• Perspectives of Transracial Adoption: a Case Study of South Africa
  Nielsen, Carolina  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2019)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  South Africa has been under apartheid regime characterized by racial segregation. As a result, transracial adoption only became legal in 1991. The aim of this thesis is to analyze how transracial adoption has been perceived in South Africa. A post-colonialism theory together with a critical race theory will be used in order to understand the phenomenon that has taken place. The results of this thesis show that, even though there is a need for further research, attitudes towards this practice have been generally positive. This demonstrates that the country is slowly overcoming the lasting effects of apartheid in terms of acceptance of transracial adoption.

  Carolina-Nielsen.docx   (93.58Kb)

• The Right to Engage or Refrain: A qualitative study on the debate reg...
  Dani, Maide  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2019)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  The debate regarding the effectiveness of sexual crime legislation has been a reoccurring topic in Sweden. The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the debate in the preparatory work of sexual crime legislation in Sweden since 1965. The research question is posed as follows: What are the main arguments provided in the preparatory work of the sexual crime legislation since 1965, and how has this lead to the current consent-based sexual crime law? To answer this question this thesis uses Klaus Krippendorff’s Content Analysis as a method, as well as the two following theories: Carol Smart’s critical feminist legal theory and Thomas Mathiasen’s sociology theory of law. The result of this thesis shows that the consent law was able to gain support when analysing the normative effects each law has had on the societal view on sexual violence, which has developed from a law that finally criminalized rape within marriage in 1965 to a consent-based sexual crime law in 2018.

  Maide Dani Final Version 2019.docx   (110.7Kb)

• Depoliticizing discourses. The role of editorials in the reproduction...
  Colin, Mathilde  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2019)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  The purpose of this thesis was to study how Yellow Vest protests, which started 17 November 2018, and protesters themselves, were being described in the French mainstream press. The material consisted in 19 editorials from 5 of the most-circulated newspapers in the country. They were analyzed using Norman Fairclough’s model of critical discourse analysis and within a theoretical framework drawn from Chantal Mouffe’s discussion of the notion of consensus. The findings suggest that the mainstream discourse on Yellow Vests is one which denies their legitimacy within the political realm through a process of depoliticization supported by discourses of contempt, republicanism, and unity. This study illustrates the struggle of protesters to be granted space and legitimacy within contemporary democracies to properly exercise their civil and political rights.

  Mathilde Colin Final Version 2019.docx   (246.9Kb)

• Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers
  Shirin, Bakhti  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2019)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  During the last decade reports of international personnel perpetrating acts of sexual exploitation and abuse against the very population in which they are mandated to protect are a disturbing outcome of some peace operations provided by the United Nations. Sexual exploitation and abuse have been a problem since the first peacekeeping operations in the beginning of 1990’s, however it was not until 2004 when the media reported disturbing acts of sexual abuse of children by French peacekeepers that the whole worlds eyes turned to these claims. This thesis will deal with a sensitive and relevant topic, sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers. The purpose of this research is to understand and explain why United Nations peacekeepers are involved in the horrors which they seek to address.

  Bakhti, Shirin Aug.docx   (230.5Kb)

• Tvångsäktenskap i Afghanistan
  Toorpiki, Agha  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2019)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  Swedish abstract:

  Bakgrund: Trots att Afghanistan har ratificerat kvinnokonventionen, d v s förpliktat sig att följa konventionen, förekommer det dagligen tvångsäktenskap i Afghanistan. Syfte: I denna uppsats har jag belyst vilka faktorer, som kan ligga till grund för att tvångsäktenskap (fortfarande) existerar i Afghanistan. Urval: Intervjuer har genomförts med sex personer, verksamma inom hjälporganisationer och det statliga organet Afghanistans oberoende kommission för mänskliga rättigheter i Afghanistan. Metod: Jag har valt en att använda en kvalitativ intervjumetod. Resultat: I min studie har jag kommit fram till att den afghanska staten måste utöka sina insatser och genomföra genomgripande förändringar, för att tvångsäktenskap ska kunna förhindras. Domstolar och andra rättsliga institutioner, som arbetar för kvinnorättigheter främst tvångsäktenskap, bör finnas tillgängliga i hela landet. De kvinnliga rättigheterna måste tas på större allvar av den afghanska staten. De afghanska kvinnorna bör informeras om sina juridiska rättigheter, vad gäller deras rätt att neka till äktenskap, liksom vilket stöd staten kan erbjuda. Staten måste även tillse att de mänskliga rättigheterna följs, angående medborgarnas rätt till utbildning och jämlikhet mellan könen. Slutsats: Trots att tvångsäktenskap enligt landets grundlagar är förbjudet, följs inte dessa inte i praktiken, utan kränkningar och förtryck mot kvinnor är vanligt förekommande i det patriarkala afghanska samhället på alla nivåer.

  Toorpiki Agha.docx   (231.2Kb)

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