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  1. 1. Green Grabbing and Internal Displacement: Two Sides of the Same Coin : An Exploratory Case Study of Colombia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Clara Micol Giovannetti; [2023]
    Keywords : Colombia; green grabbing; internal displacement; world-system analysis; political ecological approach. ;

    Abstract : In the field of environmental migration studies, research on social consequences of  development projects has received limited attention. The study highlights the rise of “green grabbing,” e.g., the appropriation of land in the name of climate change mitigation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bolivia, Colombia & Canada : How the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Have and Have Not Been Adopted

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Line Frost; [2022]
    Keywords : Indigenous Rights; UNDRIP;

    Abstract : Approximately 15 years ago the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) were signed, with 144 in favour, 11 abstentions and 4 rejections. The UNDRIP was ground-breaking, but the rejection from 4 powerful states (Canada, USA, New Zealand and Australia), and the subsequent lack of implementation decreased the expectations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pharmacopornographic Subjectivity and Human Rights : Reading Preciado's 'Testo Junkie' through a Human Rights Narrative Lens

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Sara Rodriguez Santos; [2022]
    Keywords : human rights; narratives; Paul B. Preciado; postmodern ethics; subjectivity; the narratable self; Rebecca Adami;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the implications of Preciado’s 'Testo Junkie' for our understanding of subjectivity and human rights. Preciado’s political project of embodied and performative selfexperimentation with testosterone constructs a self against normalization techniques and static identities. READ MORE

  5. 4. FOOTBALL: MORE THAN A SPORT : What is the impact that football can make in the social integration of refugees?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Petros Pallas; [2021]
    Keywords : refugees; football projects; social integration; social capital; human capital; intergroup contact; prejudice;

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  6. 5. Roma professionals in the Czech Republic: Career trajectories and experiences

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nikola Veselská; [2021]
    Keywords : Roma professionals; obstacles; support; upward mobility; assimilation;

    Abstract : This thesis explores career trajectories and experiences of Czech Roma professionals in order to understand the relation between their ethnic affiliation and career development in terms of obstacles, strategies and relationships that enabled them to succeed in becoming professionals. The study produces knowledge that fills the empirical research gap about Roma professionals in the Czech Republic. READ MORE