Essays about: "Sports and human rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Sports and human rights.

1. 1. Who is “woman”? : A Discourse Analysis of IOC Transgender Recommendations that are Governing Women Bodies in Elite Sport

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Nada Parcina; [2023]
   Keywords : transgender; transwomen; International Olympic Committee; IOC transgender policies;

   Abstract : Abstract: The world of sport is a world of sex segregation. This is true both for the elite sport and for amateur sport. Only a handful of sport disciplines defy this norm. Historically, this segregation had roots in discrimination, sexism and chauvinism. READ MORE

3. 2. Sport, a gateway to international influence?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Kulleborn; [2021]
   Keywords : Sweden; Soft power package; Sport diplomacy; Credibility; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Small states are vulnerable to disrupting occurrences in the international system, for example, conflicts. A way to counter bate this is by controlling the policy environment, which can be done by having a strong soft power. There are many ways one can gain soft power, one of which is via sports. READ MORE

4. 3. Running for democratization : A study of how sports contribute to human rights achievements for refugees in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Hjelmström; [2018]
   Keywords : Democracy; Sports and human rights; Refugees’ human rights; Social capital; Civil society;

   Abstract : In 2015 Sweden received a vast increase of asylum seekers and the prolonged waiting times since then could create stress and risks to cause a troublesome integration for the refugees. Moreover, previous research show how refugees are at risk of denials of civil, political, economic and social rights. READ MORE

5. 4. "The Speciesism Gaze!?" : An ethical discursive analysis of animal right posters from a postcolonial, eco-critical and new materialist feminist perspective.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier

   Author : Lena Johansson; [2017]
   Keywords : speciesism gaze; sexism; racism; grievability; killability; species necropolitics; anthropocentrism; androcentrism; anthropocene; intertextuality; intersectionality; eco-critical; new materialism feminism; post humanities; animal rights; blicken av speciesism; rasism; antropocentrism; androcentrism; antropocen; intertextualitet; intersektionalitet; eko-kritisk; djurs rätt;

   Abstract : Our western society and lifestyle is to a considerable extent depended on the way we perceive and treat our co-existing non-human species. Industrial farming, vivisection, sports, circuses etcetera are just a few examples of how human use and exploit animal bodies for own gain. READ MORE

6. 5. THE SOCHI OLYMPICS - MAPPING AND UNDERSTANDING THE POLITICAL CONTROVERSIES DURING THE GAMES

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Johan Ekberg; [2014]
   Keywords : IR-theory sports; Liberalism; Realism; Social Constructivism; Sochi; the Olympic Games;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to, through media, observe and map the political controversies during the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and once the games have finished summarize and analyze them in order to close in on a comprehensive understanding of them. In addition to being tinged by the hermeneutics and inductive reasoning the study uses a methodology referred to as a qualitative explanatory case study with an intensive approach. READ MORE