Essays about: "marginalisation and poverty"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words marginalisation and poverty.
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1. The Impact of Water Privatisation on the Indigenous Mapuche in the South of Chile. A Qualitative Content Analysis from a Human Rights Perspective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : This study aimed to investigate the impacts of water privatisation on Mapuche communities in the South of Chile. The effects and the resulting demands and actions were examined from a human rights perspective. READ MORE
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2. Privilege and Poverty under Patriarchy : An Intersectional Feminist Analysis of the Portrayal of Wives and Mothers in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : Building on previous feminist literary criticism of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South (1854-55), this essay analyses the portrayal of wives and mothers in the novel from an intersectional feminist perspective. It examines how the narrative shows that gender and economic status or class intersect to create varied representations of Victorian women's marginalisation. READ MORE
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3. Educating Roma Women & Girls. Bringing European Standards to the City. Experiences from Suceava & Malmö
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : Since EU’s expansion to incorporate former Communist countries, attempts to solve the so-called “Roma issue” spurred an unprecedented array of policies, interventions and measures at national and transnational level. Instead of the expected positive changes, discrimination and poverty worsened. READ MORE
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4. Following Best Practices in Microfinance: The case of Disabled People’s Organisations in Nepal
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Microfinance has generally been acclaimed as one way to reduce poverty through the provision of financial services targeting the previously “unbankable” poor. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are amongst society’s most excluded groups financially and the absence of PWDs within mainstream Microfinance urges Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) to directly engage in Microfinance. READ MORE
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5. Silencing the Subaltern: A Postcolonial Critique of NGO-run Orphanages in Jinja, Uganda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The large number of orphanages in Jinja, Uganda has promoted the widespread institutionalisation of children from poor families. Parents are left disempowered and have very few options but to sign over the rights of their children because NGOs in the region have largely prioritised orphanage care over other services. READ MORE
