Essays about: "state"

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  1. 1. What’s the Point of State-of-Nature Models?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Adam Nyman; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : theoretical philosophy;

    Abstract : Practical explanations are tools which aim to clarify the evolution and function of our conceptual practices. There is current discussion about how we ought to construct and interpret practical explanations, and more specifically if state-of-nature models are useful when doing this. READ MORE

  2. 2. When reasons to dance are taken away A review of the effect of systematic persecution of the Hazaras on their traditional dance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hadi Abdolhadi; [2024-03-15]
    Keywords : Hazaras; traditional dances; persecutions; dehumanisation; human dignity; perception of cultural rights;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the status of traditional Hazara dances in Afghanistan, which are gradually disappearing as an artistic genre. Anthropological studies highlight that dancing is an essential aspect of human behaviour, serving as a tool for storytelling, self-expression, and forming connections within communities. READ MORE

  3. 3. THE EU-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP The European Union’s power projection in the Middle East.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Märta Alexandersson; [2024-03-08]
    Keywords : The European Union; global power; normative power; market power; Israel;

    Abstract : The thesis aims to study what kind of power the EU seeks to project in its foreign policy relationship with the state of Israel and adds to the research field by testing the foreign policy diplomacy through speeches and official documents against the normative power theory as well as the market power theory. Previous research speak of the asymmetrical political relationship between the two actors because of the Israeli governments’ belief that the Union is “pro-Arab”, the financial and trade relationship since the EU is Israel’s number one trading partner and finally the theories within the research field of what kind of global power Union is. READ MORE

  4. 4. Constructing Spaces of Intervention in Gothenburg's Urban Periphery; The production of “vulnerable areas” in the City’s official documents

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Melissa Lennartsson; [2024-01-26]
    Keywords : Vulnerable areas; urban policy; place-making; advanced urban marginality; safety security nexus; neoliberalism; Gothenburg;

    Abstract : This study explores the construction of the “vulnerable area” by critically analyzing the assumptions, representations, and discourses that inform official documents targeting such neighborhoods. By conducting a qualitative content analysis on local policy produced in the City of Gothenburg, this thesis finds that such texts – through their imagination of space – produce “vulnerable areas” as spaces of intervention in need of extraordinary treatment. READ MORE

  5. 5. A labour-free childhood? African perspectives on international child rights policies.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Dorotea Reuterswärd; [2024-01-16]
    Keywords : childhood; child labour; child rights; policy; literature review; ideal type; postcolonialism; Africa;

    Abstract : This paper notes that one prominent trait of Western thinking about children is that childhood should be protected and care-free. For example, if children are engaged in work, their childhood is seen as 'lost'. READ MORE