Sökning: "Governed Reproduction"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden Governed Reproduction.

  1. 1. Accessing credit through social relationships : a case study of cassava farmers in Central Uganda

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Författare :Susanna Larsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :credit; access; agricultural market systems; value chain; moral economy; institutional bricolage;

    Sammanfattning : The FAO aims to support local farmers in Nakasongola District, Uganda, to tap into value-added cassava market opportunities. This thesis critically examines farmers' experiences in these cassava markets, challenging classical economic assumptions that underpin the FAO project. LÄS MER

  3. 2. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Författare :Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. LÄS MER

  4. 3. “Better Does Not Mean Better for Everyone” – Gender Oppression in 20st Century Speculative Fiction : How Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale Can be Used to Increase Learner Motivation and in Teaching Critical Thinking to Students in Upper Secondary School

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Fanny Berlin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Bodily Autonomy; Brave New World; Communication; Gendered Oppression; Governed Reproduction; Interaction; Intersectionality; Learner Motivation; Power Relations; Subject Positioning; The Handmaid’s Tale;

    Sammanfattning : This essay analyzes the narrative surrounding women’s right to autonomy in two novels in the Speculative Fiction genre, more specifically the 20th century dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985), and the anti-utopian novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932), while arguing for the pedagogical merit of both works. Matters regarding female independence and gender equality are in consistent flux, and any uprise in feminist movements and female emancipation has most commonly been met with resistance. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Mathematical modelling andsimulation for tumour growth andangiogenesis

    Master-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för matematik och datavetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :René Edgardo Luna; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Multiscale modelling; tumor growth; angiogenesis; agent-based model; variance reduction;

    Sammanfattning : Cancer is a complex illness that affects millions of people every year. Amongst the most frequently encountered variants of this illness are solid tumours. The growth of solid tumours depends on a large number of factors such as oxygen concentration, cell reproduction, cell movement, cell death, and vascular environment. LÄS MER