Search for dissertations about: "khmer"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word khmer.

2. 1. A grammar of Jahai

   Author : Niclas Burenhult; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kinesiska och språk och litteratur från Syd- och Sydostasien; Chinese; Languages and literatures of South and South-East Asia; expressives; argument; agreement; syntax; modality; Aktionsart; aspect; nominalisation; unitisation; reduplication; cliticisation; affixation; derivational morphology; prestopped nasals; phonology; vowel nasality; Malaysia; endangered languages; Austroasiatic; Mon-Khmer; Jahai; Aslian; Grammar; semantics; semiotics; Grammatik; semantik; semiotik; Phonetics; Fonetik; fonologi;

   Abstract : Jahai, a language belonging to the Aslian branch of the Mon-Khmer language family, is spoken by a group of about 1,000 hunter-gatherers in the montane rainforests of northern Peninsular Malaysia. Drawing on linguistic data collected in the field, the present dissertation is a study of the grammar of Jahai. READ MORE

4. 2. Negotiating Memories : Survivor Narratives of Victimhood in Post-Conflict Cambodia

   Author : Savina Sirik; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Khmer Rouge; Cambodia; Memory; Narratives; Victimhood; Victims; Survivors; Complexity; Memorialization; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Khmer Rouge; Cambodia; Memory; Narratives; Victimhood; Victims; Survivors; Complexity; Memorialization;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to deepen our understanding of the complexity of victimhood as constructed in narratives. To this end, it explores how people who have been socially and politically ascribed as perpetrators construct and negotiate victimhood through narratives after a period of war and mass atrocity and how they are represented in narratives and practices of memorialization. READ MORE

5. 3. From Rebellion to Politics : The Transformation of Rebel Groups to Political Parties in Civil War Peace Processes

   Author : Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs; Thomas Ohlson; Mats Hammarström; Anna Jarstad; Terrence Lyons; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Peace and conflict research; rebel group; political party; transformation; civil war; peace process; conflict resolution; internal conflict; FMLN; Renamo; RUF; Khmer Rouge; El Salvador; Mozambique; Sierra Leone; Cambodia; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Why do some rebel groups in civil war peace processes transform into viable political parties while others do not? The transformation of armed rebels into peaceful politicians has been identified as one of the most critical factors in explaining the successful transition from violence to sustainable peace. Yet few studies have examined under what conditions these transformations are more or less likely to be carried out. READ MORE

6. 4. A matter of faith? : combatting human trafficking in Thailand & Cambodia

   Author : Andreas Henriksson; Elisabeth Olivius; Malin Eklund Wimelius; Marie Juul Petersen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human trafficking; antitrafficking; faith-based organizations; religion in development; faith infusion: secularism; therapeutic governance; holistic development; co-ownership; Cambodia; Thailand; statskunskap; political science;

   Abstract : Human trafficking is estimated to affect about 49 million people worldwide. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are extensively involved in efforts to counter this global problem, alongside governments, intergovernmental organizations, and various types of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). READ MORE

7. 5. Essays in Development and Political Economics

   Author : Mathias Iwanowsky; Jakob Svensson; Torsten Persson; David Yanagizawa-Drott; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Development Economics; Property Rights; Ethnic Partitioning; Migration; State Repression; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays in economics.Property Rights, Resources, and Wealth: Evidence from a land reform in the United States: This paper compares the effectiveness of two alternative property rights regimes to overcome the Tragedy of the Commons. READ MORE