Essays about: "Colonization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 149 essays containing the word Colonization.

  1. 1. Spray Induced Gene Silencing in Phytophthora infestans : investigating exogenous dsRNA application for the control of potato late blight

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Poorva Sundararajan; [2024]
    Keywords : Phytophthora infestans; RNAi; potato late blight; gene silencing; SIGS;

    Abstract : Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete pathogen and the causal agent of late blight disease in potato and tomato. Even today, it causes massive loss to crop and economy worldwide. Current disease control strategies include breeding for resistance and extensive fungicide spray. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
    Keywords : European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

    Abstract : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. READ MORE

  4. 3. Sterilization in 2023 : A Historical Analysis of LGBTQIA+ Rights in the Nordic Countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Jeremy Havery; [2023]
    Keywords : Nordic; Queer Rights; LGBTQIA History; Legal History; Jens Rydström; State Capacity; Colonization; Finland; Trans Rights; Queer History;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to generate a model to answer why there is a notable gap in legislative action with regards to expanding and modernizing LGBTQIA+ rights between Sweden and Denmark and the other Nordic countries, groups described by Jens Rydström as the Progressive Core and Conservative Periphery respectively. In order to do so, there is an analysis of the applicability of Rydström’s model to legislative history. READ MORE

  5. 4. Pursuing Justice:The Criminal Liability of the Christian Clergy in the Cultural Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Australia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Laura Leila Szücs; [2023]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Indigenous Rights; Genocide; Cultural Genocide; Stolen Generation; Residential School System; Canada; Australia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Indigenous populations often bore the brunt of Christian settler colonization resulting in marginalization, assimilation, Christianization, and cultural elimination. Most perpetrators of colonial injustices go unpunished and wrongdoings unacknowledged, barring the possibility of genuine international and national reconciliation for indigenous peoples. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Neighborly Dilemma : The Legal Consequences of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreements on Western Sahara's Right to Self-Determination

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Moa Rihne; [2023]
    Keywords : Western Sahara; right to self-determination; public international law; EU; international organization responsibility; Västsahara; självbestämmanderätt; folkrätt; EU; ansvar för internationella organisationer;

    Abstract : Abstract  Western Sahara’s history is marked by Spanish colonization until 1976 followed by Moroccan invasion and nearly 50 years of occupation. The right to self-determination, applicable to territories under colonial or occupational rule, remains unrealized in Western Sahara. READ MORE