Sökning: "development discourses"
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1. Racehygiejnens tidlige indtog i det danske mediebillede
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/JournalistikSammanfattning : This thesis is a study of the moral, medical, and socioeconomic arguments in favor of a racial hygienic sterilization legislation carried out in conservative, social democratic and socialist newspapers in Denmark from 1911-1923. While the sterilization legislation did not come into effect until 1933, the question was heavily discussed publicly in the preceding years. LÄS MER
2. A Path Towards Empowerment? : A study on the perceptions of Men and Masculinities within Microfinance Investment Funds
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Feminist research as well as the growing field of ‘Men and Masculinities’ have identified how targeting women and excluding men from development initiatives could have unintended repercussions. As a common tool for development, microfinance is a fitting representation for this emphasis on women. LÄS MER
3. The “Magic Gathering” of Comprehension Devices : A diachronic systemic functional linguistics analysis of MTG game card texts
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : This study investigates the diachronic shift of revised card texts in the tabletop collectible card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’. The lexicogrammatical patterns found are compared to theories on comprehension and learning, and to the development of the game. LÄS MER
4. Carbon credit schemes & landownership in Scotland : an analysis of policy discourses
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : Carbon Credit Schemes have become an important feature of governance approaches to climate change in recent years and have been gaining prominence in the Global North. Scotland in particular has seen a rise in the development of carbon projects, with developers looking to sell carbon credits. LÄS MER
5. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. LÄS MER