Essays about: "Political emancipation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Political emancipation.
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1. History, Progress, Morality : An Inquiry on the Metaethics of Moral Progress
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : In this essay, I examine the interplay between history, progress, and morality, as it is discussed explicitly or implicitly in the metaethical literature. At first sight, it is perhaps intuitive that these three are necessarily intertwined and mutually dependent, as if they were casually connected. READ MORE
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2. Wild cimarrones: Cuban maroon ecology in the first half of the 19th century and the corporeal rift
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Analyses of enslaved labor and marronage in the Caribbean and beyond abound. As insightful and important as many of these works have been, they have often overlooked the ecological dimension of the maroons’ struggle for their liberation, the relationship between nature and the political struggle for emancipation. READ MORE
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3. Enough of What? A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Portuguese Far-Right Party
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyses the discourses of the Portuguese far-right party, Chega, through interviews and statements of its leader, André Ventura. With the rise of the political far-right in the European and Portuguese context, I focused my aim on understanding this politician’s use of the legal world in his discourse. READ MORE
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4. Mass Media and Press Freedom as Mechanisms for Value Change: Evidence from 19th Century India
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : I analyze regional variation in the prevalence of press freedom and newspapers involved in socio- religious debate in 19th century colonial India, and test empirically whether they have had a persistent effect on values held by current day Indians. I find that press freedom is associated with a higher prevalence of socio-religious newspapers in colonial presidencies. READ MORE
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5. An Analysis of How the Political Legitimacy of the Sámi Peoples is Perceived by Actors in the Indigenous Community Itself
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The Nordic countries continued disregard for their colonial past and persistent discrimination and forced assimilation has created a hostile environment for the indigenous population within the nation-states. The contemporary situation faced by the Sámi peoples of northern Europe is beset with inadequate political representation, an unequal hieratical structure, and a neglect of the Sápmi region's nature preservation. READ MORE
