Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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De handel in de ledematen van albino's in verschillende landen in Afrika komt anno 2015 nog steeds voor. In dit literatuur onderzoek wordt gekeken naar de oorzaken van de mogelijke verandering in...Show moreDe handel in de ledematen van albino's in verschillende landen in Afrika komt anno 2015 nog steeds voor. In dit literatuur onderzoek wordt gekeken naar de oorzaken van de mogelijke verandering in motivatie die ten grondslag ligt aan de moorden op albino’s in Zimbabwe en Tanzania.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This thesis provides a case study of the discourse on sustainability, a much discussed, but elusive concept. It describes and analyses the sustainability discourse in the Dutch municipality of...Show moreThis thesis provides a case study of the discourse on sustainability, a much discussed, but elusive concept. It describes and analyses the sustainability discourse in the Dutch municipality of Leiden, as enacted by different groups of actors within a governmental context. It explains how actors gave meaning to the concept of 'sustainability', by both taking into account the bigger picture and focusing on local issues. Also, it argues that both governmental and non-governmental actors sought and emphasized cooperation and consensus, in their interaction on sustainability. The argument shows which factors made interaction potentially difficult, and how actors reflected upon these factors and sought for solutions.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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The theses explains ways of understanding loans, debt, mutuality, and future perceptions within the uncertainty of the Ghanaian economy and the dynamic social, cultural and economic setting of...Show moreThe theses explains ways of understanding loans, debt, mutuality, and future perceptions within the uncertainty of the Ghanaian economy and the dynamic social, cultural and economic setting of Kintampo, a transitional medium-sized town, and its emerging and proliferating financial landscape. The analysis is based on a three months field trip and includes two case studies on government workers and taxi drivers.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This thesis dives into a question of relevance and connection between musical experience and geo-political conflict. Based on fieldwork with the Palestine Community Music Project in the West Bank,...Show moreThis thesis dives into a question of relevance and connection between musical experience and geo-political conflict. Based on fieldwork with the Palestine Community Music Project in the West Bank, it concludes that the musical activities of Palestine Community Music are meaningful in contrast to the participants’ lived experience of the Israeli occupation as a source of relief and an aid in the construction of hope. By choosing a field that does not fit the war-peace framework usually maintained in music and conflict studies, and by exploring the mechanisms behind the constitution of meaning and significance of the musical activities, this thesis ventures towards a more complete understanding of the construction of socio-political significance in music. In addition to the main conclusion of this thesis therefore, light is shed on the dependency of social relevance in music on sensitive dimensions of daily life, as well as on the experience-structuring embracing capacity of musical practices.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This thesis is the result of an investigation into the dog meat trade in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Dog meat is a popular dish in this city, with people eating dog for various reasons. The main share...Show moreThis thesis is the result of an investigation into the dog meat trade in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Dog meat is a popular dish in this city, with people eating dog for various reasons. The main share of the dogs processed for food are caught in areas in West and East Java, which brings a health hazard to the Yogyakarta, because there is a risk of the spreading of rabies. In the city some animal activists have mobilized against the dog meat trade, focusing their campaign on both human and animal well-being, and attacking the dog meat trade, mainly because of its cruel characteristics in regard to the way the dogs are treated. The different perspectives and attitudes of all those involved in the dog meat trade and of the activists are taken into account.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Deze scriptie gaat in op de problematiek rond brononderzoek in postkoloniale landen. De case die hiervoor gebruikt wordt zijn de gebeurtenissen van 1965 en 1966 in Indonesië. Na een vergelijkend...Show moreDeze scriptie gaat in op de problematiek rond brononderzoek in postkoloniale landen. De case die hiervoor gebruikt wordt zijn de gebeurtenissen van 1965 en 1966 in Indonesië. Na een vergelijkend literatuuronderzoek naar de methodiek van historici die over de gebeurtenissen van 1965 en 1966 hebben geschreven wordt ook gekeken naar hoe men alternatief brononderzoek kan doen naar de gebeurtenissen door postkoloniale geschiedschrijving in andere landen te observeren.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Mentale aspecten en gedragingen van persoonlijkheden vertalen zich in lichamelijke handelingen en veranderen onder invloed van schermonderwijs. Maskers, degens, kleding, taal, traditie en historie...Show moreMentale aspecten en gedragingen van persoonlijkheden vertalen zich in lichamelijke handelingen en veranderen onder invloed van schermonderwijs. Maskers, degens, kleding, taal, traditie en historie functioneren via tekst, ritueel, ceremonie en media in de praktijk van schermen als manieren om zowel te kunnen (onder)handelen in degengevechten als in het sociale en culturele leven. Druk van het alledaagse leven krijgt vrijheid te bewegen langs morele en religieuze wegen in ogenschijnlijke conflicten.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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In deze scriptie worden lokale politieke processen in het chiefdom van Bamvim, Dagbon, Noord-Ghana onderzocht. Er wordt gekeken naar de formele politieke structuur, hoe deze politieke structuur in...Show moreIn deze scriptie worden lokale politieke processen in het chiefdom van Bamvim, Dagbon, Noord-Ghana onderzocht. Er wordt gekeken naar de formele politieke structuur, hoe deze politieke structuur in de gemeenschap legitimiteit en betekenis krijgt, en hoe contextspecifieke sociale relaties invloed kunnen hebben op de uiteindelijke machtsuitoefening.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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The thesis is based on empirical fieldwork that investigated a disaster-induced relocation project in eastern Indonesia. Choosing an actor-focused approach that followed development brokers of a...Show moreThe thesis is based on empirical fieldwork that investigated a disaster-induced relocation project in eastern Indonesia. Choosing an actor-focused approach that followed development brokers of a Christian NGO in the course of the project, enabled the author to expose multiple conflicting interests and agendas between and within government, the NGO and the 'host-community'. In this complex and contested discursive arena, brokers were strategically translating and shifting interests to create common realities and alliances from heterogeneous networks. By adapting and transforming objectives of the 'good governance' discourse, they were able to unify groups and win over supporters, despite the poor implementation of the project. How these translations competed with interpretations of other actors and how they influenced the brokers' positioning towards the goverment was of particular interest within this research. Applying visual methods has shed light on the performative and emotional dimensions of these translation processes. The ethnographic film 'Fighting for Nothing to Happen', which is the main part of the thesis, is accompanied by the multi-media pdf file that employs different interacting media and provides historical, political and socioeconomic background to selected sequences of the film. The different media inform and contest each other in a rhizomatic structure that produces a multi-layered and comprehensive understanding of the complexity of brokerage and development in Indonesia.Show less
