Essays about: "social injustice"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 93 essays containing the words social injustice.

  1. 31. Naming Injustice, Reimagining Justice: How Victim-Survivors of Sexual Violence in Portugal Perceive Criminal Justice and its Alternatives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Juliana Rafaela Martins Vasconcelos Senra; [2021]
    Keywords : Sexual Violence; Restorative Justice; Criminal Justice; Gender-based Violence; Access to Justice; Bourdieu; Portugal.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the sexual violence justice gap in Portugal descriptively by questioning how victim-survivors of these crimes experience and/or perceive criminal justice, including those that have resorted to formal law and those that haven’t Normatively, it reflects on the justice needs of victim-survivors of sexual violence and connects these needs to the restorative justice movement - an umbrella term for non-carceral responses to sexual violence, including inputs from feminism, abolitionism and social harm theory. It thus aims to explore innovative survivor-centered justice models and draft policy recommendations specific to the Portuguese context. READ MORE

  2. 32. Barriers with social and environmental compliance : A qualitative study of compliance in supply chains within the clothing industry

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Nicolina Ioannou; [2021]
    Keywords : clothing industry; supply chain; developing countries; environmental injustice; social compliance; environmental compliance;

    Abstract : There is an increased public pressure on clothing brands to consider environmental and social issues when sourcing from suppliers in developing countries, and to ensure that their supply chain partners do the same. However, social, and environmental issues within the clothing industry are complex with many actors involved. READ MORE

  3. 33. Environmental Justice: The Link Between Social Injustices And Environmental Problems? : A Content Analysis Of Three Newspapers In Latin America

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Thea Rivas; [2021]
    Keywords : Environmental Justice; Sustainable Development; Social Equality; Environmental Science; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latin America; South America; Human Ecology; Ecological Modernization; Miljörättvisa; Hållbar utveckling; Social Jämlikhet; Miljövetenskap; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; Latinamerika; Sydamerika; Humanekologi; Ekologisk Modernisering; Justicia Ambiental; Desarrollo Sostenible; Igualdad Social; Ciencias Ambientales; Ecuador; Chile; Bolivia; América Latina; América del Sur; Ecología Humana; Modernización Ecológica;

    Abstract : Environmental problems can have an impact on both the ecological and social spheres for people; yet, depending on social status, the impacts might be felt differently. Latin America is a continent deeply affected by environmental conflicts and inequalities, which continues to affect indigenous peoples in the region. READ MORE

  4. 34. From despair to hope The Neighbourhood project - a turning point in life

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi

    Author : Cornelia Johansson; Julia Nyqvist; [2020-05-12]
    Keywords : Participation; POJF; empowerment; vulnerable women; Uganda;

    Abstract : Background: Women in Uganda constitute a marginalized group because of their position in society. They often face discrimination in different forms, and this affects their possibility to participate in society. This exclusion often leads to occupational injustice. READ MORE

  5. 35. An alternative agenda for gender just peace? : social justice and women’s peace advocacy amid the consolidation of Bangsamoro autonomy in the Southern Philippines

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

    Author : Alexandra Håkansson Schmidt; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Justice; Peacebuilding; Bangsamoro; Philippines; Islam; Feminism; Counter-hegemony; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although the Bangsamoro peace-process in the Southern Philippines has been valued for its gender commitments and potential to build just and sustainable peace, discrimination of the Bangsamoro peoples and other minorities prevail. This thesis uncovers how women peace advocates understand social justice and its remedies in the context of the Bangsamoro peace-process, and which opportunities they have to advance a transformative agenda for justice in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). READ MORE