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1. 1. “It is an act of rebellion” The Intersectional Perspective on Bilingual Schools Experiences in Israel’s Ethnic Conflict

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

   Author : Mariia Medvedeva; [2024]
   Keywords : Bilingual Schools; Education in Ethnic Conflict; Identity; Israel; Politics of Belonging; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the reality of Israel’s educational system, it is highly unlikely that Arab and Jewish students will ever meet at school. Within this state-segregated context, bilingual multicultural education, while having the potential to act as a catalyst for change and promote intercultural dialogue, remains on the brim of academic interests. READ MORE

3. 2. Unheard Women's Voices in Swedish International Higher Education: Personalizing Trajectories of Female Postgraduate Students and Motherhood

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Soovin Oh; [2023]
   Keywords : Student mothers; International graduate student mothers; Graduate students; Women in higher education; Narrative study; Learning experience; Intersectionality; Transformative learning;

   Abstract : This study comparatively analyzes the narratives containing six international graduate student mothers’ lived experiences. Stories about intersectional identities and their transformation process through new experiences were reconstructed by the participants as storytellers. READ MORE

4. 3. Cultural heritage under attack - Putin's motives for attacking Ukrainian cultural heritage

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ellen Archer; [2023]
   Keywords : Putin; Russia-Ukraine war; Cultural heritage; Conflict; Postcolonial theory; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : On February 24th 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then Ukraine has reported damage to more than 1000 sites of cultural importance. READ MORE

5. 4. Analyzing the risk of Maladaptation: Implications for adaptation projects among development agencies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Bikram Sedhai; [2023]
   Keywords : Climate Change Adaptation; Maladaptation; Non-Governmental Organizations; Transformational Adaptation; International aid; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The need for climate change adaptation is widely acknowledged and adaptation projects around the world are proliferating. Despite being one of the key actors for the implementation of adaptation projects, significant knowledge gaps persist regarding the potential maladaptive outcomes of such projects for international non-governmental organizations. READ MORE

6. 5. The influence and impact of Japan to upbringing the human rights norms in Southeast Asia through the world of business

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Chieri Yamamoto; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Human Rights; International Law; Human Rights in Asia; Japan; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Japan’s influence in Southeast Asia has been enormous throughout history, whether in its military occupation, culture, or economic ties, and there is no doubt that Southeast Asia has developed under its influence. Have Southeast Asian states then developed and improved their human rights situation because of Japan? Or has Japan aggravated the situation being “blue washed”, by performing its business activities to be “cooperative”, or to simply make profit? My answer to these questions is that Japan has certainly done a considerable amount of upbringing human rights norms, with afterwar compensation and ODA to help shape the infrastructure of many countries in the region, and this can especially be seen in economic, social and cultural rights. READ MORE