Essays about: "forced displacement"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 59 essays containing the words forced displacement.

  1. 11. Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: Self-efficacy and Resilience in the Creation and Consolidation of Micro-enterprises Owned by Victims of Forced Displacement in Colombia.

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

    Author : Ana Duzan; [2023]
    Keywords : Micro-enterprises; Resilience; Self-efficacy; Non-cognitive skills; Colombia; Victims of Armed Conflict; International Development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decade, micro-enterprise development has gained popularity as an intervention in the Global South, including Colombia, a country where more than 90% of businesses are micro. For decades, this country has endured an internal conflict that has left millions of victims of forced displacement, who live in vulnerable situations and, in many cases, resort to creating micro-enterprises to make a living. READ MORE

  3. 12. Understanding Residents’ Decision-Making in Urban Regeneration: A Case Study of Kale Neighborhood in Çorum, Turkey

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Ethan Claney; [2023]
    Keywords : urban regeneration; decision-making; Turkey; peripheral communities; squatter neighbourhoods; neoliberal authoritarianism; Gramsci; consent and coercion;

    Abstract : This study examines the decision-making processes of residents in Turkey’s urban regeneration projects employing a single case study, namely, Çorum’s Kale neighbourhood. Çorum is a city with 250,000 inhabitants located in Black Sea Region. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gender-based and conflict-related violence in Colombia A qualitative study of displaced women in subnormal settlements in rural areas of Florencia and their experiences of empowerment through their work in a women’s right organisation.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Adelina Fekaj; Sofia Calles Duarte; [2022-02-21]
    Keywords : Colombia; gender-based violence; displacement; women’s rights; empowerment; feminist theory; non-governmental organization;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine women’s experiences of gender-based violence as well as their conflict-related violence. The objectives of this analytical approach is to illustrate the member’s community work in a women’s rights organization called Mujeres en lucha por la paz (MLPAZ) and how the work affects the member’s opportunities to achieve empowerment in their social, economic and political life. READ MORE

  5. 14. Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies : A Case Study of South Sudan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lathan Yusuf; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Human Rights; Conflict; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on GBV against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict societies with a particular emphasis on South Sudan. It notes that women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, and other consequences of war, including displacement and loss of livelihood. READ MORE

  6. 15. A crisis within a crisis: urban humanitarian response to Syrian refugees in Beirut : Meeting the challenges to respond to urban crises.

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    Author : Victoria Sama del Pino; [2022]
    Keywords : urban crises; refugees; Beirut; urban humanitarian response; systems;

    Abstract : The widespread image of refugee camps only represents less than half of the world's refugee population, as the great majority of them are in urban settlements. This is caused by the phenomenon of global urbanisation, which has ultimately affected forced displacement. READ MORE