Essays about: "minority rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 essays containing the words minority rights.

  1. 1. From invisibility to political witch-hunt: The influence of everyday marginalization on the sense of Polish and European belonging among the LGBTQ+ minority in Poland.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Anna Jastrzembska; [2019]
    Keywords : narrative analysis; LGBTQ ; European identity; sexual citizenship; European Studies; Poland; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Thirty years after the fall of communism and fifteen years after Poland joined the European Union, there have been more steps backwards than forwards in regards to gender and sexual equality. From the very beginning, this has been a cause of tension between Poland and the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Leave No One Behind – But What About the ‘Scum of the Earth’? : A Discourse Analysis Based on Theories by Arendt and Agamben on Rohingya and Statelessness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : Arendt; Agamben; Rohingya; Statelessness; Human Rights;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand the situation of Rohingya through the concept of statelessness and to illustrate the importance of citizenship in relation to human rights. The Rohingya minority has for a long period of time been victims of violence and discrimination by the Myanmar government and military. READ MORE

  4. 3. Age Assessment of Unaccompanied Minors in Sweden and the Rights of Children

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

    Author : Emil Johansson; [2019]
    Keywords : EU law; public international law; age assessment; unaccompanied minor; migration; asylum; Sweden; medical age assessment; radiological age assessment; benefit of the doubt; burden of proof; burden of inquiry; children s rights; human rights; medicinska åldersbedömningar; åldersbedömning; RMV; shared duty of fact finding; presumption of minority; prima facie child; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2015, Sweden saw a large influx of asylum-seekers into the country, many of whom claimed to be unaccompanied minor. Without personal documents to attest their age, the authorities often doubted these claims of minority, prompting a need for age assessment. READ MORE

  5. 4. On the role of religious expression in the Swedish Public School System.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Harris; [2019]
    Keywords : Conflict; Diversity; Education; Immigration; Integration; Peace; Prayer Room; Public Education; Relationship between religion and public schools; Religion; Religion and Youth; Religious Expression; School; Secular; Secularisation; Sweden;

    Abstract : This paper is a case study in Religion in Peace and Conflict, in which the role of religion and religious expression in Swedish education is examined. The focus of this case study is on Swedish public schools. READ MORE

  6. 5. Ownership Structure's Effect on Dividend Payout Policy - A study on controlling shareholders' effect on dividend payout ratios of Swedish listed firms through a corporate governance perspective

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Matilda Dieden Bengtsson; Mikaela Österberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Ownership Structure; Nasdaq OMX Stockholm; Agency Costs; Dividend Payout; Controlling Shareholder;

    Abstract : Swedish firms' distinct ownership structures with high prevalence of controlling shareholders and separation of ownership and control via the use of dual class shares creates potential for large conflicts of interests between controlling shareholders and minority shareholders. Dividend payouts can act as a device for restricting these agency conflicts by disgorging cash to minority shareholders. READ MORE