Essays about: "critical institutional theory"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 65 essays containing the words critical institutional theory.

1. 6. Plandemic or Infodemic : COVID-19 and the Anti-vax Movement on the Flashback Forum in Sweden

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

   Author : Michael Jonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : COVID-19; Pandemic; Flashback Forum; Conspiracy Theories; Anti-Vaxxer; Critical Discourse Analysis; Actor Network Theory;

   Abstract : This study researches anti-vaccine discourses related to the COVID-19 vaccine shared on the Flashback forum in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021-2022). Using a framework of Critical Discourse Analysis and Actor-Network Theory, the goal of the study is to identify the components of conspiratorial anti-Covid vaccine discourses on the Flashback forum, and unpack how conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 vaccine found in the sample can contribute to diminishing trust in authorities in the Swedish context. READ MORE

3. 7. “Like a Black Island in a White Sea” : Black Teachers in Germany: Their Experiences with Discrimination and Racism and Their Strategies to Cope with Them

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Leonie Marquardt; [2022]
   Keywords : racism; discrimination; teacher experiences; critical race theory; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This paper explores the experiences of discrimination and racism that Black teachers in Germany face. Moreover, this work sheds light on the strategies those teachers can engage in, in order to navigate through a pre-dominantly white school system. READ MORE

4. 8. Putting down new roots: The political economy of relevance for ‘climate-smart’ agriculture in rural Uganda.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johannes Temm; [2022]
   Keywords : climate-smart agriculture; political ecology; smallholder adaptation; phenomenology; land use management; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. READ MORE

5. 9. Mer än ett minne från svunna tider : en analys av häradsallmänningarnas institutionella utveckling

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anna Ek; [2022]
   Keywords : häradsallmänning; allmänning; institution; kritisk institutionell teori;

   Abstract : Häradsallmänningar är en av många svenska typer av allmänningar men är fortfarande i stort sett outforskade. Denna studie undersöker utvecklingen av häradsallmänningar, och studerar vilka olika roller de innehaft, betydelser de tillmäts och vilka anspråk som gjorts på häradsallmänningarnas resurser under deras 1000-åriga historia. READ MORE

6. 10. The Struggle of Education in Hausaland, Nigeria - A document analysis of education’s effect on Hausa children’s social mobility

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

   Author : Jacqueline Olsen; [2022]
   Keywords : Hausa children; education; social mobility; socio-economic inequalities; cultural practices; educational institutions and policies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Education is known to be the most prominent factor of social mobility, meanwhile, in Nigeria, the system fuels school dropouts. Thus, this thesis analyses the structures, norms and behavior behind policies and practices of education in Nigeria, and how they may affect Hausa children’s social mobility. READ MORE