Search for dissertations about: "Zimbabwe"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 52 swedish dissertations containing the word Zimbabwe.

  2. 11. Mwana ndi mai : toward an understanding of preparation for motherhood and child care in the transitional Mberengwa District, Zimbabwe

    Author : Gurli Hansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Socialantropologi; Etnologi; Zimbabwe; Gynekologi; Andrologi; Ethnology; Etnologi;

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  4. 12. A matter of difference?: Family planning and gendered discourses on sexuality and reproductive decision-making among black and white Zimbabweans

    Author : Ane Marie Ørbø Kirkegaard; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rhodesia; Zimbabwe; fertility; reproductive behaviour; reproductive decision-making; gender; population policy; racialised sexuality; HIV Aids; family planning; feminism; Africa; discourse; masculinity; patriarchy; contraception;

    Abstract : Based on field and archival research, the thesis explores reproductive decision-making in contemporary Zimbabwe, as well as the historical background of current discourses on sexuality and reproduction. Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) was created and structured by a European Imperial diaspora, based on racialised patriarchal structures of control. READ MORE

  5. 13. The Participation Myth : outcomes of participatory constitution building processes on democracy

    Author : Abrak Saati; Malin E. Wimelius; Isabell Schierenbeck; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; participatory constitution building processes; participation; peacebuilding; post-conflict; transitioning states; democracy; democratization; Kenya; Zimbabwe; statskunskap; political science;

    Abstract : Since the early 1990s a growing number of constitution building processes in countries transitioning from authoritarian rule or recovering from war or severe institutional crisis have involved public participation. This increase stems from an assumption made by many peacebuilding scholars and practitioners that public participation in constitution building will lead to higher levels of democracy. READ MORE

  6. 14. Health in Women of Reproductive Age : A Survey in Rural Zimbabwe

    Author : Carin Nilses; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Cross-sectional; developing country; women; reproduction; self-reported morbidity; anthropometric measurements; anaemia; malaria; syphilis; HIV; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

    Abstract : General and reproductive health and reproductive outcome were described in rural women of childbearing age (15-44 years) during 1992-93 in a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe. Through a two-stage sampling procedure twelve villages were selected at random, and 79% of the women in the villages accepted to participate (n=1213). READ MORE

  7. 15. In Search of 'Community' in Zimbabwe's Fast Track Resettlement Area of Mazowe District

    Author : Mabel Hungwe; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; COMMUNITY; LAND REFORM; EXIT; LOYALTY; NEGLECT; VOICE; INNOVATION; UNHU; UBUNTU; MAZOWE; ZIMBABWE;

    Abstract : The thesis discusses community development in fast track resettlement areas of Zimbabwe. The land reform programme designated as the Third Revolution (Chimurenga) or fast track land reform was launched in 2000. This programme saw 12 million hectares of farming land being taken over by the state for resettlement. READ MORE