this case study on the Georgian women’s movement. READ MORE

  5. 19. Honour killings: a thematic analysis within European newspapers

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Rita Coelho; [2017]
    Keywords : honour; honour crime; honour killings; patriarchal culture; culture; newspapers; Europe; Portugal; Spain; United Kingdom; femicide.;

    Abstract : Honour killings are considered by the perpetrators the only path to maintain theirs and their family honour, preventing other's to follow behaviours that move away from traditional patriarchal values. With the aim of exploring how honour killings are characterised, a qualitative study within three European newspapers, in three different languages, was conducted. READ MORE

  6. 20. Mexico’s Anti-Femicide Movement : Comparing Subnational Political Opportunity Structures in Chihuahua, Yucatán and Mexico City

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Internationella relationer

    Author : Helena Olsson; [2017]
    Keywords : femicide; political opportunity structures; global justice movements; Mexico; genusbaserat våld; politiska möjlighetsstrukturer; globala rättviserörelser; Mexiko; femicidios; feminicidios; movimientos globales de justicia; México;

    Abstract : This paper explores femicide and social movements impact on politics, a phenomenon where national, international and transnational politics overlap. The Mexican anti-femicide movement belongs to the global justice movement and struggle for women’s right to life. READ MORE