Essays about: "colonial legacies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words colonial legacies.
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1. Shifting Power in the Humanitarian Sector:Why INGOs need to hand over control and how to do it.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : In the world, power is unequally distributed, and so it is in the humanitariansector. After the inability of the humanitarian community to meet the localisationtargets set in the Grand Bargain, the failure has been attributed, among otherreasons, to international actors’ unwillingness to cede power. READ MORE
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2. The Effects of Indirect Rule on Electoral Violence : A Quantitative Study
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Elections are a democratic process intended to create peaceful and legitimate transfers of power. However, since the second and third waves of democratisation, policymakers and researchers have observed that electoral processes are transformed into arenas for political gain through violence. READ MORE
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3. Beyond Pixels: Unveiling the Dangers of Feminized Virtual Avatars in Fashion : A Critical Visual Analysis of Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : This research focuses on the use of feminized virtual avatars (FVAs) in the fashion industry and explores the risk of using FVAs for the appropriation and exploitation of marginalized communities and identities. Through a critical visual analysis of the virtual avatars Shudu Gram and Miquela Sousa, this study analyzes how they are made to represent gendered and racialized women’s bodies. READ MORE
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4. Administrative Transfers by Settler Colonial States and Their Subjugation of Native Populations’ Land Use - A study on mechanisms of settler colonial states in Sweden and Canada during the second half of the nineteenth century
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines how administrative transfers by settler colonial states in nineteenth-century Sweden and Canada contributed to the subjugation of indigenous land use. Using qualitative analysis of historical documents and legal sources, the study reveals the pervasive presence of administrative transfers and their implications. READ MORE
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5. The EU’s Problem with Migration: A critical policy analysis and mobility justice
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Access to mobility and migration have become highly charged topics. Since the so-called refugee crisis in 2015 the EU has developed a holistic approach to control migration. The 2015 European Agenda on Migration is a policy which has significantly shaped mobility governance since being implemented. READ MORE