Essays about: "Hindu"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the word Hindu.

  1. 1. TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR ADAPTATION/ RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: HIGH MOUNTAIN ASIA

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Dulani Lavanya Samarasekara Witharana; [2023-06-22]
    Keywords : climate change adaptation; resilient agroecosystems; Hindu Kush Himalaya; indigenous knowledge; traditional farming; traditional ecological knowledge;

    Abstract : Mountain agricultural systems in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are in a unique position to contribute to promoting nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience to climate change since they are least impacted by the influence of commercial high-production agriculture. This study aims to explore currently available literature for evidence of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) based agriculture in the HKH region and analyse their contribution to region and location specific climate change adaptation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Portraying the Displaced: A Study of Newspapers Framing of Climate Displaced Individuals

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Nylander; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Displacement; Climate Migration; Framing; Media Coverage; Representation.;

    Abstract : This study examines how the media presents the issue of climate migration and explores thedifferences in framing across four selected newspapers: The New York Times, The WallStreet Journal, The Hindu and The Times of India. With a sample of 34 articles, the studyconducts a framing analysis to investigate visual-, title-, and body text framing, as well as thelevel of agency given to climate migrants. READ MORE

  4. 3. Framing India's non-alignment policy in an increasingly polarized world: Observations from the popular media outlets of India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ziya Mehdizade; [2023]
    Keywords : framing; digital media; non-alignment policy; public opinion; news; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The media has considerable power in informing, shaping, or skewing foreign policy debates through salience and framing. While it is quite challenging to make accurate predictions about the future of India’s non-alignment policy, it is feasible to examine perspectives and concerns about India’s policy of non-alignment in the increasingly polarized world stemming from the Russia-Ukraine war. READ MORE

  5. 4. Locative clauses and existential constructions in Khowar

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Hilda Appelgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Khowar; locative clauses; existential clauses; non-verbal predication; Hindu Kush;

    Abstract : The current study investigates how locative clauses and existential constructions are realized and differentiated in the language of Khowar [ISO 693–3: khw] (Hindu Kush Indo-Aryan, HKIA). Khowar is one of several under-researched languages in the Hindu Kush, and as of yet there is no comprehensive description of its linguistic structure. READ MORE

  6. 5. Are Skewed Sex Ratios Impeding Female Empowerment in India? : A Study Looking at Violence and Violations in Indian Households

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Grube; Lindqvist Line; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; female empowerment; India; son preference; violence; missing women; demography;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the relationship between a skewed sex ratio and female empowerment in India. The study uses cross-sectional survey data from 2015-16, defining empowerment with an index that compiles questions directed toward women regarding if they have been subjected to violence and violations by their husbands or partners. READ MORE