Essays about: "subaltern theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words subaltern theory.

  1. 1. Exploring power dynamics in the water sector in Chile: a focus on avocado plantations and water resources in three municipalities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Alberto Anticoli; [2022]
    Keywords : water; avocado; power; sustainable development; Chile;

    Abstract : This thesis researches the power dynamics related to the intrinsic relationship between the expansion of avocado plantations and its effects on the water system in Chile's municipalities of Quillota, La Cruz, and La Calera. The study adopts a mixed methodology. READ MORE

  2. 2. 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. 3. The Single Story of Africa : Perceptions of the Finnish African Diaspora in Relation to NGO’s Visual Imageries

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

    Author : Petra Isabel Dinan; [2022]
    Keywords : visual representation; postcolonial theory; Finnish African diaspora; development NGO; photo-elicitation;

    Abstract : The colonial legacy of development aid has been widely discussed in academia. This study uses postcolonial theory to shed light upon how one Finnish NGO’s visual imageries affect the representation of the African continent. READ MORE

  4. 4. Ralph Ellison and the Postcolonial Identity of Black Invisibility

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Victoria Wendel; [2022]
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    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the postcolonial identity of black ‘invisibility’ in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952). It conceptualizes and explains the extended metaphor over the novel, of black identity and how black people are made invisible by historical and cultural factors. READ MORE

  5. 5. Indigenous Interests in Interantional Trade Goverance : A case study of the APIB and the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

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

    Author : Emilia Hallström; [2021]
    Keywords : Articulation of Indigenous People Brazil; EU-Mercosur Agreement; Trade Governance; Sustainable Development; marginalised groups; Indigenous Agency; Civil Society Actors; Subaltern social movement theory.;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses indigenous groups agency in trade governance to enhance their ability to affect international decision-making that benefits their capability to sustainable development. It conducts a case study of Articulation of Indigenous People Brazil (APIB) in the EU-Mercosur Agreement and utilizes Eimers (2020) theory of subaltern social movement theory to establish: what strategies the APIB have used in the decision-making processes of the “Mercosur Agreement?  This theory allows consideration of indigenous agency and the effect of post-colonial structures on their capability to keep control over their realties. READ MORE