Essays about: "The Gambia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words The Gambia.

  1. 1. GAMBIA’S DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION : A CASE STUDY OF THE ROLE OF POLITICAL ELITES IN DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amat Jeng; [2020]
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  3. 2. Power dynamics and the construction of social categories among matchubes and rimbeh in Nokuta village, The Gambia – A qualitative case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Isabella Sjölander Thunberg; [2019]
    Keywords : social stratification caste; matchube; dimo rimbeh; social categories; categories of difference; descent-based discrimination; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Like many other West African countries, The Gambia faces challenges regarding discrimination based on descent, which relates to the inherited disadvantage of being born into a specific group (RADDHO & IDSN, 2012). This sociological case study has the analytical purpose of discussing the case of social stratification and descent-based discrimination in the Fulani village of Nokuta in The Gambia. READ MORE

  4. 3. European Union Emergency Trust Fund; A Case Study of The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle

    Author : Kitabu Bangura; [2019]
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  5. 4. Legislative impact on the fight against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Johanna Stenberg; Carl Thorsson; [2019]
    Keywords : FGM; Female genital mutilation; Legislation; NGO; Collectivism; Cultural Relativism; Universalism; Gambia;

    Abstract : Over 200 million women and girls alive today have been victims of Female Geni-tal Mutilation / Cutting, and another 3,6 million are at risk every year. This tradi-tional practice is widespread and has gained a lot of attention from Non-governmental organizations, scholars and medical professionals around the world, stating warnings about the harmful effects. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Architecture of Pilgrimage : A study on the Ziyara Bogal and charismatic authority in the Tijaniyya

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Filip Holm; [2018]
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    Abstract : Pilgrimage plays an important role in many religious traditions. Indeed, one of the five pillars of Islam is the Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is expected to perform at least once in their life. But this isn’t the only ritual of its kind present in Islam. READ MORE