Essays about: "self-help"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the word self-help.

1. 1. The International Criminal Question in Uganda : An analysis of the International Criminal Court Interventions in Uganda

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

   Author : Kenneth Mundu; [2023]
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   Abstract : Abstract The conflict in northern Uganda between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) began in 1986 and lasted for more than twenty years, despite efforts for a peaceful resolution. The contribution  of civil society, including religious groups, traditional organizations, and community self-help groups shouldnot be under estimated in promoting grassroot peace building in northern Uganda. READ MORE

3. 2. The Self-improvement Project : A theoretical analysis on self-discipline & hegemonic masculinity

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Sara Felldin Svensson; Lina Hallberger; [2023]
   Keywords : Self-improvement; discourse; discipline; hegemonic masculinity; transnational business masculinity;

   Abstract : While the idea of self-help has historically been associated with women the growing popularity of online self-improvement groups has attracted both sexes. The growing popularity of people like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate - who speak of the importance of self-improvement alongside anti-feminist rhetoric - within the Manosphere online community also shows a trend of self-improvement moving towards a male audience. READ MORE

4. 3. Exposure and Response Prevention Larp : An Experimental and Cost Effective Larp Design for People with OCD

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Ayça Durmus; [2023]
   Keywords : larp design; OCD; exposure and response prevention therapy; game design;

   Abstract : ERP larp is a live-action role-play game designed to make exposure and response prevention therapy for people who have obsessive compulsive disorder more accessible. Although it is not meant to substitute therapy, it is a self-help guidance that can be applied at home. READ MORE

5. 4. Women, Urban Informality and Collective Resistance : A case study on the value of self-help groups for marginalised women in Mathare informal area, Nairobi

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Saale Kaubi; [2023]
   Keywords : self-help groups; marginalised women; informal settlements; urban growth; collective resistance; advancement of women; social capital; social network; Nairobi; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Rapid urban growth has brought along various social, economic, and environmental issues, including the expansion of informal settlements – deprived areas lacking proper housing, basic services, and safety. Informal areas, inequalities and exclusion are common features in Nairobi, where more than half of the population is residing in slums. READ MORE

6. 5. Agency in the Warsaw Ghetto : An Intersectional Analysis of the Daily Life, Survival, and Death of Elderly Jews

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Janika Raisch; [2022]
   Keywords : Holocaust; Genocide; Warsaw ghetto; Second World War; Nazi; Nazis; Poland; Warsaw; Jews; Polish Jews; Ghettoisation; Ghettoization; Ghetto; Ghettos; Jewish council; Jewish Self-Help; Elderly; Elderly Jews; Old age; Intersectionality; Agency;

   Abstract : In Holocaust research, the study of elderly Jews in Nazi German ghettos remains a blind spot. This thesis begins to fill the research gap by exploring the everyday life of elderly Jews and their agency under the structural conditions of the Warsaw ghetto. READ MORE