Essays about: "Social Development Movements"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 134 essays containing the words Social Development Movements.

  1. 6. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE

  3. 7. Media: Where the Voices of the Local and the Diaspora Meet : Women-led Protests in Iran from September 2022 to March 2023

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

    Author : Stefanie Mitchell; [2023]
    Keywords : Mahsa Amini; Iran; Protests; 2023; Rights; Hijab; Diaspora; Unity;

    Abstract : This degree project focuses on the representation and intersection of the voice of the Iranian local and the voice of the diaspora in international media, exploring the ‘unity’ of the local and the diaspora as put forth by media during the 2022 protests in Iran.  The death of Jinha Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman in police custody made international news headlines on 16 September 2022 and quickly became a transnational social movement for change against the repression of women in Iran. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Role of Religion in Development Cooperation with Focus on Resilience Building

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Reem Al-Jebzi; [2022]
    Keywords : Resilience; spirituality; faith; religion in development; faith actors; spiritual capital; social capital; INGOs; development cooperation.;

    Abstract : The lack of consensus and consistency in defining and integrating the role of religion in development cooperation as well as in resilience building agendas undermines the Global Development Agenda and the effectiveness of interventions being implemented in the Global South. This research examines international development and aid organizations’ resilience frameworks and concepts, such as the ACT Church of Sweden, Oxfam, Lutheran World Relief, Islamic Relief Worldwide, and Baha’i International Community. READ MORE

  5. 9. Contagion, Contention, and Content: Political Mobilization on Telegram in the 2020 Belarusian post-Election Protests

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

    Author : Vide Wassberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Telegram; Belarus; Protest; Participation; Mobilization; Connective Action; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to scrutinize the role of the social media application Telegram as a protest mobilizing structure during the 2020 post-election uprising in Minsk, Belarus. The purpose is to strengthen the understanding on how protest mobilizations online relate to offline protest participation in authoritarian states, and how the usage of social media in social movements impact, and is influenced by, its authoritarian context. READ MORE

  6. 10. What makes nonviolent resistance movements successful?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Marie Castellote; [2022]
    Keywords : nonviolence; resistance; movements; success; development;

    Abstract : Abstract Social uprisings that attempt to achieve social change through nonviolentmethods are not a new phenomenon, but researchers have so far not beenable to determine the factors that lead to their success. This study engages inthat debate by looking at three ongoing cases of nonviolent resistancemovements, in Sudan, Myanmar, and Lebanon, and applying the lens ofErica Chenoweth’s framework, as that is the most recent work on the topic. READ MORE