Essays about: "matrilineal community"
Found 3 essays containing the words matrilineal community.
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1. Women’s land rights under the Mozambican Land Law: An ethnographic study of the matrilineal district of Majune, Niassa province, northern Mozambique
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The Mozambican Land Law (Lei de Terra) that was passed in 1997 seeks to formalize customary rights at a community level and provide equal access to land for men and women, while securing external investors access to land for their investments. This ethnographic study explores women’s land rights in Majune district, Niassa province, under the Mozambican Land Law. READ MORE
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2. The Matrilineal Puzzle : Women's Land Rights in Mozambique- Case study: Niassa Province
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : This thesis aims to shed light on issues related to women’s rights to access and benefit from land in matrilineal communities in rural, northern Mozambique. It portrays the environment in which organisations working with implementation of land rights operate as well as proposes conclusions on the core obstacles to their work. READ MORE
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3. The Gendered Resistance and Adaptation to the Neoliberal Globalization: based on a qualitative case study in Mosuo matrilineal communities
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Women gain less advantage than men in the history of neoliberalism. In this thesis, the author reviews the influence of neoliberal globalization on local women in the comparison of Swedish and Chinese context and discovers their different ways of doing gender. READ MORE
