Search for dissertations about: "indigenous knowledge"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 56 swedish dissertations containing the words indigenous knowledge.

  2. 11. As though we had no spirit: Ritual, politics and existence in the Aymara quest for decolonization

    Author : Anders Burman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; colonialism; decolonization; ritual practice; illness; curing; cosmology; indigenous activism; ethnopolitical movements; indigenous peoples and the state; Aymara; Bolivia; the Andes;

    Abstract : 'Colonialism' and 'decolonization' have been dealt with by postcolonial studies and, more recently, by scholars identified with the 'de-colonial turn'. At the same time, in the ethnopolitically charged context of contemporary Bolivian society, colonialism and decolonization have become issues of political, existential and even cosmological import. READ MORE

  4. 12. The perceptions of managers of SMEs on sustainable tourism development in least developed countries (LDCs), using The Gambia as a case study

    Author : Foday Drammeh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Least Developed Countries; Small scale and medium size enterprises; destination capital; indigenous local knowledge; sustainable tourism development;

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  5. 13. The Social Life of Ethnic Categories : Three cases of indigeneity, Russia and anthropological knowledge production

    Author : Ulrika Persson-Fischier; Adam Kuper; Sidsel Saugestad; Oslo universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : Examining three cases on indigeneity, Russia and anthropological knowledge production, this thesis investigates indigeneity as a form of ethnic classification. The first case is about the so-called census-war in the Republic of Altai, and who, thus, is allowed to be indigenous. READ MORE

  6. 14. The Burden of Responsibility : Predicaments of Environmental Life in the Caraballo Mountains, Northern Philippines

    Author : Macario Lacbawan; Don Kulick; Claudia Merli; Deborah Gewertz; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Indigeneity; Indigenous People; Environment; Conservation; Legal Recognition; Swidden Agriculture; Ikalahan People; Philippines; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Abstract : Indigenous people are not obviously, or naturally, stewards of the environment. But when the idea that they are such custodians gains legal traction, and when indigenous land-use practices are codified to reflect environmental principles, they become a burden of responsibility that has significant consequences for the lives and the livelihoods of indigenous communities. READ MORE

  7. 15. Capturing change : The practice of Malian photography, 1930s-1990s

    Author : Tanya Elder; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; African photography; situated practice; bricoleur; indigenous technology; assimilation and adaptation; media technology; Mali; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This study follows the evolution of three distinct photographic practices in Mali. It focuses on indigenous photographers in the towns of Segou, Mopti and Kayes. The first practice beginning in the 1930's, is studio photography. READ MORE