Search for dissertations about: "claims"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 431 swedish dissertations containing the word claims.
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16. Justice and Politics : On the Depoliticization of Justice Claims in the Work of Truth Commissions
Abstract : Truth commissions have become a widespread and normalized institutions for addressing past human rights violations. One of the central ideas behind the concept of truth commissions is that it is necessary to establish the truth about the past and allow victims to speak publicly about the violations to which they have been exposed. READ MORE
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17. The Many Faces of Public Affairs : A Study of Constructs, Conditions and Claims in a Disputed Field of Practice
Abstract : This thesis explores the communicative constructs and practices of public affairs in Sweden. As a mainstream communication function, public affairs is undertaken by a wide range of actors who wish to influence public policy, and the opportunity to do so is a vital part of any democratic system. READ MORE
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18. Voices for Change : Hopes and costs for empowerment - a study on women's claims in the Egyptian revolution
Abstract : This study investigates women’s possibilities to actively participate in societal change in Egypt. It aims at enhancing the understanding of structural conditions for women’s agency and how these enables and/or restrains women’s participation in the aspiration for societal change as well as their aspiration to live a ‘full life’. READ MORE
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19. Legitimized Refugees : A Critical Investigation of Legitimacy Claims within the Precedents of Swedish Asylum Law
Abstract : This study focuses on asylum cases decided at Sweden’s migration courts. More precisely, it analyses how the highest legal instance, the Migration Court of Appeal (hereafter MCA), legitimizes decisions that concern asylum seekers. Using critical discourse analysis (CDA), the study makes power relations visible. READ MORE
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20. No more water, but fire next time : The conflict between environmental aims and social claims in Louisiana's post-Katrina coastal planning
Abstract : There are two levels to this thesis, the examination of the particular case and the exposition of the general approach. The case the thesis deals with is Louisiana’s coastal land-loss crisis and what can and should be done about it. READ MORE