Essays about: "Genocide"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 153 essays containing the word Genocide.

  1. 21. Holocaust Child Survivors in Sweden : Organisation and Policies for Rehabilitation of Jewish Child Survivors in Sweden, 1945-1949

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Katharina Dahlmann; [2022]
    Keywords : Holocaust; Genocide; Sweden; Child survivors; rehabilitation; Aftermath; Jews; Rabbi Council; Statens Utlänningskommission; Jewish community; ;

    Abstract : This Master thesis is a historical case study of the rehabilitation process of Jewish children who came to Sweden at the end of the Second World War and shortly afterwards. Using a contextual approach, this thesis addresses a lacuna in Holocaust research about rehabilitation of child survivors in the context of refugee aid provided by Sweden after the Second World War. READ MORE

  3. 22. Pandemic Politics As A Holocaust 2.0? : The Perception Of The Holocaust In Telegram-Communications Of German Covid-Protesters

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Moritz Golombek; [2022]
    Keywords : Genocide Studies; Holocaust Studies; Covid; Pandemic Politics; Conspiracy Theories; Antisemitism; Disinformation; Germany; Telegram; Dark Social; Alt-Right; Network Analysis; Narrative Analysis; Python;

    Abstract : Embedding itself in the larger discussion on protests against measures taken by governments all over the world to mitigate the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, this work concerns itself with the role of the Holocaust in narratives found in prominent Telegram channels and chat groups of German covid-protests. Building on the existing body of research, it uses the theoretical framework of New Social Movement (NSM) theory to categorise the protests in Germany. READ MORE

  4. 23. Social Media in a Fragile State : An examination of How Increased Internet Access Has Affected The Social Cohesion and Development of Myanmar

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

    Author : Annmarie Power; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Media; Fragile State; Techno-optimism; Communication for Development; Myanmar;

    Abstract : Social media has been idealised as a valuable tool for supporting democratic change, with digital advocates and international development organisations encouraging the mass adoption of internet-based technology to assist in giving voice to citizens, as a central constituent of the democratisation process. However, it is evident that many fragile states experience challenges posed by digital transitions. READ MORE

  5. 24. Erasing Identity: A Study of the Legal Evolution of Cultural Genocide and its Implications for the Protection against State-imposed Extinction

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

    Author : Samantha Edin; [2022]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; folkmord; genocide; internationell straffrätt; international criminal law; kulturellt folkmord; cultural genocide; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Brottet folkmord kallas i folkmun för "brottets brott", vilket tyder på dess allvar och dess status som en jus cogens-norm i internationell rätt. Den nuvarande rättsliga definitionen av folkmord omfattar dock endast fysiska och biologiska handlingar, till skillnad från den ursprungliga definitionen som betonade innebörden av kulturellt folkmord. READ MORE

  6. 25. Humanitarian interventions without Security Council authorization - A third exception to the prohibition on the use of force?

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

    Author : Ludvig Forfang Righard; [2022]
    Keywords : Public international law; Humanitarian intervention; Responsibility to Protect; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : År 1994 såg det internationella samfundet passivt på medan uppskattnings-vis 800 000 människor förlorade sina liv i ett folkmord i Rwanda. Fem år senare inledde NATO en militär intervention i Kosovo med argumentet att det rörde sig om en "humanitär intervention". READ MORE