Een onderzoek dat aan de hand van primair bronmateriaal, hoofdzakelijk Nederlandse kranten, de aanvankelijke interpretatie en herinterpretatie van Nineteen eighty-four in Nederland laat zien.
The concept of Gay Pride Parade goes back many years, the first parades took place in 1970s United States. Since then, the concept of Gay Pride Parade has travelled not only from New York City to...Show moreThe concept of Gay Pride Parade goes back many years, the first parades took place in 1970s United States. Since then, the concept of Gay Pride Parade has travelled not only from New York City to other cities in the US, but also to cities all over the world. Both the Netherlands and Brazil are countries where Gay Pride Parades have been organized, although both in their own form with their own identity. However, realism, as an international relations theory, argues that non-state actors are not in a position to influence human rights policy as this can be done solely by states. This would mean that either Gay Pride Parade is not a multifunctional tool influencing legal emancipation, at the most only social emancipation, or that gay rights cannot be seen as human rights in this scenario. A link of causality between Gay Pride Parade and LGBT emancipation cannot be proven because of the lack of measurability of LGBT emancipation in its totality. However, to write the influence of such non-state actors of completely because of this, would not be correct either. Thus: when analyzing Gay Pride Parades and LGBT emancipation in the Netherlands and Brazil from 1970 onwards, how do Gay Pride Parades affect LGBT emancipation?Show less
This thesis examines how contemporary Spanish “Recovery of Historical Memory” have acted as “pressure groups” in their quest to gain recognition for approximately 30.000 Republicans that died of...Show moreThis thesis examines how contemporary Spanish “Recovery of Historical Memory” have acted as “pressure groups” in their quest to gain recognition for approximately 30.000 Republicans that died of Francoist violence and who are buried in hundreds of mass graves throughout Spain until today. In order to do so, this work performs a case study analysis of two Spanish “Recovery of Historical Memory” organizations, ARMH and Foro, and examines what activities these associations have carried out between their emergence in 2000 and 2007, when Spain implemented a Historical Memory law. The information in this thesis is based on secondary literature, primary sources, Spanish blogposts by members of both ARMH and Foro on their official websites respectively and interviews that the author has conducted with association members from ARMH in Spanish. The main argument that will be put forth, is that there have been four ways through which the associations have acted as “pressure groups” and have tried to gain public recognition for the Republican dead: (1) via the use of media campaigns, (2) by organizing protests, (3) by means of popular participation in national politics and (4) via collaboration with international organizations. In addition to this, this thesis argues that ARMH has been the most successful in influencing the Spanish government, by pressuring Madrid through their collaboration with international organizations. Moreover, this thesis contributes to two main bodies of scholarly literature: “pressure groups” and “Recovery of Historical Memory” literature since it provides new insights in how “Recovery of Historical Memory” organizations act as “pressure groups”, and it diversifies the existing scholarship that deals with these “Recovery of Historical Memory” organizations by considering both ARMH and Foro.Show less
In August 2010, The European Union (EU) withdrew its preferential trade agreement GSP+ from the island nation of Sri Lanka that was recovering from a long drawn civil war. The grounds for the...Show moreIn August 2010, The European Union (EU) withdrew its preferential trade agreement GSP+ from the island nation of Sri Lanka that was recovering from a long drawn civil war. The grounds for the withdrawal was cited to be Sri Lankan Government's poor human rights record in the latter stages of the war which had garnered international outcry. The ad hoc withdrawal of the scheme which was yoked to the Sri Lankan economy was damaging to the Sri Lankan economy and in particular its Ready-Made-Garment (RMG) industry that is central to povery alleviation in rural sectors of the country. In addition to the Sri Lankan Government was defiant of the EU's verdict and is believed to have made very little change. It is for this reason scholars argue that while the Human Rights concerns of the conflict were pressing, the objective of the EU withdrawal was unclear granted it achieved very little of its desired effect. Other writers have described it as 'democracy building' and 'economic terrorism' on the part of the EU. The objective of this research is to assess the effectiveness of the EU's withdrawal of GSP+ from the Sri Lankan economy and draw a conclusion on which side of the scholarly debate is more plausible.Show less
In deze scriptie wordt het uiteenvallen van de Sociaal-Democratische Bond (SDB) geanalyseerd door gebruik te maken van een transnationaal perspectief. Onderzocht wordt hoe contacten met en...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt het uiteenvallen van de Sociaal-Democratische Bond (SDB) geanalyseerd door gebruik te maken van een transnationaal perspectief. Onderzocht wordt hoe contacten met en beeldvorming over socialisme in Frankrijk en Duitsland van invloed zijn geweest op de ontwikkeling die de SDB tussen 1883 en 1894 doormaakte. De studie gaat ook in op de nationalisering van arbeidersbewegingen en sluit daarmee aan bij eerdere literatuur over dit onderwerp.Show less
Deze master thesis onderzoekt aan de hand van het sociologische concept 'framing' de beeldvorming van het Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsstreven tussen 1926-1936 die de Communistische Partij...Show moreDeze master thesis onderzoekt aan de hand van het sociologische concept 'framing' de beeldvorming van het Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsstreven tussen 1926-1936 die de Communistische Partij Holland (CPH) weergaf in haar partijorgaan 'De Tribune'. Enkele belangrijke gebeurtenissen van het Indonesische onafhankelijkheidsstreven in deze periode zijn de PKI-opstanden van 1926-1927 en de muiterij op de Zeven Provinciën in 1933. Er wordt onderzocht hoe de CPH het beeld vormde om haar doelgroep, de Nederlandse arbeiders, over te halen zich aan te sluiten bij haar strijd in solidariteit met de Indonesiërs.Show less
This thesis is a study of the development of the commemoration of the British volunteers of the International Brigades. It analyzes the accounts written by these volunteers and establishes which...Show moreThis thesis is a study of the development of the commemoration of the British volunteers of the International Brigades. It analyzes the accounts written by these volunteers and establishes which historical events influenced this in the period between the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and the present day.Show less
Eind jaren ’70 vond een omslagpunt plaats in de kraakbeweging in Amsterdam. Toen krakers een rookbom lieten afgaan tijdens een gemeenteraadsvergadering werd de sfeer grimmiger en bleek de beweging...Show moreEind jaren ’70 vond een omslagpunt plaats in de kraakbeweging in Amsterdam. Toen krakers een rookbom lieten afgaan tijdens een gemeenteraadsvergadering werd de sfeer grimmiger en bleek de beweging geradicaliseerd te zijn, evenals de reacties van het stadsbestuur. Zo vergeleek burgermeester Polak het optreden van de krakers ‘met dat van de fascistische bruinhemden dat in de jaren twintig en dertig leidde tot een dictatuur’. In Leiden ging dit heel anders: hier werd ook door krakers een actie uitgevoerd op het stadhuis, de deur werd namelijk afgesloten met een kettingslot, maar hier klommen de raadslieden lachend het raam uit. Waarom ontwikkelde de kraakbeweging in Leiden zich tussen 1978 en 1981 op een andere wijze dan in Amsterdam?Show less
