Search for dissertations about: "social construction of violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words social construction of violence.

  2. 1. Forces of Destruction and Construction : Local Conflict Dynamics, Institutional Trust and Postwar Crime

    Author : Annekatrin Deglow; Kristine Höglund; Lisa Hultman; Alexander De Juan; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; internal armed conflict; civil war; organized violence; subnational; institutional trust; postwar crime; state institutions; police; Afghanistan; Northern Ireland; Kabul; Belfast; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : In 2017 alone, an estimated 68,851 people lost their lives as a consequence of civil wars, that is, armed conflicts that take place within the borders of a state. Such violent conflicts not only lead to immense human suffering, but also leave social, economic and political imprints on the societies that experience them. READ MORE

  4. 2. Violence, power, and justice : A feminist contribution to Christian sexual ethics

    Author : Sólveig Anna Bóasdóttir; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; male battering; male violence against women; intimate relationship; marriage; asymmetry of power; social construction of sexuality; sexual ethics; Christian sexual ethics in intimate relationships; feminist theories; feminist ethics: social contract theories; human nature; women s oppression; women s experiences; social control; equality; justice; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : This study discusses how male battering of women can be understood through due attention to contemporary psychological and sociological interpretations and concludes that a critical feminist perspective offers the most adequate explanation of the problem. Feminist theories on the function of male violence in patriarchal societies coupled with theories on power and the social construction of sexuality as well as feminist theories about the institution of heterosexual marriage are then discussed; the result is a serious critique of marriage as an institution which is not safe with regard to women, reproducing and reaffirming as it does the patriarchal power relations of the sexes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Lost visions and new uncertainties : Sandinista profesionales in northern Nicaragua

    Author : Inger Lundgren; Christian Krohn-Hansen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Abstract : In Latin American countries where there are few private entrepreneurs, the state has often played a dominant role in the economy and in production and consequently state employees have wielded considerable influence. After the overthrow of the dictator Somoza in 1979, during eleven years of Sandinista rule the Nicaraguan state expanded considerably. READ MORE

  6. 4. Capturing the antecedents and aftermath of a family business process : The entrepreneurial journey of a displaced agricultural family in Colombia

    Author : Enrique Sandino Vargas; Leona Achtenhagen; Daniel Pittino; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Bengt Johannisson; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; agricultural family; Colombia; displacement; entrepreneurial journey; entrepreneurial process; familiness; family; family business; family capital; family-life context; family habitus; family business habitus; guerrilla; habitualization; habitus; farm; land; rural; violence;

    Abstract : This study examines a displaced agricultural family during its entrepreneurial journey in Colombia using a single case study, following an inductive and interpretivist approach. The main objective of the dissertation is to explain how family interactions, historical events, and context influence the decision to start and potentially reactivate an agricultural family business. READ MORE

  7. 5. Chocó challenges : communities negotiating matters of concern and care on Colombia’s margin

    Author : Nicolas Acosta García; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Chocó is a remote and biodiverse region located on Colombia’s Northern Pacific Coast. The region is home to indigenous Embera and Afro-descendant communities. Both communities share and contest a legacy of colonisation, violence, dispossession and discrimination. READ MORE