Search for dissertations about: "Taboo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word Taboo.

  2. 1. The Water Taboo : Restraining the Weaponisation of Water in International Conflict

    Author : Charlotte Grech-Madin; Ashok Swain; Anders Themnér; Gil Merom; Aaron Wolf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Water weaponisation; water taboo; international armed conflict; international relations; norms; international law; environmental security; Kargil War; Gulf War; India; United States; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Statskunskap; Political Science;

    Abstract : Why do nation states in conflict with one another refrain from weaponising water? Water has long been a standard weapon of armed conflict. In the post-World War II period, however, nation states in international conflict have made concerted efforts to restrain its weaponisation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Staying with the Trouble through Design: Critical-feminist Design of Intimate Technology

    Author : Marie Louise Juul Sondergaard; Aarhus univ.; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Interaction design; intimacy; intimate technology; trouble; taboo; gender; speculative design; design fiction; feminist HCI; women s health; Art; Technology and Design; Konst; teknik och design;

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  5. 3. Psychiatric taboo? Mental health problems and help-seeking

    Author : Karin Dahlberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Mental health disorders are common conditions in the general population, yet only about half of those with mental health problems have health care contacts for their problems. The pathway for help-seeking is complex, and may be influenced by socio-demographic factors, as well as more complex characteristics such as personality, attitudes and personal preferences. READ MORE

  6. 4. Understanding the polarization of responses to genocidal violence in Rwanda

    Author : Theogene Bangwanubusa; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; popular support; obedience; genocidal violence; grassroots thinking; elite; informal elite; social power; ordinary people; war-displaced people; immigration; social taboo; social pact; mixed ethnic relations;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation is concerned with identifying factors that are important in explaining popular support for genocidal violence in Rwanda. It focuses on former communes, Giti and Murambi, to investigate why Giti successfully resisted the genocidal violence, while Murambi fell prey to large-scale violence. READ MORE

  7. 5. Grappling with Patriarchies : Narrative Strategies of Resistance in Miriam Tlali's Writings

    Author : Christina Cullhed; Monica Fryckstedt; David Attwell; Elleke Boehmer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Literature; South African literature; narrative strategies; patriarchy; the black literary tradition; novelization; dialogism; fragmentation; gendered violence; sacrifice; rape; discursive taboo; whispering; distancing; Miriam Tlali; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study is the first one devoted solely to the writings of the South African black novelist Miriam Tlali. It argues that her works constitute literary resistance not only to apartheid, noted by previous scholars, but also to South African patriarchies. READ MORE