Research master thesis | Latin American Studies (research) (MA)
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In deze scriptie wordt de ideologische ontwikkeling van de Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) beschreven tijdens het presidentschap van Álvaro Uribe (2002 - 2010). Aan de hand van...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt de ideologische ontwikkeling van de Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) beschreven tijdens het presidentschap van Álvaro Uribe (2002 - 2010). Aan de hand van het marxisme-leninisme en belangrijke gebeurtenissen in de Colombiaanse historie wordt geanalyseerd in hoeverre de FARC is veranderd in het uitdragen van haar ideologie.Show less
Research master thesis | Latin American Studies (research) (MA)
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This work aims to investigate the intricate relationship between landscape and mobility in three Brazilian road movies - Bye bye Brasil, Andarilho and Viajo porque preciso, volto porque te amo. A...Show moreThis work aims to investigate the intricate relationship between landscape and mobility in three Brazilian road movies - Bye bye Brasil, Andarilho and Viajo porque preciso, volto porque te amo. A new conceptual framework is elaborated to brings together landscape and mobility as perspectives that are able to engage in a reciprocal relationship; this framework is called the dialectics of the road. The three films occupy different locations in the landscape and mobility spectrum. By using the dialectics of the road as an instrument for cultural analysis, they can be considered in the same analysis, and the relationship between the journey and the spaces through which is travelled can be studied comparatively. When driving a car it is impossible to simultaneously look ahead, watch the scenery and occasionally check the rear-view mirror; in a similar way the landscape and mobility perspective are in a constant state of alternation during the road movie journey. The framework that has been elaborated in this thesis gives the viewer the ability to focus on the road ahead while keeping track of their position on the road and their relationship to the surroundings. This way the stereotypical forward orientation of the road movie can be complemented by different contexts and other logics, opening up the road for new interpretations and establishing the travelled space as a crossroads of perspectives.Show less
Research master thesis | Latin American Studies (research) (MA)
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Lucrecia Martel retrata vidas cotidianas en la privacidad de sus hogares, casi como si fuera un documental retratando el día a día de la especie humana. La cámara frecuentemente cercana a la piel,...Show moreLucrecia Martel retrata vidas cotidianas en la privacidad de sus hogares, casi como si fuera un documental retratando el día a día de la especie humana. La cámara frecuentemente cercana a la piel, frecuentemente desplazada de foco, guía la atención del espectador en una dirección, mientras que el sonido lo dirige hacia otra. Apelando de esta forma a la ambigüedad, a la confusión de los sentidos en el espectador, presenta tramas que se sienten familiares y se ofrecen como una experiencia sensorial directa. Esta tesis propone hacer una lectura conjunta de los tres filmes, postulando que no sólo hay un estilo en común sino también una forma política de exponer por medio de la representación de mundos domésticos, el presente y el pasado de las estructuras de poder de la sociedad argentina, y acaso el de toda la región latinoamericana.Show less
Research master thesis | Latin American Studies (research) (MA)
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In this thesis the objective is to understand why state-market relations change overtime and the main research question is: “How do changing state-market-relations influence the performance of the...Show moreIn this thesis the objective is to understand why state-market relations change overtime and the main research question is: “How do changing state-market-relations influence the performance of the Brazilian energy sector and what has been the impact of the different roles of the state on (national) growth and development since the First Republic until the Dilma Administration (1889-2016)?” The objective is to study which model leads to the development of an energy sector that can be used to accomplish broad-based national development. Furthermore, it would be quite interesting to analyse why policy changes occurs. The reason for the choice for energy is an obvious one as it is essential for economic development. Furthermore, energy resources, subsoil or offshore, such as coal, uranium, and oil and gas, and renewable energy resources such as biomass, wind-, solar-, and hydropower form a vital public good and should be provided at affordable prices even in remote areas. Therefore, the relation between development and state ownership of energy resources will be investigated. In this regard, the performance during the First Republic (1889-1930) will be analysed to study the impact of “liberalism”. In addition, the impact of “structuralism” (1930-1995) will be studied. Afterwards, the impact of “liberalization” (1995-2002) will be compared with “neo-structuralism” under the Workers Party (PT) (2003-2016). In this thesis is chosen for almost all energy resources to demonstrate that the same pattern takes place in all energy sectors, and thus, even in sectors that are considered strategic or sensitive such as nuclear energy. In addition, it shows that sectors such as wind and solar pose massive potential for energy generation in Brazil and that those sectors are remarkably underdeveloped in the country. The case study also demonstrates that government policy has proven to be necessary to provide incentives for investors to develop them and that currently government policy does not stimulate investment in those sectors. The expectation is that ideally to achieve national development and to develop new sectors the state should own and protect it while providing incentives for growth but that in practice state-market relations change to keep expanding the exploitation of energy resources in a changing global economic environment, and that outcomes reflect the relative bargaining power of local, state and multinational capital. The expectation in regard to the role of the state is that its function is to facilitate capital, and to coerce labour. Hence, to provide financial incentives and easy access for mostly foreign capital while the other role for the state seems to be the appeasement of different actors that have the potential capacity and will to oppose the expansion of foreign investment and exploitation of energy resources through the strategic use of stick and carrot in a changing global economic context.Show less
