Essays about: "normative identity"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 85 essays containing the words normative identity.
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21. Medicalizing Me Softly: An Autoethnography of Refusal
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This autoethnographic study explores intra-community discursive boundary constructions around the category of transgender articulated by truscum trans men on Reddit. It does so through reflections on how the author negotiates the medical model of trans, his own gender identity, the medico-juridical interlock governing access to trans healthcare and trans livability, and tensions of closeness/distance to those they interview. READ MORE
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22. Normative Power Europe, Challenged at Home? : A discourse analysis exploring EU identity work in responding to the undemocratic turn in Hungary
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Through the conception of the EU as a normative power, scholars envisage moving beyond the traditional notion of power in international relations. Scholars have argued that this “new kind of political ethics” entails an expectation on political discourse to avoid antagonistic othering and for consistency between the internal and external dimensions of identity construction. READ MORE
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23. To sportify or not to sportify? : Unpacking the profiles of sport and lifestyle initiatives for sustainable social development
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)Abstract : Background: Sport is often perceived as inherently positive for sustainable development. This widespread assumption is however found to be quite normative, and the standardization of its boundaries dangerously naive. READ MORE
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24. Mind the Gaps : Why de facto protection of human rights on social media is so difficult and what could be done about it
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores if and how states can regain control over large social media platforms like Facebook, and by doing so ensuring that individuals on those platforms can de facto enjoy their human rights, as enshrined in international treaties. Today, the platforms are crucial facilitators of human rights but at the same time facilitators of threats towards the enjoyment of the same rights. READ MORE
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25. The Role of Personality and Positive Psychological Capital in Business Students’ Motivation to Lead
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)Abstract : Given the strong focus of both organizations and institutions of higher education on leadership development, understanding antecedents to leadership motivation is a topic of great interest. This pre- registered study set out to investigate personality factors as antecedents to motivation to lead (MTL) and positive psychological capital (PsyCap). READ MORE