Essays about: "Tirana"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word Tirana.

  1. 1. Project Bunker - Rethinking the relation of Albanian bunkers with the landscape and the society by aiming to reinvigorate the meaning of the bunkers and Albanians’ collective memory.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Rron Bexheti; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Albania is a country situated in the western Balkan peninsula, it is a parliamentary democracy and a transitional economy. Its population is approximately 3.5 million with 870.00 populating its capital Tirana. READ MORE

  3. 2. The forgetting institution: Memory and oblivion in the National History Museum in contemporary Albania

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Julián Emiro Roa Triana; [2020-09-03]
    Keywords : Museums; National history; Memory; Oblivion; Albania;

    Abstract : National museums are institutions that exhibit historical narratives politically influenced by individuals, groups or governments. These actions are implemented inside the exhibition space of museums through the creation of specific projects of memory and oblivion that seek to convert historic memory in an ideological tool. READ MORE

  4. 3. Power to the People : Examination of (Non)Violent Protest Movements via the Case of Albania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Katja Holböll; [2020]
    Keywords : Albania; non-violent strategies; protest; resistance movement; violent strategies;

    Abstract : Resistance movements have become one of the most visible signs of advocating for social change, challenging an unjust system, and changing the status quo. This study aims to enhance our understanding of why some resistance movements choose a non-violent strategy, while others choose a violent one, by answering the research question: what explains the choice of violent or non-violent strategy in resistance movements? This thesis argues that when there is a presence of leaders or organisers, a movement becomes more cohesive, coordinated and able to provide protesters with an outlet for their emotions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Heritage from the Communist Period in Albania – An Unwanted Heritage Today?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård

    Author : Karin Myhrberg; [2012-05-09]
    Keywords : Albania; Tirana; Difficult heritage; Communist heritage; the Pyramid;

    Abstract : This master thesis is based on interviews with heritage professionals carried out during two months in Tirana, Albania in the autumn of 2010. The research questions concern who works with communist heritage in Albania, what constitutes the heritage from the communist period (1945-1991) and how this heritage is discussed, valued and handled in Albania today. READ MORE

  6. 5. How to Succeed with an EU Twinning Project -A Case Study on a Twinning Project in Albania

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sarang Ahsani; Majed Mahdi; [2010]
    Keywords : European Union; Twinning; Albania; acquis communautaire; Europeanization; constructivism; experience; flexibility; communication;

    Abstract : During the term of 2010 we received a Minor Field Study scholarship from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), which allowed us to do a two-month study in Tirana, Albania. The study examined one of Europe’s most common tools when it comes to assisting candidate countries, potential candidate countries, and neighbouring countries of the European Union: Twinning. READ MORE