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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 uppsatser innehållade ordet westernization.

  1. 1. Zenbuddhism i västvärlden : En kvalitativ innehållsanalys av Alan Watts verk inom Zenbuddhismen

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Författare :Motaleb Ajobkhan; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Zen buddhism; East and West; Content analysis; Orientalism; Westernization; Mysticism;

    Sammanfattning : This study focuses on the portrayal of Zen buddhism according to the counterculture icon Alan Watts; to see how he distinguishes the relationship between east and west, what differences Zen has in its character compared to other schools of buddhism, and how Zen could be of use for the western world. To acquire relevant and important information the chosen method is therefore a qualitative content analysis to decode the content of two books. LÄS MER

  3. 2. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Hannah Johansson; [2023-10-25]
    Nyckelord :Foreign direct investment; female entrepreneurship; global power structures; westernization; feminist economics; capital;

    Sammanfattning : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Westernization in Rojava; Infatuation with the West

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Chaton Smedra Chamoun; [2022-11-03]
    Nyckelord :Rojava; Northeastern Syria; Democratic Confederalism; West; Westernized; Westernness.;

    Sammanfattning : The Kurdish-led Rojava Project in northeastern Syria has gained international attention for its pioneering work on equality, community coexistence, and direct democracy through the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, which is a non-state political system. Although Rojava has only existed for approximately ten years at the time of writing, there is already a body of research on the subject. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Painting the Whole World White : A case study on Westernization in aid assistance between Sweden and Tanzania

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Författare :Sofia Burton; Emma Skogsmo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Sweden; Tanzania; Aid; Neocolonialism; Eurocentrism; Sverige; Tanzania; Bistånd; Nykolonialism; Eurocenrism;

    Sammanfattning : Between the years 1962 and 2013, the Swedish government gave over $6 billion in development assistance to Tanzania. Despite this, the country remains to be one of the poorest countries in the world. The Swedish aid has failed to achieve the one thing it was destined for - helping Tanzania rise from poverty. LÄS MER

  7. 5. “Music is Feeling” : Tarab: a Phenomenon of Arab Musical Culture

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Författare :Darin Kahel; [2021]
    Nyckelord :tarab; maqam; takht; saltanah; طرب، مقام، تخت، سلطنة;

    Sammanfattning : This essay examines tarab, an Arab musical tradition deeply rooted in the Near East region, and evaluated by listeners based on its emotional effect. Tarab culture has been influenced by westernization, forces of globalization, postcolonial nationalism, and modernism since the early 20th-century, which significantly changed the face of this musical culture by the end of the century. LÄS MER