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  1. 1. Colonial Tendencies of Voluntourism: A Postcolonial Analysis of Weltwärts Testimonials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Amelie Aue; [2023]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; Weltwärts; Development; Postcolonial Theory; Coloniality of Power; Orientalism; white Saviorism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Voluntourism is often described as a sustainable development strategy facilitating Global Learning and cross-cultural exchange. Initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the voluntourism program Weltwärts strives to create stronger international partnerships, development engagement, and equitable encounters. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Colonial Legacies of Internship Programs in International Development - A Qualitative Case Study of Local Staff’s Experiences in Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Martina Frappa; [2023]
    Keywords : internship; international development; white saviour; decolonisation; privilege-awareness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although extensively advertised as a positive practice that enhances students’ intercultural competencies, internship programs have been increasingly criticised for reinforcing simplistic understandings of global development. Often involving students from the Global North engaging in placements with development organisations and institutions in the Global South, these programs perpetuate dynamics of systematic inequality rooted in colonial legacies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Help, Need and Cooperation as Portrayed in the Austrian Press

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Marianne Eva Schinnerl; [2022]
    Keywords : Development Aid and Cooperation; Development Discourse; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; World Society Theory; White Saviourism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Investigating the discourse around development aid and cooperation yields insights into development policy choices and their public legitimisation and justification because of the recognised opinion-forming effect that public information, especially media, has on the public. Hence, public development discourse informs and shapes how ordinary people make sense of development issues and the perceived necessity of development aid and cooperation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Branding Images : White Saviorism and Shock Appeals by BBC Three

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Julianne Lindner; [2021]
    Keywords : White Saviourism; Documentary; Shock Appeals; Misrepresentation; BBC;

    Abstract : This research has focused on the representation of foreign cultures in four BBCdocumentaries. To be more precise, it looked into how public documentariesportray foreign cultures, specifically within a frame of development aid and whitesaviourism when watching documentaries by BBC Three, a channel which iscentred towards a young audience. READ MORE