School of Global Studies / Institutionen för globala studier: Recent submissions
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No mono: Normer, makt och politik inom relationsanarki.
(2016-12-08)This essay aims to give a multi-faceted picture of the political dimensions and power structures within relationship anarchy. Relationship anarchy is a practice which strives to deconstruct relationship ideals by questioning ... -
Global Journalism: A fancy concept of wishful thinking or a news style on the rise?
(2016-10-20)This thesis aims to examine the occurrence of global journalism as a news style in Swedish newspapers, and to show not only to what extent global journalism occurs in relation to the more traditional domestic and foreign ... -
“We Forgive, But We Do Not Forget”: An Ethnographic Account of Assyrian Christians’ Trails of Trauma and the Making of ‘the Muslim’
(2016-10-19)This thesis highlights the multiple layers of how an Assyrian Christian minority group in Sweden constructs the image of ‘the Muslim’. The thesis contributes to a larger debate about diaspora, reconciliation, and local ... -
Disabled Human Rights?: A critical study of the implementation of disability rights in a globalized Nepal.
(2016-10-07)This thesis scrutinizes the governance of the implementation of disability rights in Nepal in the realm of neo-liberal globalization, and the different power positions that are produced during the process. Within Western ... -
”Hon är också en viktig person i Biskopsgården”: En kvalitativ studie om unga kvinnors Empowerment i Biskopsgården
(2016-10-04)Studien belyser frågan kring unga kvinnors Empowerment i stadsdelen Biskopsgården, Göteborg. Att invånare ska få större tillgång till inflytande är ett etablerat fokus i den svenska utvecklingspolitiken, däribland i Göteborg. ... -
Minskad animaliekonsumtion inom skolmatsrestaurangerna i Göteborgs Stad: En kvalitativ studie om åtgärder för att nå målet minskad klimatpåverkan från maten
(2016-10-03)Göteborgs Stad är uppmärksammade för sitt klimatarbete både i Sverige och internationellt. I denna studie studeras Göteborgs Stads arbete med miljömåltider som innebär att minska klimatpåverkan från maten inom skolverksamheten, ... -
To mediate climate change: A comparative study of Swedish news media representation of climate change risks
(2016-09-30)One of the most serious global issues presently is climate change. News media has an important role in informing the public about issues such as climate change and contributes to shape public opinion and the political ... -
Mental Health Rights of Incarcerated Mothers who are Accompanied by their Children in a Kenyan Prison
(2016-09-29)The purpose of the study is to examine how incarcerated mothers accompanied by their children in prison are able to claim their right to mental health care as well as if and how this right is fulfilled. Instead of the ... -
The Rojava Revolution: Kurdish women’s reclaim of citizenship in a stateless context
(2016-09-28)The Kurds have historically been subjected to structural forms of oppression such as being denied the right to land, their language, culture, political participation or even a passport and social security number. Within ... -
Är djupekologin förankrad i dagens omställningsrörelse?: En explorativ studie om gapet mellan värdering och handling rörande Arne Naess djupekologi
(2016-09-28)Studien syftar till att undersöka om djupekologin är förankrad i dagens omställningsrörelse samt söka förståelse kring ifall människor som ställer om till en ny världsbild lever enligt djupekologiska värderingar eller om ... -
We are Women in Coffee!: An explanatory case study of Fairtrade’s gendered impact on female and male farmers of a Fairtrade certified Kenyan coffee cooperative
(2016-09-28)Due to globalisation, the world is becoming increasingly intertwined with complex global trade networks linking producers and consumers through largely unequal relationships. Fairtrade addresses this inequality by ... -
Euro-Islamic identity?: An example of hybrid identities in contemporary Europe
(2016-09-22)In-mass presence of Muslims in Europe dates back several decades ago, after Second World War; a presence which has been intricate since the beginning. After many years, Europe-born generations of Muslim immigrants are yet ... -
Kvinnors rättigheter i riksdagsdebatten: en studie av hur kvinnors rättigheter debatterats i kammaren mandatperioden 2010-2014
(2016-09-14)Women’s rights are debated today in Sweden as well as in the rest of the world, though it is not a new topic. Ever since the subject first started being discussed the view on what rights women should have and how they ... -
Att flytta iväg eller stanna kvar?: En undersökning om avfolkning av Västernorrland ur ett intersektionellt perspektiv
(2016-09-13)The aim of this thesis is to study the ongoing depopulation of the rural areas of northern Sweden, specifically in the county of Västernorrland. The county suffers socially and economically because of the urbanization. A ... -
Making fashion sustainable and making sustainability fashionable: en fallstudie av makt och påverkan mellan Swedwatch och svenska textilföretag
(2016-09-12)The aim of this paper is to consider how Swedwatch use their power to influence social responsibility and sustainability in the Swedish textile industry. Through theories of power, responsibility and influence the study ... -
Closing the Gap: An interview study with Swedish newspaper publishers and editors on the lack of consistency between commitments on media and gender and actual representation
(2016-09-12)Women are grossly underrepresented as news subjects globally. This is a direct violation of the universal human right of freedom of expression, as well as a major hindrance to global sustainable development and societal ... -
Refugee Biopolitics: A discourse analysis of the Swedish government’s recent shift in the speech on refugees
(2016-08-25)The increased movement of people across nation borders of recent years further complicates the relation between nationality and citizenship, thus challenging the nation state’s project of controlling its population. One ... -
“This is the guys’ home ground, you know”: A qualitative study about masculinity, homosociality and work identity among male and female dockworkers in the Port of Gothenburg
(2016-08-22)Harbour work in the port of Gothenburg has historically been a male-dominated working-class profession where dockworker identity has been strongly connected to working-class masculinity. Harbour environments are often ... -
National Identities among Israelis and Palestinians: A discourse analysis of how representatives for Israeli and Palestinian NGOs relate to national identities, in relation to the conflict between them and the settlement thereof
(2016-07-08)The world is amidst accelerating processes of globalization increasingly emphasizing univer-sal human rights and common human-ness. Parallel, nationalistic movements and values grow stronger. Universal and nationalistic ... -
EU leaving the refugees at the doorstep: An analysis of the readmission agreement between the EU and Turkey in the current refugee situation.
(2016-06-22)60 million refugees in the world, the highest number since World War II; how is the world responding? This study seeks to examine the changes in the EU politics, were the EU have chosen to handle the so called “refugees ...