Essays about: "informal authority"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words informal authority.
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1. Dreams, hope and future; An anthropological study about poverty and future plans among of vulnerable youth in Cape Town
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This thesis is a result of Minor Field Studies (MFS) carried out in Cape Town, South Africa and funded by the Swedish public authority SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. South Africa struggles with poverty and has the greatest inequality in the world. READ MORE
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2. The Decline of Women's Rights : A Case Study About Women's Rights in Afghanistan
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Women all around the world struggle with issues related to gender equality and the patriarchy in many different ways. The women of Afghanistan are one of the groups of women most affected by misogynistic regimes and informal institutions. READ MORE
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3. Institutional dynamics in Cuban agriculture : a case study from three Cuban farms
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Cuba is still subjected to the trade embargo imposed by the United States in 1962, restricting global trade and historically forcing Cuba into a dependency on the Soviet Union for energy, oil, and agricultural inputs. Today's agricultural system in Cuba bears the imprint of this historical reliance in the form of institutional constraints that shape Cuban farmers everyday activities. READ MORE
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4. Gender-Based Violence in Resettlement Camps: the Internally Displaced People of Northern Mozambique
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Gender-based violence has been widely used by various actors against the most vulnerable individuals in conflict-affected settings. Internally displaced girls and women are especially susceptible to suffer from this type of violence; nevertheless, they frequently choose not to report it. READ MORE
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5. Gender roles in households : A case study on gender roles in households in northern Tanzania
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Sustainable Societies (SUS)Abstract : This case study investigates perspectives and changes in gender roles in household activities from a gender (in)equality context in Tarime, northern Tanzania. The participants in this study part-took in a previous project called the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project (SEMA) which aimed to integrate gender perspectives and sustainable livelihoods in rural parts of Tarime. READ MORE