Essays about: "decolonisation"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the word decolonisation.
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11. The Vienna Convention of 1983: context, failure and aftermath
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABMAbstract : This thesis examines the Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of State Property, Archives and Debts, which was adopted in 1983 but subsequently failed to enter into force as too few states ratified it. Attention is given to the section of the Convention concerned specifically with the fate of archives in state succession, and the reasons why most of the major western nations, in particular those who had formerly or still possessed colonies, voted against the text. READ MORE
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12. A Language for all? KiSwahili as a Tool for Unity: Problematizing the East African Community’s Language Policy
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In modern state-development it is common practice to use one language for unifying people in a nation or region. However, in the wake of decolonisation, many African states found themselves struggling with the decision to pick a national language. READ MORE
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13. The Meaning of Forests: Linking Conflicting Views with Colonisation - A Narrative Analysis Exploring Internal Colonisation of Sápmi
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Sweden is a forest abundant country. The forestry sector is associated with the building of the welfare state and remains central to Sweden’s export industry and economy. However, large tracts of the forest are found in Sápmi – the homelands of the Indigenous Sami. READ MORE
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14. Climate Peace - The New Liberal Peace
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper, climate peace-related intervention by the United Nations Country Team in South Sudan is investigated. The case is approached through a decolonised intervention perspective based on Meera Sabaratnam’s theory in “Decolonized Intervention: International Statebuilding in Mozambique”. READ MORE
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15. The socioethical concerns associated with Indigenous Oceanic cultural heritage materials
University essay fromAbstract : The rise of postcolonial theories in the 1970s did not yield much influence in the then practice of humanities computing, but following the mass-scale digitisations of cultural heritage materials over the past thirty years questions of Indigenous agency and the colonial roots of the digital cultural record have become more urgent than ever. This thesis operates within the area of postcolonial digital humanities and seeks to explore three questions. READ MORE