Kandidatuppsatser / Institutionen för globala studier: Recent submissions
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Household Waste Segregation: Lessons from Poland
(2021-03-01)One of the problems facing the world in the twenty-first century is the management of municipal waste, a problem where the household plays a key role in the process through its interaction with the municipal waste ... -
BRI- En idé om en ny värld som materialiseras genom infrastruktur? En kritisk diskursanalys om hur BRI:s nyckeldokument utmanar idéer och normer inom den globala styrningen Katarina Hedencrona
(2021-02-09)The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese infrastructure project, initiated in 2013, with a plan to be finished in 2049. The project has received a great amount of media attention and has been scrutinized carefully ... -
"PINKWASH THIS: Resisting the mainstreaming management of queer cultural heritage"
(2021-02-03)As Pride festivals around the world in 2019 celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the word pinkwashing is on the tip of many tongues. The question of whether or not political parties, business enterprises ... -
"'Det är ju inget fel på spårvagnarna, men…': EN ANALYS AV TILLGÄNGLIGHETSDISKURSEN GÄLLANDE RULLSTOLSANVÄNDNING OCH TILLGÄNGLIGHET I KOLLEKTIVTRAFIKEN BLAND STYRANDE AKTÖRER"
(2021-01-29)The purpose of this study is to look into the discourse on wheelchair use and accessibility in the public transport system among the leading agents of the public transport system in Gothenburg and the Region Västra Götaland. ... -
"Mer än ett SPRÅKcafé?: En kvalitativ studie om hur ett språkcafé kan fylla fler funktioner än enbart det uppenbara"
(2021-01-29)The purpose of this study was to seek a better understanding of the meaning a language café that only welcomes women, can hold for the participants, who are all immigrant women, and through these narratives explore if ... -
”En kärnvapenfri värld är helt enkelt inte möjlig”: En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av det svenska motståndet mot ett svenskt tillträde till FN:s kärnvapenkonvention
(2020-11-24)On the 7th of July 2017, the United Nation’s General Assembly adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The treaty is different from earlier agreements due to its focus on the humanitarian consequences ... -
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Humanitarian Law: A mixed-methods study to understand and explain how states’ position themselves vis-à-vis lethal autonomous weapons systems compliance with international humanitarian law
(2020-11-17)The purpose of this study is to understand and explain how states’ position themselves vis-à-vis lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL). It is important to understand ... -
NAVIGATING THE SACRED AND SECULAR A Qualitative Exploration of the Compatibility of Science and Spirituality in Modern Western Society
(2020-11-13)The aim of this thesis is to explore the views of five informants regarding the compatibility of science and spirituality. Three research questions help us explore the informants’ views on science, spirituality, the ... -
Balancing social and environmental sustainability: A qualitative case study about the social impacts of the Payments for Ecosystem Services program on rural farmers in Costa Rica
(2020-11-11)Costa Rica has long been considered a leader in environmentally sustainable policy actions as the country aims to have 70% forest cover and much of their success has been attributed to the Payment for Environmental Services ... -
Vem har ansvar för de mänskliga rättigheterna? - En kvalitativ studie av ansvar hos statliga och icke-statliga aktörer inom utvinningsindustrin i Guatemala
(2020-11-11)As a result of the globalization, the power and influence of multinational corporations have increased significantly in recent years. The presence of these corporations can have a major impact on the communities in which ... -
THE RESURGENCE OF RUSSIA - A case study examining the reasons for the Kremlin to intervene in Syria and its new modus operandi -
(2020-10-06)This study focuses on how Russia, in modern days, through historical and current relations with Syria, is reasserting itself as a global political force to be reckoned with. The research methodology chosen is a comparative ... -
Volontärturism - en “win-win situation”?: En kvalitativ studie i hur volontärresor porträtteras på Instagram
(2020-10-02)Volunteer tourism, mainly relating to travelling from countries in the global North to the global South, has emerged as a global trend and fast-growing tourism industry since the turn of the millennium 2000. In the globalized ... -
Vit, vacker, värdefull:en kvalitativ studie av vithetsideal och dess betydelse på Bali, Indonesien.
(2020-08-06)Using interviews and observations, this qualitative study examines the value of bright and white skin in Bali, Indonesia, and how this correlates to social and economic status. The study uses a postcolonial framework to ... -
Svarta kvinnor, vita rum: En studie om svarta kvinnliga studenters upplevelser inom svenska universitet och erfarenheter på arbetsmarknaden efter utbildningen
(2020-08-06)This qualitative interview study explores and analyzes how five black female students in Sweden experience their time at university and how the academic rooms are oriented towards whiteness. The study also depicts their ... -
Från kunskap till förändring: En explorativ studie inifrån fyra förändringspraktiker för ett mer hållbart Göteborg
(2020-07-01)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the growing literature of sustainability transitions and sustainability practices for change towards sustainability. The study aims to explore how a deeper understanding of ... -
Hinder och begränsningar för flyktingkvinnor i Sverige att uppnå sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa och rättigheter (SRHR): En kvalitativ undersökning om flyktingkvinnors barriärer till SRHR-vård
(2020-07-01)Health is a universal human right which includes ones sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). It is covered in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as a vital part for women’s health, yet for many women these ... -
Varför är det få kvinnor på ordinarie chefsbefattningar i yttre tjänst?: En kvalitativ studie om kvinnliga polisers upplevelser av att söka och verka som chef i yttre tjänst
(2020-06-30)Only 14% of the leadership positions in the outside service are held by women, in the inside service however that number is 43% (in the Gothenburg area). Why are there are so few women in leadership positions in the ... -
ÖSTTYSK IDENTITET I NUTIDENS TYSKLAND - En studie om generationen efter murens fall
(2020-04-09)Syfte: Undersöka identiteten hos tyskar födda/uppväxta i f.d. DDR efter 1990. Teori: Bourdieus habitusbegrepp och sociala kapital. Metod: Etnografiskt fältarbete, intervjuer, informella samtal och deltagande ... -
”Jag vill gärna göra motstånd, men jag vill inte vara motstånd” – En studie av hur icke-binära könsidentiteter relaterar till performativitet och motstånd
(2020-01-10)The aim of this study was to answer the following two questions relating non-binary gender identities to performativity and resistance: In which ways do performativity relate to the creation of non-binary gender identities? ... -
Them vs Us - The ontological significance of identity and (in)security in the Cold Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
(2019-12-17)In recent years, identity has become increasingly important within the field of International Relations and in studies of conflict. This has led to the widening of the field with the help of perspectives from the field of ...