Essays about: "thesis in women politics"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 90 essays containing the words thesis in women politics.

1. 21. The Puzzling Resonance Of Political Homophobia : A case study exploring the relationship between framing and institutions involved in the elite driven anti-LGBTQ campaign in today’s Poland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maria Löwdin; [2021]
   Keywords : Political Homophobia; Opposition to gender equality; Populism; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Poland; Frame analysis; Institutional analysis;

   Abstract : Although the world has experienced great progress in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), the contemporary transnational turn towards nationalist, right-wing and populist politics has generated a backlash, primarily affecting women and members of the LGBTQ-community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Yet, opposition to gender and sexual equality, particularly in the European context, is undertheorized. READ MORE

3. 22. A critical discourse analysis of the construction of knowledge of gender in sociology at upper-secondary school

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Rachel Jarmo; [2021]
   Keywords : pedagogy; learning; gender; Basil Bernstein; sociology; upper-secondary school.; pedagogik; didaktik; ämnesdidaktik; sociologi; genus; Basil Bernstein; gymnasiet.;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a critical discourse analysis of how the sociology of gender is constructed in the sociology syllabus and two textbooks aimed for use at upper secondary school level. I use Bernstein’s theory of framing and classification to understand how power over knowledge is distributed through this construction. READ MORE

4. 23. Approach, Adjust or Avoid? : A descriptive case study on how women human rights defenders in Colombia cope with political violence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karin Carlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Colombia; Women human rights defenders; coping strategies; political violence;

   Abstract : Violence targeting politically active women is increasingly researched and recognised as a barrier to gender equal political participation. Previous studies on political violence targeting women have tended to focus on women in formal politics and mostly on the prevalence of violence rather than the impact it has on actors who continue to navigate violent political contexts. READ MORE

5. 24. A statistical analysis of gender representation in Swedish political reporting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Vera Lindén; [2020]
   Keywords : gender; politics; quantitative text analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis examines gender representation in Swedish political media using text data from Dagens Nyheter (DN), Sweden's largest daily newspaper. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis provide evidence that there are discrepancies in the amount of coverage that men and women receive; both in terms of number of articles, and article length. READ MORE

6. 25. ”In the past few days, the Prime Minister seems to have gotten a superwoman’s cape on her shoulders” – A thematic analysis of representations of Sanna Marin in Finnish news media

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna-Reetta Kytölahti; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender representations; media representations; Finnish media; politics; performance; thematic analysis;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to provide new insights and add to existing knowledge regarding how news media represents female politicians. Previous studies across the world have shown that throughout decades and still today, women tend to be underrepresented in political news or be heard only in regard to ‘feminine’ issues like education or family. READ MORE