This thesis focuses on the manner in which Algerian and Moroccan authorities overlooked the growing identification and importance the French language had for citizens through the implementation of...Show moreThis thesis focuses on the manner in which Algerian and Moroccan authorities overlooked the growing identification and importance the French language had for citizens through the implementation of Arabization. The research was guided by the following research question: What were the negative consequences experienced in Morocco and Tunisia following the implementation of the Arabization process in each respective country? This thesis will examine these adverse effects by studying both short term and long term effects caused by Arabization. Most existing literature focuses on the positive aspects of Arabization such as the re-establishment of the Algerian and Moroccan identities after the colonial era. This has created a gap in the existing literature about this topic as the negative effects of Arabization are discussed scarcely. Subsequently, this thesis adopts a different approach to existing literature by discussing these negative effects.Show less
How do Ukranian and Russian people refer to the separatists? Turns out that Ukraine is using more propaganda then the separatists or Russia. This thesis is meant to open the way to several new...Show moreHow do Ukranian and Russian people refer to the separatists? Turns out that Ukraine is using more propaganda then the separatists or Russia. This thesis is meant to open the way to several new researches on the languagepolicy of Ukraine.Show less
The paper discusses and investigates the economic and political considerations from the side of the European Union for the fifth enlargement with a special focus on the case study of Bulgaria’s...Show moreThe paper discusses and investigates the economic and political considerations from the side of the European Union for the fifth enlargement with a special focus on the case study of Bulgaria’s admission to the European Union. The hypothesis posed in the introduction claims that the main drive behind Bulgaria's admission is the political situation in Eastern Europe and mainly the aftermath of the Kosovo War.The first chapter of the piece analyses the Eastern expansion with a consideration of the history of the EU. Later on chapter number two explores the economic benefits that Bulgaria offers to the EU as a future member, and chapter number three poses the main argument for the hypothesis, namely the political reasons and motivations for admitting the country in the EU.Show less
This thesis is about explaining stereotypes, the creation and use of stereotypes and its relation to imagology. These concepts are then applied on the movie Tangerines by Zaza Urushadze about the...Show moreThis thesis is about explaining stereotypes, the creation and use of stereotypes and its relation to imagology. These concepts are then applied on the movie Tangerines by Zaza Urushadze about the Georgian - Abkhaz conflict of 1992-1993.Show less
How have the recent protest movements and widespread political discontent become prominent in contemporary Chile? This thesis attempts to illustrate how the 1980 constitution, that served to...Show moreHow have the recent protest movements and widespread political discontent become prominent in contemporary Chile? This thesis attempts to illustrate how the 1980 constitution, that served to protect the legacy of the dictatorship with a rigged voting system, has led to shortcomings in citizen participation. Consequently many Chilean citizens have chosen not to participate in the formal political sphere: expectations of a democratic, inclusive state have not been met. However, the student movements demonstrate how some citizens have adopted an alternative channel of participation. Aside from that, the concept of participative democracy, as interpreted in this thesis, will attempt to explain the cause of the current dissent, and hence why contemporary Chilean democracy is undergoing a crisis.Show less
This thesis will delve into how multiculturalism has failed the Pakistani diaspora in the United Kingdom. It will also look into how they have come to be viewed as the 'dark force in British Society'.
This thesis adopts a critical political economy approach in order to give/provide explanations as per why the peace process (Economic Peace initiative and the Oslo Peace Process) between Israel and...Show moreThis thesis adopts a critical political economy approach in order to give/provide explanations as per why the peace process (Economic Peace initiative and the Oslo Peace Process) between Israel and Palestine failed to improve the situation of Palestinian workers in the Occupied Territories and Israel. By applying Sara Roy’s conceptualization of ‘de-development’ to the case in analysis, this thesis shows that the precariousness of Palestinian workers, and their dependence on the Israel labour market, is a direct result of the economic and political policies that Israel implemented in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 1967. By strengthening rather than loosening de-development in the Occupied Territories, the peace processes failed to ameliorate the political and economic status of Palestinian workers; thus, causing their precariousness and dependence on the Israeli labour market to persist.Show less
The Three Gorges Dam is currently the largest hydropower plant in the world. However, over the course of its twelve-year construction, it has caused a major flow of migration that encompassed more...Show moreThe Three Gorges Dam is currently the largest hydropower plant in the world. However, over the course of its twelve-year construction, it has caused a major flow of migration that encompassed more than 1.1 million people. Their former working and living environments have disappeared completely or become unusable. The research question addressed in this thesis is: to what extent were people forced to move because of the construction of the Three Gorges Dam in China and can they be identified as environmental refugees? The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the discourse on seeking refuge in connection to environmental change, in light of development-induced displacement.Show less
South Sudan has been in war since 1955. Devastating consequences of both successive civil wars, and conflicts both within and between different ethnical clans, have resulted in an education system...Show moreSouth Sudan has been in war since 1955. Devastating consequences of both successive civil wars, and conflicts both within and between different ethnical clans, have resulted in an education system that is world’s worst. Among other things, this has resulted in an extremely low illiteracy rate, namely, an illiteracy rate of 73% for the boys and 81% for the girls in 2013 (VAS 66). In addition, in 2013, 1.3 million children of primary school age had no access to any form of education; a number that shows how daunting the context of basic education South Sudan really is (VAS 66; Linden et al, 651). Is there any hope left for a better future for South Sudan and its population, when there is hardly any opportunity for (quality) schooling, and therewith development? Through the use of existing literature on education in South Sudan, several case-studies, and in-depth interviews, the objective of this paper is to help pinpoint the importance of education in South Sudan, both for boys and girls. Through devoting sections to the history of the two civil wars, the political point of view of the role of ethnicity, and the role of South Sudanese culture in explaining the high drop-out, this paper looks at education from different perspectives. It discusses the current state of education in South Sudan, the importance of education, with reasons specific to South Sudan, and refers to possible manners on how both quantity and quality of education can be improved in South Sudan. This paper makes use of the most recent data available on education in South Sudan. For example by using the data from the 2009 National Baseline Household Survey, which was “the first nationally representative household consumption survey conducted in Sudan”, the Educational Management Information System of South Sudan, that highlights gaps in educational services, and the Village Assessment Survey of 2013. The latter has been used across South Sudan for humanitarian and development purposes; providing detailed information on access to basic services, healthcare, education, infrastructure and other key indicators. Altogether, this paper looks at the context of education in South Sudan, in order to find out whether education can attribute to youth being ‘the hope of the nations’ future’; developing the country through peace- and nation building.Show less
Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. There have not been consistent policies to improve this situation in Latin America, due to lack of proper reform and bad cooperation...Show moreLatin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. There have not been consistent policies to improve this situation in Latin America, due to lack of proper reform and bad cooperation between state institutions. The Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora are a relatively new community policing program that has been implemented in Rio de Janeiro, in order to bring down violence in the favelas. The process of implementation of the UPPs of Santa Marta, Complexo do Alemão and Rocinha will be discussed and evaluated.Show less
This thesis examines to what extent the European Union economic accession criteria changed and how did this impact the aftermath of the accession for new Member States between 2004 -2014. The...Show moreThis thesis examines to what extent the European Union economic accession criteria changed and how did this impact the aftermath of the accession for new Member States between 2004 -2014. The thesis compares the enlargement rounds of 2004 and 2007, in order to examine the changes within this particular period.Show less
