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  1. 1. Mapping the reality of relationshop and sex education in the UK: A phenomenographic exploration of stakeholder conceptions regarding religious and political issues affecting a school’s implementation of policy.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Samuel Paul Holt; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : Personal social health and economic education; PSHE; relationship and sex education; RSE; statutory guidance; phenomenography;

    Abstract : Aim: This case study aims to ontologically map out the conceptions that stakeholders in a small rural school in Norfolk have regarding the new statutory guidance for relationship and sex education (RSE). The main areas of exploration are the conditions under which RSE is understood, structured and taught. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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. 3. “License to Kill” : Germany’s Protection of Police Violence

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

    Author : Fatma Dawi; [2023]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Police; Violence; Minorities; Clan Criminality; Legislation; Prosecution;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the challenges that are encountered in the prosecution of police officers, and how they influence socio-legal issues. The paper will focus on German law enforcement and cases involving human rights violations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Role Expectations as Motivators of Mass Violence Perpetration : A Normative Approach to Understanding Perpetrator Behaviour During the Yugoslav Wars from 1991–1995

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Otilia Rehnström; [2023]
    Keywords : Yugoslav Wars 1991-1995; Perpetrator behaviour; role expectations; social norms; role strain; role conflict;

    Abstract : The enduring question of why apparently ordinary individuals participate in the systemic perpetration of mass violence hallmarks genocide studies, and it arose yet again when the multifarious atrocities faced by civilians in the Yugoslav Wars of 1991–1995 were apparent. With explanations resting on notions of “ancient hatreds” having been denounced in favour of ones that emphasise the role of emotions like fear and resentment, ethnic myths and symbols, and competition on group and individual levels of society, there remains some issues with these approaches; they cannot account for what motivates variations in behaviour by on-the-ground perpetrators nor can they describe the process by which violence develops in tandem on micro- and meso-levels, while still accommodating macro-level causes for conflict. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Conservative Turn : Formation of a Right-wing Discourse around the Exhibition Sztuka Polityczna in Warsaw

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Robert Stasinski; [2023]
    Keywords : Contemporary Art; Political Art; Art History; Ujazdowski Castle; Polish Art; Actor-Network Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Conservatism; Conservative Art; Avant-garde Conservatism; Piotr Bernatowicz; Lars Vilks; Dan Park; Jon Eirik Lundberg;

    Abstract : This study examines the ideological shift towards right-wing conservatism within specific segments of the Polish contemporary art scene following the Law and Justice Party (PiS) rise in 2015. The party's cultural policies, aligned with nationalist and right-wing ideologies, brought significant changes to institutions like Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art (CSW), reflecting a broader trend seen in Poland for many years. READ MORE