Search for dissertations about: "postkolonialism"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word postkolonialism.

2. 1. Impossible Interculturality? : Education and the Colonial Difference in a Multicultural World

   Author : Robert Aman; Andreas Fejes; Stefan Jonsson; Lisbeth Eriksson; Edda Manga; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Interculturality; multiculturalism; intercultural education; policy; postcolonialism; cultural difference; colonial difference; European Union; interculturalidad; delinking; Interkulturalitet; mångkultur; interkulturell utbildning; policy; postkolonialism; kulturella skillnader; koloniala skillnader; Europeiska Unionen; interculturalidad;

   Abstract : An increasing number of educational policies, academic studies, and university courses today propagate ‘interculturality’ as a method for approaching ‘the Other’ and reconciling universal values and cultural specificities. Based on a thorough discussion of Europe’s colonial past and the hierarchies of knowledge that colonialism established, this dissertation interrogates the definitions of intercultural knowledge put forth by EU policy discourse, academic textbooks on interculturality, and students who have completed a university course on the subject. READ MORE

4. 2. The Kolkata Intellectuals and Bengali Modernity

   Author : Kerstin B. Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kolkata; West Bengal; Intellectuals; Elite groups; Intellectual discourse; Postcolonialism; Relativism; Subaltern Studies; Methodology; Anthropology; Social Change; Development; Media; Kolkata; Västbengalen; intellektuella; elitgrupper; intellektuell diskurs; postkolonialism; relativism; subaltern studies; metod; antropologi; social förändring; utveckling; media;

   Abstract : The aim with this thesis is to explore and enhance the understanding of methodological questions in anthropological analysis. I focus my main argument on topics taken up in antiorientalist and postcolonial approaches. Analysis is closely related to political issues and an analysis include a critical reflection and deconstruction. READ MORE

5. 3. They are so damn grateful : A longitudinal study of how postcolonial attitudes influence the innovation process in social ventures

   Author : Ruth Brännvall; Monica Lindgren; Anna Wahl; Malin Tillmar; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; social innovation; social entrepreneurship; post-colonialism; co-creation; innovation management; social innovation; socialt entreprenörskap; innovationsledning; postkolonial teori; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

   Abstract : This research is a longitudinal study of three start-ups that are aiming at launching innovative products for underserved markets. Prior research has showed that the ability to design services, which support all parties in the processes of value creation and including the customer into creating the experience, becomes a source of competitive advantage for the firm. READ MORE