Sökning: "postcolonialism"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 338 uppsatser innehållade ordet postcolonialism.

  1. 21. En oväntad vänskap : En kvalitativ teorikonsumerande studie som syftar till Kinas agerande i Kenya.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Författare :Emelie Attari; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Postcolonialism; colonialism; Kenya; Africa; China; subordinate; qualitative interview; qualitative theory consuming study; research.;

    Sammanfattning : The following research is a qualitative theory consuming study which investigates China's actions in Kenya regarding the postcolonialism and colonialism theory. The purpose of the essay is to understand how the theory can be used in the actions between China and Kenya by answering the following questions: How has Kenya been influenced by China's development efforts from a colonial perspective, as well as in terms of political, economic, and cultural dimensions?  In what ways has China been crucial in the development work that has impacted Kenya's political, economic, and cultural dimensions, and how can the postcolonial perspective be applied to this development work? The research established the theory where postcolonialism and colonialism is described, with a following analysis where eight people living in Kenya got interviewed to be able to understand the problem and the actions from China. LÄS MER

  3. 22. The Living Dead: Securing the (Eu)ropean Border : Frontex’s problem representation of migration and its institutional expansion

    Kandidat-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Ivo Franz Hagström; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Frontex; EU; border control; migration; postcolonialism; feminism; corporeal research;

    Sammanfattning : Since the 2015 migration crisis, Frontex has expanded and increased its information-gathering on migrants. This has led to controversial activities post-2015 despite the Agency’s self-perceived humanitarian identity. LÄS MER

  4. 23. "Visst är det skillnad på flyktingar!" : En komparativ studie om hur flyktingar konstruerats i kommentarsfält på Facebook

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Författare :Calle Ljunggren; Lovis Nylund; [2023]
    Nyckelord :refugee crisis; Ukranian refugees; eurocentrism; social media discourse; Facebook;

    Sammanfattning : Recent studies have shown how social media platforms provide online spaces for people to express negativity and hate towards refugees, especially those who fled during the refugee crisis of 2015. With a theoretical framework of postcolonialism, orientalism, eurocentrism and a linguistic power perspective this study examines whether the same applies to Ukrainian refugees that fled during the Russian-Ukrainian war that started in February of 2022. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Bengaluru burning

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Mahima Moolbharati; [2023]
    Nyckelord :heatwave vulnerability; sustainability science; critical urban theory; neoliberalism; gentrification; postcolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Climate-changed induced extreme events like heatwaves have become increasingly critical issues in urban India. Rapidly growing cities are vulnerable to adverse effects of heatwaves exacerbated by inequalities embedded in urbanisation. LÄS MER

  7. 25. The Dutch state’s apology for its role in the slavery past : Dominant discourses and power relations in the seven apology speeches

    Master-uppsats, Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Författare :Lotte Rinzema; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Slavery; Political Apology; Historical Injustices; Dutch State; Postcolonialism; Postcolonial Theory; Discourse Theory; Critical Discourse Analysis; Historical-Discourse Approach;

    Sammanfattning : This study takes a deeper look into the apologies the Dutch state made in 2021 for the role of The Netherlands in the history of slavery. This was done by the presentation of seven speeches by seven members of the Dutch government in the national archives in the European and the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom. LÄS MER