Essays about: "Marginalized groups"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 115 essays containing the words Marginalized groups.

  1. 6. Accessing Housing : How the political-economy of Sweden’s Housing Market impacts the accessibility for marginalized groups in Malmö

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Pauline Wedepohl; [2023]
    Keywords : housing; accessibility; discrimination; marginalized groups; radical right to housing; political-economy; urban studies; Malmö; Sweden;

    Abstract : Under urban neoliberal policies, housing has become a vehicle for wealth accumulation, detached from its social function, leading to a shortage of adequate and affordable housing. The lack of adequate housing is perceived as an issue of availability. READ MORE

  3. 7. Frankenstein Unmasked : A Critical Analysis of “Otherness” in Frankenstein and its Significance for Establishing an Anti-Oppressive Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nagham Kourie; [2023]
    Keywords : Frankenstein; Mary Shelley; Queer readings; Feminist reading; Disability studies; Otherness; Othering; Anti-Oppressive Education; Swedish Curriculum; Upper Secondary School; Oppression; Privilege.;

    Abstract : This essay analyzes the theme of “Otherness” in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein through three different lenses: queer readings, feminist readings, and disability studies, which will offer multiple perspectives of the “Otherness” present in the novel. The essay will engage with critics such as Benjamin Bagocius, Fuson Wang, and Colleen Hobbs. READ MORE

  4. 8. Feminism(s) and Feminist Foreign Policy(ies) : The cases of France, Spain and Germany

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : VIRGINIA CEZILLY FERNANDEZ DE LIGER; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminist Foreign Policy; feminist perspectives; Feminist International Relations; gender equality; gender transformative policy;

    Abstract : The firstly explicitly adopted Feminist Foreign Policy was developed in Sweden in 2014. Since then, seven countries have so far adopted a so-called Feminist Foreign Policy. Nevertheless, no common definition of Feminist Foreign Policy has been agreed upon, nor by the States neither by the scholars. READ MORE

  5. 9. Bridging the past, the present and the future : Ecuadorian indigenous youth defenders’ role in the creation of just social change in Ecuador

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Isabela Pérez; [2023]
    Keywords : indigenous peoples; indigenous youth; social change; Ecuador; indigenous rights; indigenous identities; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Indigenous peoples are one of the most marginalized social groups in Ecuador. Emerging as a new actor contesting this situation, indigenous youth defenders (IYD) appear to be leading initiatives that promote indigenous rights in the country. READ MORE

  6. 10. "They are Ignored" : Exploring the Rights and Challenges of Children with Disabilities in Cambodia in the Context of Climate Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Louise Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; children with disabilities; the capabilities approach; Cambodia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the impact of climate change on the rights of children with disabilities and the development of their capabilities in Cambodia. Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups in any society and one of the most affected by climate change. READ MORE