Essays about: "Universalism"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 50 essays containing the word Universalism.

  1. 41. Tensions of Universal Claims and Contextual Sensitivities: The Case of Religious Freedom : An examination of Martha Nussbaum and Saba Mahmood’s ways of                             mediating the tensions of religious freedom

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Paulsson Vides; [2014]
    Keywords : Religious freedom; liberty of conscience; human rights; universalism; contextualism; postcolonialism; liberalism; universal values; Martha Nussbaum; Saba Mahmood; Religionsfrihet; samvetsfrihet; mänskliga rättigheter; universalism; kontextualism; postkolonialism; liberalism; universella värden; Martha Nussbaum; Saba Mahmood;

    Abstract : This thesis uses a philosophical discussion to explore the tensions that result in the meeting between universal claims and particular contexts regarding human rights and how these tensions can be mediated by exploring the right to religious freedom. In order to do this, two approaches will be studied, one liberal and one postcolonial, represented by Martha Nussbaum and Saba Mahmood respectively. READ MORE

  3. 42. Den uppståndne Kristus universella framtid - En studie om utvecklingen av Jürgen Moltmanns eskatologi

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Josef Gustafsson; [2013-02-08]
    Keywords : Jürgen Moltmann; religion; theology; eschatology; process; apocalyptic; relation; Jesus; crucifixion; critical theory; resurrection; hope; kingdom of God; body of Christ; communal identity; universalism; cosmological; historical; ecology;

    Abstract : This thesis is a study on the development of the German theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s understanding of eschatology. Eschatology is often described as ‘the doctrine of last things’ but Moltmann considers this to be a mistaken point of view, rather he claims that eschatology is the ‘doctrine of the Christian hope’. READ MORE

  4. 43. Representing Who? - An analysis and critical discussion of the Sex Workers' Rights Movement in a Danish context

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sara Lykke Wondie Andersen; [2013]
    Keywords : Emancipation.; Marginalization; Stigma; Identity Politics; Sexuality; Feminism; Feminist Standpoint Theory; Spivak; Prostitution; Sex work; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Situated in a polarized debate on prostitution and sex work, this thesis sets out to explore the characteristics of the Sex Workers Rights Movement in a contemporary Danish context. The thesis builds on respectively a critical theoretical and a social constructivist epistemology. READ MORE

  5. 44. Is state consent necessary for the admissibility of individual communications in relation to the ICESCR

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Johan Samuelsson; [2013]
    Keywords : public international law; sovereignty; justiciability; international covenant on economic; social and cultural rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Denna uppsats syftar till att undersöka samspelet mellan principen om jämbördig suveränitet stater emellan och möjligheterna för rättslig prövning och verkställighet av mänskliga rättigheter. I synnerhet undersöks rätten till hälsa, såsom den redogörs för i International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. READ MORE

  6. 45. Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore: Comparing Theories of Democratization

    University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)

    Author : Albin Ringstad; [2013]
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    Abstract : Democratization is a phenomenon which we have seen in many parts of the world. This thesis investigates the democratic processes in Taiwan and South Korea and looks at the reasons why Singapore did not democratize. It does so by comparing four theories of democratization. READ MORE