Essays about: "The mayan"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words The mayan.

  1. 6. Lekil Kuxlejal - an alternative to development? A field study in Chiapas, Mexico

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Lovisa Prage; [2015]
    Keywords : autonomy; indigenous movements; Buen Vivir; Social anthropology; development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The development ideals of linear progress, modernization and economic growth are based on one worldview among many, but have nonetheless been able to dominate global politics. Critical development literature has shown how indigenous peoples’ cosmologies have been pushed aside since colonialism, deemed traditional and backwards. READ MORE

  3. 7. "Reencountering our ways": A discourse analysis of indigenous women's work for their individual rights within the Mayan systems in Guatemala.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Maya Pérez Aronsson; [2013-10-11]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Women’s Rights; Indigenous Peoples Rights; Legal Pluralism; Latin America; Fairclough; Critical Discourse Analysis; Three-dimensional Model;

    Abstract : Legal pluralism, the co-existence of several legal systems within the same state, exists in most countries in the world. This existence of parallel legal systems can enhance women’s access to justice, for example if these legal institutions are located closer to the women in the rural areas or if the representatives speak the same language as the women. READ MORE

  4. 8. 'Prefiero Andar en mi Tierra Propia' - A Case Study on Food Sovereignty in the Southern Coast of Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Sandra Lannergren; [2013]
    Keywords : Unfavourable Inclusion; Social Exclusion; Land Distribution; Food Sovereignty; Mayan Peasants; Forced Inclusion; Large-Scale Agriculture; Guatemala; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores the concept of Food Sovereignty on a local level among Mayan peasant groups from three communities situated in the southern coast of Guatemala. Drawing on the analytical concepts of Social Exclusion and Unfavourable or Forced Inclusion, it inquires into how food sovereignty can help overcome challenges experienced by the peasants. READ MORE

  5. 9. Nejayote produced at household level by Mayan women in Guatemala : is it a threat to aquatic ecosystems or a resource for food security?

    University essay from Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Luisa Cifuentes de Gramajo; [2011]
    Keywords : Nejayote; Nixtamalization; Mayan women; Pollutant;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to find out if nejayote produced at household level in Guatemala represents a threat to aquatic ecosystems and, if so, propose sustainable processing, reuse and disposal methods. First, all aspects related to nejayote production were explored. READ MORE

  6. 10. Doing Development Right. Rights-Based Development and the NGO Agenda - a Case Study from Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter; Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Klara Jamison Gromark; [2009]
    Keywords : Guatemala; SOIR; IM; Indigenous Women´s Rights; Human Rights; Rights-Based Approach RBA ; Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the new millennium the Rights-Based Approach (RBA) to development has come to influence the international development agenda, challenging the traditional charity model and the Basic Needs Approach (BNA). A large theoretical literature can be found on RBA, as well as training material and handbooks for development practitioners. READ MORE