Essays about: "Cape Town"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 essays containing the words Cape Town.

  1. 1. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Gustav Carlsson; [2023-09-27]
    Keywords : Hope; Social mobility; Capital; Social suffering; Temporality; Potentiality;

    Abstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. Post apartheid challenges according to South African journalists : A qualitative study of how South African journalists evaluate the relationship between their ethnicity and work

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

    Author : Frida Larsen; Ebba Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Postcolonialism; apartheid; journalism; professional identity; South Africa;

    Abstract : This study is a bachelor's thesis based on a Minor Field Study conducted in Cape Town,South Africa between October and December 2022. This research is a qualitative studyand nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with South African journalistsduring the field study. READ MORE

  4. 3. In the Business of Doing Good: A case study on social entrepreneurship within the small-scale rental sector in South African townships

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Lindén-Urnes; [2023]
    Keywords : backyard rental; small-scale rental; affordable housing; social entrepreneurship; impact; Cape Town; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Housing crises have become a global phenomenon, including in South Africa. Neither the South African government nor the market have been able to sufficiently address the growing housing deficit across the nation, especially not in the affordable rental sector. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sources of ocean plastic pollution and pathways to develop sustainable plastic use : A Minor Field Study conducted in Cape Town, South Africa

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Alma Hammarberg; Agnes Ritzer; [2023]
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    Abstract : Plastic pollution has become a pressing environmental issue worldwide, affecting coastal areas and marine ecosystems. This study focuses on the extent and consequences of plastic waste in Cape Town, aiming to provide insights into its sources, distribution, and potential mitigation strategies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tipping the scales of power: Analysing hybrid security governance in Cape Town

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lisa Svenhard; [2022]
    Keywords : hybrid security governance; security; urban violence; violence prevention; social control; collective violence; power; South Africa; urban studies; conflict studies;

    Abstract : When police and state services fail to provide security, other actors often take on the role of making their communities safer. By exploring the different constellations of actors providing security, this thesis seeks to understand the variation of urban violence on a local level. READ MORE