Essays about: "violencia"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word violencia.

  1. 11. Whore, mother, citizen? : The need for a re-definition of the citizenship of sex workers in Argentina

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Suvi Lensu; [2015]
    Keywords : Argentina; female sex work; female prostitution; Agamben; sexual citizenship; feminist theory; queer theory; Argentina; trabajo sexual femenino; prostitución femenina; Agamben; ciudadanía sexual; teoría feminista; teoría queer;

    Abstract : In the subject of prostitution there has been a growing trend towards a sex work discourse, where the selling of sex and sexual services is regarded as a form of emotional and erotic labor. The discourse emerged in response to the self-organization of sex workers into labor unions and citizenship rights groups. READ MORE

  3. 12. Understanding Resilience and Risks : A Qualitative Case Study of International Disaster Policy and Informal Settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John Hero; [2015]
    Keywords : Resilience; Disaster; Risk; UN; Community; Self-organization; Resiliencia; Desastre; Riesgo; ONU; Comunidad; Auto-organización;

    Abstract : This study is the result of a two-year long minor field study project of informal settlements in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aim was to analyse the concept of disaster resilience by describing possible contemporary complications in both theory and practice related to resilience and risks of informal settlements in Buenos Aires. READ MORE

  4. 13. Replace One´s Place: The Livelihood of Internally Displaced People in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Cornelia Helmcke; [2013]
    Keywords : internal displacement; development induced resettlement; livelihood approach; Buen Vivir; place; El Quimbo; Neiva; Colombia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Colombia es el país con el número más alto en desplazados internos en el mundo. La población rural huye generalmente por la violencia generada en el conflicto armado. Pero también los llamados “proyectos de desarrollo” de empresas multinacionales que invierten en infraestructura generalmente afectan a comunidades locales. READ MORE