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  1. 1. The Colonial Legacies of Internship Programs in International Development - A Qualitative Case Study of Local Staff’s Experiences in Uganda

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Författare :Martina Frappa; [2023]
    Nyckelord :internship; international development; white saviour; decolonisation; privilege-awareness; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Although extensively advertised as a positive practice that enhances students’ intercultural competencies, internship programs have been increasingly criticised for reinforcing simplistic understandings of global development. Often involving students from the Global North engaging in placements with development organisations and institutions in the Global South, these programs perpetuate dynamics of systematic inequality rooted in colonial legacies. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Seeking their place in the sun : A case study on the self-perception of German tourists in postcolonial Namibia

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Anna Munkler; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Tourism; Colonial Heritage; Postcolonialism; Representation;

    Sammanfattning : Tourism has various effects on society. Not only economic but also immaterial effects on destinations as well as on tourists themselves. Especially regarding tourism between the Global North and South, it is arguable if tourism is a social force influencing societies in a positive way or if it rather reinforces stereotypes and colonial structures. LÄS MER

  4. 3. United Nations Emergency Force : Svenska fredsbevarande soldaters syn på Orienten och dess folk under 1950- och 60-talet

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Författare :Axel Sjöqvist; [2020]
    Nyckelord :unef; the orient; exoticism; positional superiority; unef; orienten; exotism; positionell överlägsenhet;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to explore how the average Swedish United Nations Peacekeeper viewed the local population in 1950/60s Egypt during their six-month service in the United Nations Emergency Force. The accounts of five Swedish soldiers will be analyzed. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Okonventionell krigföring och McRavens principer : en teorikonsumerande fallstudie på Operation Harling

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Oscar Sandström; [2020]
    Nyckelord :McRaven; okonventionell krigföring; specialoperationer; Operation Harling; Gorgopotamos;

    Sammanfattning : In September 1942 three airplanes carrying British soldiers crossed the border into Greece, this event symbolized the start of Operation Harling which was part of the special operations executive’s unconventional warfare campaign. The operation culminated in the destruction of the Gorgopotamos viaduct. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Investigating discouraging and encouraging emic reasons to apply eco-efficient farming methods : a participatory study with indigenous small-scale farmers in Ratanakiri, Cambodia

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Författare :Lilian-Marleen Beck; [2018]
    Nyckelord :agroecology; transdisciplinary research; action research; participative video making; eco-efficiency; cosmology; emic perception; indigenous farmers; small-scale farmer; non adoption of innovations; Ratanakiri; Cambodia;

    Sammanfattning : In 2008 the most extensive evaluation of global agriculture in human history notable named “agriculture at a crossroad” was published, indicating that agroecological small-scale farming systems could be a path to follow in the future in order to secure a sustainable food supply. Yet it is claimed that there is a gap between knowledge regarding the methods used for agroecological farming and its application by farmers. LÄS MER