Essays about: "gender-based violence"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 170 essays containing the words gender-based violence.
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6. A Gender Perspective on Repression the Effect of Gender-based Violence on the Likelihood of Success for Maximalist Nonviolent Campaigns
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis investigates how repression in the form of gender-based violence (GBV) towards women in maximalist nonviolent campaigns affect the likelihood of success for the campaigns, as this has been identified as a gap in the previous research. The hypothesis in the paper was that maximalist nonviolent campaigns where women have been subjected to gender-based violence are more likely to succeed than campaigns where women have not been subjected to gender-based violence. READ MORE
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7. Space for Trauma in Integration Provisions? : The Swedish Municipal Implementation of Integration Provisions for Refugee Women Exposed to Gender-Based Violence
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis will explore how the municipal governments integration provision provides mental health aid towards refugee women that has been exposed to gender-based violence within Östergörland region in Sweden. This will be achieved by using a thematic analysis application on the gathered data that was conducted through semi-structured interviews with three municipal governments in Östergötland region and two external actors, one regional refugee medical center and the other actor is a non-profit organization in Sweden. READ MORE
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8. The Portrayal of Incel Violence : A Thematical Comparative Case Study of US and Swedish Media’s Presentation on Incel Attacks
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The research conducted in this thesis will focus on incels’ violence, the media coverage of it, and incels’ debatable connection to extremism. Using a comparative case study on incel violence enables an examination of how media presents the coverage, identifying similarities, differences, and patterns from a transnational perspective by analyzing news articles from two selected newspapers in the US and two newspapers from Sweden over a specific period. READ MORE
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9. Killing women, making headlines : Exploring the representation of femicide in Chilean online news media
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Femicide is the lethal form of gender-based violence (GBV) and is a reflection of our unequal societies and power relations between women and men. This present study is investigating how femicide is represented in the online news media with the argument that it has the ability to shape and form the perceptions and understanding of femicide in the public debate, hence either contributing or counteracting its existence. READ MORE
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10. ACHIEVING GENDER-JUST PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY ON SOUTH AFRICA’S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The aim of this paper is to research how transitional justice programmes have to this day inadequately addressed gender-based violence by specifically examining the overall framework of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in its goal towards reconciliation as a case study. To gain a thorough analysis on how its framework impacted its inclusion of women’s experiences of conflict and how it could have worked towards having a more transformative effect on the lives of black women in South Africa. READ MORE
