Essays about: "contentious politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words contentious politics.

  1. 1. UNCOVERING EU-SAAMI RELATIONS An exploratory research on the relationship between the European Union and Saami political mobilisation.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Théophile Huc; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Social Movement; Europeanization; Political Opportunity Structure;

    Abstract : In recent years, relations between the European Union and the Saami, the indigenous people of Fenno-Scandinavia who are mobilising to claim their rights, particularly in terms of rights to land and resources, cultural preservation and political representation, have multiplied. Despite mounting evidence, little research has been done on this relationship, largely due to the lack of recognition of indigenous rights by the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Imbroglio, Flawed Procedure or a State Scandal? : Untangling the Complexities of the 2020 Restitution of Human Remains from France to Algeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Pauline Blache; [2023]
    Keywords : Human remains; restitution; France; Algeria; colonisation; skulls; Provenance Research; political interests; taboo; history.;

    Abstract : In July 2020 France returned 24 human remains to Algeria, designating it as a ‘loan’ renewable every five years. These human remains, identified as skulls, by some considered as “war trophies”, were believed to belong to Algerian soldiers and tribal chiefs who fought against the French army’s invasion in the early 19th century. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Displacement to Development : Exploring the Evolution of Ethiopian Resettlement Policy through Changing Development Discourses

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Hjalmar Funke; [2023]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; Development; Resettlement; Modernization; Developmental State;

    Abstract : Resettlement policies have been central to the Ethiopian development strategy in recent decades, and have resulted in contentious debates regarding their implications as a development practice based on expropriation. Researchers, politicians, and activists have provided varying perspectives which tend to either represent resettlement as a harmful detriment to local development, or a powerful tool to generate growth and economic opportunities. READ MORE

  5. 4. “What Else Can We Do?” An examination into sustained anti-authoritarian mobilization in Hong Kong’s Yellow Economic Circle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Bonnie Tallberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Anti-authoritarianism; Contentious Politics; Democracy; Hong Kong; Mobilization; Yellow Economic Circle; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Civil liberties and freedoms have diminished globally due to the last decades’ deepened authoritarianism. Concurrently, mobilizations countering this development have decreased. READ MORE

  6. 5. SMOOTH OPERATORS? - Ambassadors’ Engagement in Pride parades

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kristina Gurok; [2022-01-20]
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    Abstract : Ambassadors waving rainbow flags participate in Pride parades in many capitals around the world. However, within existing scholarship, ambassadors are dominantly portrayed as facilitative of smooth state relations by acting, speaking and dressing in a discrete and non-confrontational manner and carefully avoiding interference in domestic affairs of the host state. READ MORE