Essays about: "what is the political in india"

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  1. 16. Gendered spaces : a socio-spatial study in the informal settlement Dharavi in Mumbai

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Helena Ohlsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Slum; informal settlements; urban planning; use of space; gender; urban form; hierarchy of spaces; gender-sensitive urban design; India; Dharavi.;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relation between built form and sociocultural relationships with Dharavi in Mumbai as a case. The study explores gender segregation and the relation between use of space and urban form and in what way the built structure and its functions influence the everyday life. READ MORE

  3. 17. A Series of Firsts: Australian & Dutch Representations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Csilla Ariese; [2012-07-02]
    Keywords : Dutch East India Company; VOC; Representation; Discourse; Nationalism; Post-colonial theory; Heritage; Museums; Authority; Politics; Western Australia; The Netherlands; Batavia.;

    Abstract : Museums are often seen as objective providers of the truth. In this thesis, that notion is contested and, instead, the idea is explored that museums actively construct representations. These representations are steered by politics and discourses. READ MORE

  4. 18. Large Scale Foreign Land Acquisitions: Neoliberal Opportunities or Neocolonial Challenges?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Readeat Adbib; [2012-06-20]
    Keywords : Large-scale Foreign Land Acquisitions; Neoliberalism; Neocolonialism; Win win benefits; Food Security; Land; China; Ethiopia; Tanzania; Uganda;

    Abstract : Over the last decade, a dramatic rise in commercial agricultural investment has taken place the world over at a rate much higher than previous times. Some of the causes that spurred this whole business happen to be mainly the food security concerns of food poor countries as in the case of the Gulf states, a shift of focus by western based investment banks, hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds towards less volatile assets such as land in the aftermath of the 2007/08 global financial crises, drought induced food export restrictions by major food exporting countries such as India and Russia, only to mention some of them. READ MORE

  5. 19. Dr Ambedkar's Legacy : Indian Buddhism in Contemporary Varanasi

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora och genusvetenskap

    Author : Fredrik Tilhon; [2012]
    Keywords : Ambedkar Buddhism; Dalit; Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar; Varanasi; History of Religions; 2011;

    Abstract : During the 1950’s the Dalit leader Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar managed to revive Buddhism in India as a protest against, what he considered to be, injustices towards low-caste people that were said to be caused by Hinduism. This study was done to investigate the presence of Ambedkar Buddhism in the holy city of Hinduism Varanasi. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Constant Struggle Over Land, A case study of the Maoist movement and collective resistance to land aquisition in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Valentine Marianne Svendsen; [2012]
    Keywords : Communal conflict; Land; Violence; Maoists; Deprivation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Concurrent with the acceleration of globalization there has been an increasing tendency of communal conflicts. Resisting the possibility of the Indian government to acquire land, an expanding movement of opposition is taking place. The purpose of this paper is to highlight what motivates people to turn toward violence. READ MORE