Essays about: "Honour-related violence and oppression"

Found 5 essays containing the words Honour-related violence and oppression.

  1. 1. Left without protection : A study on how honour-related violence and oppression is being problematised in Swedish public policy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Margrét Gudmundsdottir; [2022]
    Keywords : Honour; honour-violence; oppression; policy documents; problem representation; intersectionality; women; Middle East and North Africa; isolation; subordination.;

    Abstract : In June 2022, a new law will be implemented in the Swedish legal system, making honour- violence a certain crime. Before the new law has been implemented, investigations have been made by government officials trying to present how honour-related violence and oppression is a problem in the Swedish society. READ MORE

  2. 2. Understanding implementation gaps in honour-related violence & oppression policy : A case study exploring the promises and pitfalls faced by teachers when implementing policy in a Swedish school environment  

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Thalin; [2021]
    Keywords : Micro-level policy implementation; Street-level bureaucrats; Policy implementation gaps; Honour-related violence and oppression;

    Abstract : Honour-related violence and oppression has been politically prioritised in Sweden during the past two decades. National policies have been formulated, laws adopted, and the school has been identified as a crucial actor for preventing this type of violence at the local level. READ MORE

  3. 3. “How can we ensure that they get support?”: A qualitative study of professionals' experiences of cooperation and support for girls and young women exposed to honour-related oppression

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Juulia Vornanen; [2021]
    Keywords : cooperation; focus group; honour-related violence and oppression; intercultural perspective; intersectional perspective; social work;

    Abstract : In Sweden, honour-related oppression has received more attention in recent years at the political and academic level but also in social work. Honour-related problems are largely in conflict with the rights and freedoms of children and women, and attempts have been made to alleviate the issue. READ MORE

  4. 4. Oppressed Pride - Exploring the professionals recognition towards LGBTQ persons vulnerabilities under collective patriarchal violence and oppression

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Khalid Rashid; [2013-06-25]
    Keywords : HRVO; LGBTQ; honour killing; recognition; patriarchy;

    Abstract : Honour related violence and oppression is a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden that received political and medial attention in the 1990's. A lot of research has been made since then in order to understand the phenomenon and to improve the interventions against it. READ MORE

  5. 5. Crimes of Honour – Females' Right for Support in the Multicultural Society

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

    Author : Linda Edvardsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Honour; Crimes of Honour; Honour Related Violence; Human rights;

    Abstract : This research demonstrate how crimes of honour functions and consequently could lay the path in which females do need help and support in order to escape from (or manage) their environment of oppression. Thus, females all over the world are violated in the name of honour and every year around 5,000 women and girls are murdered in the name of honour by her relatives. READ MORE