Essays about: "Zeynep Erdal"

Found 2 essays containing the words Zeynep Erdal.

1. 1. Revealing Failed State - Transnational Crime nexus in the international security discourse - Deconstructing the failed state threat

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zeynep Erdal; [2012]
   Keywords : Critical discourse analysis; post-colonialism; failed states; UN; international security discourse and threats; transnational organized crime; failed state-transnational crime nexus.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper has adopted an inductive approach in answering this paper’s research question; which discursive images does UN draw upon when addressing failed states in their international security policy discourse? Through applying Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis, in combination with post-colonial framework, official and current policy UN documents have been analyzed. The documents contain an underlying ethnocentric western discourse that shapes the image of failed state in relation to transnational crime. READ MORE

3. 2. The Role of Infrastructure Projects in Socio-economic Development: Case study of Geheyan dam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Zeynep Erdal; [2012]
   Keywords : Hydropower projects; Changyang Tujia Autonomous County; Geheyan dam; socio-economic development; Horizontal inequality; Social wellbeing theory; industrialization; urbanization; tourism.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Previous research on hydropower projects impact on people’s socio-economic development has mainly focused on relocated people, immediately after they were relocated, arguing that relocation result in underdevelopment of people´s livelihoods. Henceforth, this research contribute to the literature through including a long-term perspective to highlight immediate and long-term impacts on relocated and non-relocated people in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of hydropower projects´ impact. READ MORE