Essays about: "Preventing Violence Against Women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Preventing Violence Against Women.

1. 1. Gendered Advocacy Coalitions in Estonia and Lithuania: A Comparative Study about the (non-)Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Tegler; [2024]
   Keywords : Istanbul Convention; Estonia; Lithuania; Gendered Advocacy Coalitions; Women’s Rights.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, was ratified by the European Union in 2023. However, five member states have not yet ratified. READ MORE

3. 2. "Enough is Enough!" : political engagement on Twitter in the case of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Hülya Bakca; [2023]
   Keywords : civic engagement; political engagement; censorship; social movements; violence against women; woman s rights; counter democracy; social media; hashtag; #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır; #istanbulconventionsaveslives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research analyzes the political engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter, in which underrepresented groups and individuals search for democratic public space to mobilize against injustice. With this in mind, the study focuses on the civic engagement of Turkish citizens on Twitter with the hashtag #istanbulsözleşmesiyaşatır, which translates to‘istanbulconventionsaveslives’. READ MORE

4. 3. Feminism as a threat to the Turkish state: A discourse analysis of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hultén Emelie; [2022-08-23]
   Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Discourse; Turkey; Anti-gender mobilization;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention from a feminist poststructuralist perspective. The Istanbul Convention is described as the most comprehensive convention of its kind, aimed at preventing violence against women, protecting its victims, and prosecuting its perpetrators. READ MORE

5. 4. The importance of including femalegenital mutilation into medical education : A qualitative study on Swedish universities midwifery program

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Elin Jansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; education; migration; gender; women´s health; violence against women; circumcision.;

   Abstract : This thesis will investigate to what extent the midwifery programme atselected Swedish universities is including the issue of female genitalmutilation (FGM) into their education and curriculum. This is an importantsubject to do research on since a lot of existing literature on the topic showsthat midwives in Sweden are seriously lacking in knowledge regarding thepractice of FGM. READ MORE

6. 5. Turkish Yoke, Red Vampires, and Euro-Genderists: Strategies of de/legitimization in the debate around the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Jullietta Stoencheva; [2021]
   Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; anti-gender movements; discursive strategies; de legitimization; architectures and affordances; Facebook; social media; Bulgaria; online activism; Istanbul Convention;

   Abstract : In July 2018, Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejected the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (better known as the Istanbul Convention). This rejection came following a wave of civic activism, which scholars characterized as the first anti-gender campaign in Bulgaria. READ MORE