Essays about: "Uganda"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 393 essays containing the word Uganda.

  1. 1. Dismantling a ticking time bomb: Horizontal Inequalities in Peacebuilding

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hanna Svenhag; [2020-01-07]
    Keywords : Horizonal inequalities; Civil Society; Peacebuilding; Uganda; Acholiland;

    Abstract : Understanding processes of peacebuilding, how peace is created and maintained, has inspired and intrigued an entire field of academics and practitioners. This thesis is an attempt to understand the role of horizontal inequalities (HIs) in the peacebuilding process of Uganda from the perspective of civil society. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reducing or reproducing gender norms : An ethnographic study based on observations in Ugandan preschools

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för utbildningsvetenskap (UV); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)

    Author : Sanna Olsson; Elsa Joelsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Agenda 2030; education; equality; gender; ethnography; observation; preschool; teachers.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to contribute, with knowledge of conceptions of male and female, to Ugandan preschools and to study in what ways gender norms in the Ugandan society are reflected and developed in the daily activity in preschools. The theoretical underpinnings used in this study are social constructive and inspired by Butler, Connell and Pearse among others. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rights, Religion and Atrocity Prevention - An explorative field study of the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elias Berg; [2019-12-17]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Atrocity Prevention; Involving Religious Leaders; Freedom of Religion; Uganda;

    Abstract : This study examines the nexus of human rights, atrocity prevention and the involvement of religious leaders in Uganda. States hold legal responsibility for preventing atrocity crimes, but influential nonstate actors also have a role in minimizing risks of mass atrocity crimes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Defending Journalism in Court - A case study on how journalists in Uganda are mobilising for media freedom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Carl-Magnus Höglund; [2019-10-18]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : There is a global decline in media freedom. Journalists are increasingly being harassed,assaulted and imprisoned. While there is a lot of research on this depressing trend, there islittle research on how social actors can act to defend media freedom. READ MORE

  6. 5. Menstruation, Menstrual Cups and School Attendance: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Eklöf; [2019]
    Keywords : Menstruation; modern sanitary protection; menstrual cup; barriers to girls´ schooling; school attendance; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Several organizations claim menstruation and lack of proper sanitary protection to be one reason for lower school attendance in developing countries. These claims are stated to cause lower progression rates to secondary school among girls, and further increase the gender gap in enrollment to higher education. READ MORE