Essays about: "bio-power"
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1. Agency, Resistance and Embodiment in The Context of PMS : a Qualitative Study
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) was originally coined to describe the various changes that many women experience the days before their period. Today, we understand PMS as a complex phenomenon that not only involves the materiality of the body, but also discursive ideas and cultural mythology around women and femininity. READ MORE
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2. The Complexity of Rehabilitation in Open and Closed Prison Setting
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : In Germany, prisoners have a constitutional right to rehabilitation (“resocialization”). In the Lebach judgment of 1973, a landmark ruling that served as the basis for the 1976 Prison Act (Strafvollzugsgesetz [StVollzG]), rehabilitation was seen by the German Federal Constitutional Court as part of the guaranteed rights of prisoners to retain their human dignity (Dünkel & van Zyl Smit, 2007, p. READ MORE
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3. (No) Touching Discourse in Indian PE : A study on the physical interactions between PE teachers and their students in the Indian state of Kerala
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID)Abstract : This study was conducted in the Indian state Kerala, among 15 physical education (PE) teachers. The aim of this study was to investigate intergenerational touch in the daily work of Indian PE teachers, and more precisely whether or not the teachers thought intergenerational touch was an issue and what their views on this subject were. READ MORE
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4. Grid integrated PV systems in Germany
University essay fromAbstract : The environmental awareness has led to many political decisions and initiated laws that regulate the market towards responsible energy usage. The demand of sustainable power has led to an increasing integration of renewable energy sources to the electric grid. Solar power is the 3rd largest renewable power source after wind and bio-power. READ MORE
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5. Resilience as Governmentality: The DFID's Discourse of Resilience as a New Field of Power
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relation between resilience as a discourse and governmentality. Drawing on theory by Foucault, a comparison and application of liberal governmentality will be made with contemporary resilience policy. READ MORE