Essays about: "movements in india"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words movements in india.

  1. 11. Citizens as Censors : Understanding the Limits of Free Speech in India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Henriette Tjäder; [2016]
    Keywords : Freedom of speech; India; social movements; censorship;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to provide an understanding of the phenomenon of citizen censorship in India and its implications for free speech. It is especially concerned with public protests where groups of citizens demand government action in order to ban or censor controversial material. READ MORE

  3. 12. Excess Returns with Black Swan Investing on the Indian Stock Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Nihlén; Jakob Malm; [2014]
    Keywords : Black Swan; Mean Reversion; Beta; Excess Returns; Emerging Markets; India; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Previous studies have shown a significant relation between the beta value and return of a stock. In our study we show that excess returns on the National Stock Exchange in India can be obtained by using a Black-Swan investment strategy, with beta as a portfolio- building tool. READ MORE

  4. 13. Enhet av olika slag: En komparativ studie av Amma och Bhagavans Oneness rörelse i Indien och Sverige

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Elin Thorsén; [2013-08-06]
    Keywords : New Age; Indian spirituality; Oneness movement; Kalki Bhagavan; Deeksha; Globalization and religion; Cross-cultural studies;

    Abstract : The process of globalization is today an increasingly integrated component within the academic field of religious studies. As more and more religious movements work as transnational agents, and have the ability to spread to new cultures very rapidly, the need to study religion from a global perspective has become more important. READ MORE

  5. 14. Political Structure and Anti-dam Protest Movements: Comparing Cases of India and China

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rabeya Khatun Kazi; [2013]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Social Movement; Anti-Dam Movement; Political Structure; Protest Mobilization; Sardar Sarovar Dam; Three Gorges Dam; India; China;

    Abstract : In recent times, increasing instances of population displacement from many large dam construction projects have led to increase in anti-dam protest movements. But some of these protest movements are more successfully mobilized than others. The differences in success are largely due to the kind of political system they are based in. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Series of Firsts: Australian & Dutch Representations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Csilla Ariese; [2012-07-02]
    Keywords : Dutch East India Company; VOC; Representation; Discourse; Nationalism; Post-colonial theory; Heritage; Museums; Authority; Politics; Western Australia; The Netherlands; Batavia.;

    Abstract : Museums are often seen as objective providers of the truth. In this thesis, that notion is contested and, instead, the idea is explored that museums actively construct representations. These representations are steered by politics and discourses. READ MORE