Essays about: "Casamance"
Found 4 essays containing the word Casamance.
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1. Women’s fuelwood collection and deforestation : Effects on women’s everyday lives and environments in Kabadio, Casamance and Diagane Barka, Sine-Saloum.
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : Previous research and literature commonly agree to the fact that women, especially rural women, is the most vulnerable group in society. Many of them tend to be found in the poorest sections of society. READ MORE
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2. Women,Peace and Casamance - A field study of how women organisations in Casamance, Senegal are working for peace.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis is a field study which was conducted for 10 weeks in the regional capital city of Casamance named Ziguinchor in Senegal. By using tools from feminist critical theory and methodology such as participatory observations and feminist in-depth interviews with women organisations in Ziguinchor, the purpose of the thesis is to understand how gender roles affect women and women organisations strive for peace. READ MORE
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3. What could be a peacemaking strategy based on relative deprivation and provention perspective in Casamance?
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The Casamance conflict for decades has been unable to produce a sustained peace settlement. This project utilised among others, the relative deprivation and basic human needs satisfaction theories respectively and concludes that the conflict is underpinned by relative deprivation, strongly felt and driven by the elite group. READ MORE
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4. Petaws and Perés : A study concerning youth and jewelry in West Africa
University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KVAbstract : The purpose of this study is to find out the spiritual meanings behind traditional West African jewelry, more specifically from The Gambia and Casamance in south of Senegal, and how children and youth learn about jewelry production. I want to find out if teaching about jewelry production lies in school’s responsibility—as it does in Sweden where we have our hand-craft education—or if it is learned in another way. READ MORE