Essays about: "Governmentality studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Governmentality studies.

1. 1. Governing through freedom and responsibility: A qualitative study examining the expression of neoliberal governmentality in strategies concerning Swedish foreign development aid

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kajsa Sund; [2023-10-26]
   Keywords : development; Swedish aid; SIDA; governmentality; neoliberal governmentality; Micheal Foucault; Global studies;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate exercises of power in Swedish foreign development aid, ultimately answering the question of how aid is governed. This is done by conducting an abductive qualitative content analysis exploring four actor-focused aid strategies guiding The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the British newspapers´ representation of Private Security Companies in detention centres in the UK Ayla Arslan Waltersson Global Studies, University of Gothenburg Examensarbete för kandidatexamen i Globala studier Bachelor thesis in Global Studies, GS1511 Spring term 2023 Supervisor: Aly Verjee Word count

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Arslan Waltersson Ayla; [2023-10-18]
   Keywords : Private security companies; private contractors; detention centres; asylum seekers; neo-liberalism; governmentality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the prominent narratives on Private Security Companies (PSCs) in British news articles surrounding privatised detention centres for immigrants and asylum seekers. PSCs have become increasingly significant in migration-related activities, not least in neoliberal states such as the UK. READ MORE

4. 3. THE IMPACT OF PLATFORM- BASED DATAFICATION ON PEDAGOGY

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Chukwuemeka Anazia; [2023-03-20]
   Keywords : datafication; ; platformization; ; pedagogy; ; standardized tests; ; accountability; ; school governance;

   Abstract : urpose: This qualitative meta-synthesis examined how the impact of digital datafication on pedagogical practices in European schools is addressed in existing research. It explored the interplay between school governance, datafication and digitization of teacher and student practices. READ MORE

5. 4. The obscuration of climate-induced mobility : A discourse analysis of the EU governance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Josefin Sjöberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability science; mobilities; EU; Governmentality; Vulnerability; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate changes and disasters are evidently contributing to migration and displacement of people all over the world, including Europe, and yet, climate-induced mobilities seem to be neglected in EUs internal policies. The aim of this study is to use discourse analysis and the Foucauldian inspired framework “analytics of governance”, to analyze and understand the shaping and construction of EU policies on climate-induced mobility. READ MORE

6. 5. Constructing the Ideal Parent in Post-Genocide Rwanda : Social Engineering and Informality in Kigali Settlements after Genocide

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Amanda Palacios; [2022]
   Keywords : Post-Genocide Rwanda; Informal Settlements; Social Engineering; Governmentality; Parenting Culture; Genocide Studies; Anthropology of Post-Genocide;

   Abstract : Previous studies of post-genocide Rwanda illutrates how nation-building and the government’s urgency to break with the past results in aims to rearrange society in order to prevent further violence and hostility. Developmental aims are also embedded in the broader project of post-genocide nation-building, adapted to promote a new and improved way of life after the genocide. READ MORE