Essays about: "religious organizations"

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  1. 11. How can we understand the identity-building processes of Christian Faith-based Organizations operating in Muslimcountries?- A Case Study of WorldVision in Jordan-

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Julia Glatthaar; [2022]
    Keywords : faith-based organization; religion; post colonialism; constructivism; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how faith-based organizations (FBO’s) operating in inter-faith contextsconduct identity-building processes to answer the research question “How can we understand theidentity-building processes of Christian faith-based organizations operating in Muslim countries?”.Hence, the author seeks to explore the role of Christian FBO’s in the international arena and thestudy of International Relations through the case study of WorldVision Jordan, a Christianorganization working within a predominantly Muslim country with mostly Muslim participants. READ MORE

  3. 12. Integrating feminist foreign policy and climate resilient development : Case study of socio-cultural configurations in Liberia

    University essay from KTH/Lärande

    Author : Martin Demmelmaier; [2022]
    Keywords : Socio-cultural configurations; Climate resilient development; Feminist foreign policy; Ethnography; Liberia; Informal settlements; Socio-economic disadvantaged communities; Embassy of Sweden; Climate adaptation; Marginalization; Social justice; Ecological masculinities; Environmental feminism; Gender as a social construction; Transforming masculinity norms; State-citizen relations; Female empowerment strategies; Land-ownership; Religious leaders; Sociokulturella konfigurationer; Klimatresilient utveckling; Feministisk utrikespolitik; Etnografi; Liberia; Informella bosättningar; Socioekonomiskt utsatta områden; Svenska ambassaden; Klimatadaptering; Marginalisering; Social rättvisa; Ekologiska maskuliniteter; Miljöinriktad feminism; Kön som en social konstruktion; Förändra maskulinitetsnormer; Stat-medborgare relationer; Strategier för kvinnlig egenmakt; Markägande; Religiösa ledare;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the socio-cultural configurations in Liberia in relation to climate resilient development and feminist foreign policy carried out by the Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia. It builds on the intention to explore potential points of integration between the feminist foreign policy with the construction of climate adaptation capacity. READ MORE

  4. 13. Who Is Empowered When NGOs Address Human Rights Issues Related to Local Tradition?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Håkansson; [2022]
    Keywords : FGM; NGOs; development; religion; human rights violation; dependency theory;

    Abstract : It is argued that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has close ties to local religious traditions. At the same time, the international community has agreed on eliminating FGM. Therefore, this thesis investigates the friction between a local tradition and international pressure. READ MORE

  5. 14. C-section birth data classification using ensemble modelling techniques and their performance analysis

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Maria Yousaf; [2022]
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    Abstract : Data mining and machine learning techniques have a wide range of applications in businesses, healthcare, organizations, and academia, to name a few. Machinelearning has been used by several academics to construct decision support systems, analyse major clinical features, extract useful information from trends in historical data, generate predictions, and classify diseases. READ MORE

  6. 15. ‘’Now, God himself is preaching’’: Perspectives on the Spanish flu from magazines affiliated with the Church of Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Love Karlsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Spanish flu; Spanska sjukan; Church of Sweden; Församlingsbladet; Svensk Kyrkotidning; Pandemic; Epidemic;

    Abstract : This study explores how the Church of Sweden was impacted by the Spanish flu in 1918-1920 and how people affiliated with the church interpreted the pandemic theologically. The material analyzed is trade-magazines for people affiliated with the Church from the relevant years. READ MORE