Essays about: "land rights debate"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words land rights debate.

1. 1. Indigenous peoples rights under International Law: Comparative political analysis with the case of Sweden and Finland

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

   Author : Sonja Reetta Aurora Parkkisenniemi; [2023]
   Keywords : Indigenous peoples; Rights; Land; Finland; Sweden; Self-determination;

   Abstract : Indigenous peoples have special relation to the land, and they might seek to gain landrights based on their historical acknowledgment within a nation state in the modern days. The acknowledgment for the rights of these lands is based on their ethnic identity, historical and colonial roots and by the concept of self-determination. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental Justice: The Link Between Social Injustices And Environmental Problems? : A Content Analysis Of Three Newspapers In Latin America

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

   Author : Thea Rivas; [2021]
   Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sustainable Development; Social Equality; Environmental Science; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latin America; South America; Human Ecology; Ecological Modernization; Miljörättvisa; Hållbar utveckling; Social Jämlikhet; Miljövetenskap; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Sydamerika; Humanekologi; Ekologisk Modernisering; Justicia Ambiental; Desarrollo Sostenible; Igualdad Social; Ciencias Ambientales; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; América Latina; América del Sur; Ecología Humana; Modernización Ecológica;

   Abstract : Environmental problems can have an impact on both the ecological and social spheres for people; yet, depending on social status, the impacts might be felt differently. Latin America is a continent deeply affected by environmental conflicts and inequalities, which continues to affect indigenous peoples in the region. READ MORE

4. 3. History Has Its Eyes on You : a story about the identity of young Sami women, following the Girjas case

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Izabel Nordlund; [2020]
   Keywords : Sami people; identity; gender; heritage; the Girjas case;

   Abstract : This study aims to understand some of the complexities of the Sami identity amongst young Sami women in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The Sami people are the only indigenous people living in the European Union and as many indigenous people around the globe, they are facing issues such as struggles over land rights, health issues and fragmented identities. READ MORE

5. 4. Peace in the peaks? Changes in water and land distribution in Colombia’s southern highlands during the Post-Peace Agreement phase

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Laura Betancur Alarcón; [2019]
   Keywords : Colombia; highlands; peace agreement; armed conflict; water; political ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Governance of environmental resources plays a key role in enhancing or hindering progress towards peace in post-conflict societies. Two years after the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government of Colombia, new dynamics on natural resource and land-use are leading to environmental harm in some regions. READ MORE

6. 5. Discourses of Sami rights in the public debate of Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Frida Olofsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Sami rights; Indigenous people; Sami people; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats var att studera hur urfolket Samernas rättigheter var beskrivna i den offentliga debatten i Sverige genom att analyser svenska artiklar. Under studien, olika konstruktioner av samiska rättigheter hittades, vilka har blivit analyserade genom metoden kritisk diskurs analys, specifikt den tre dimensionella modellen av Norman Fairclough. READ MORE