• Queering the discourse - Case of Finland: Implications of regulating ...
  Juutilainen, Sini  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2017)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  This thesis concerns the right to legal recognition in the cases of transsexual and transgender individuals. Through the theoretical background of Queer Theory and the methodological tool of Critical Discourse Analysis, this thesis inspects the discourse on the terms 'sex' and 'gender' during the formation process of the Finnish Transsexual Act in order to reveal regulatory structures and assumptions, that enable and justify intrusive prerequisites on trans individuals' gender recognition. Through the establishment of trans identity as unnatural, and producing an essentialist narrative on 'true transsexual', medical interference becomes justified and the transgender subject becomes excluded, creating problems to both the bodily integrity of transsexuals, and the self-determination of transgender individuals.

• The nameless Other - a postcolonial discussion of stereotyping in aid...
  Svensson, Linnea  : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2011)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  This thesis is a postcolonial discussion about stereotype imagery of the third world, as conveyed by aid organization, and the implications of such images. Stereotyping is a human rights issue because it concerns inferiority and superiority, and can in the end be boiled down to a matter of equality. It is therefore an issue that needs to be up for constant review in aid organizations, who mainly claim human rights as their value base. The thesis is a single case study, looking intensely into the phenomenon of stereotyping as located within aid organizations. It looks through the lens of postcolonial theory, as it is a perspective that revolves mainly around concepts like identity, racism and stereotyping. It is constructed in two major parts, where the first part goes through the history of imperialism and the representations of ‘the Other’ it produced, and the second determines through empirical observations that aid organizations do convey stereotypic images, albeit more in terms of how they deal with the images than what they contain. The results of the empirical investigation matches well with the explanations of postcolonial theory, as the way the images are dealt with by aid organizations contributes to establish the aid receivers as ‘the Other’. Research also show that advertisement can function to both strengthen and alter previously established perceptions, which calls for organizations to design ads and information material with caution. It is however also a good thing, as it is possible to begin the process of reversing stereotypes. The conclusion is that postcolonial theory can provide awareness for the origins and mechanisms of stereotyping, which is an issue any organization who claim human rights as their value base should engage in a debate about. If we truly care about equality this is an area of the work that needs review.

  The nameless Other, Linnea Svensson.pdf   (853.1Kb)

• Festivaler – ett jämställt rum? - En kvalitativ studie om ställningst...
  Signahl, Malin  : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2017)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:	Abstract The aim of this paper is to highlight the differentiated point of view on the debate regarding the women-only zones at the music festival Göteborgs Kulturkalas in Sweden during the summer of 2016 and thereby analyzing the attitudes towards these using an ideal type analysis constructed by feminist science theory, which includes liberal- and radical feminism. By using the feminist theory as an outset for the analysis a differentiated set of attitudes is shown, which highlights the complexity of feminism. The final discussion is highlighting the actors who expressed their views in the debate and demonstrating that the vast majority of actors are not for women-only zones. Through the actors’ attitude towards women-only zones, its feminist position is discussed, which results that the majority of actors having a closer association with liberal feminism than radical feminism.
  Swedish abstract:	Abstrakt Syftet med uppsatsen är att lyfta fram debattens åsikter gällande trygga zoner på musikfestivalen Göteborgs Kulturkalas under sommaren 2016 och därigenom analysera åsikterna med hjälp av en idealtypsanalys konstruerad av feministisk vetenskapsteori. Debatten analyseras med hjälp av liberalfeminism och radikalfeminism. Genom valda feministiska inriktningar tydliggörs en differentierad åsiktsbildning samt feminismens komplexitet. Den avslutande diskussionen lyfter vilka aktörer som uttalat sig i debatten och påvisar att majoriteten av aktörerna inte är för en åtgärd i form av trygga zoner. Genom aktörernas inställning till trygga zoner diskuteras deras feministiska ställningstagande vilket resulterar i att större delen av aktörerna innehar en närmare koppling till liberalfeminism än radikalfeminism.

  Festivaler – ett jämställt rum.docx   (182.0Kb)

• The Return Directive 2008/115 EC and the Concept of Cooperation
  Obenius, Hedvig  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2014)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  The European Union's Directive 2008/115/EC and Member States implementation thereof, subject Third Country Nationals awaiting for return/removal from the European Union, and its subgroup of non-returnable Third Country Nationals, to conditions of cooperation in order to access human rights. This creates a tension in relation to the principle of non-discrimination in that all individuals, regardless of migration status, are to access their rights. Nevertheless, the concept of cooperation is about to be expanded in the European Union's regulations on migration. This thesis assesses the prevailing legal understandings of the concept, within the European Union and across its Member States, against the principle of non-discrimination. The conclusion of how these understandings fare is that it depends. It depends on what method of legal interpretation is used when interpreting the concept and against which general interest of the European Union it is being compared against; that of the prerogative to exercise border control or that of protecting fundamental rights.

  Obenius-Bachelor thesis.pdf   (271.8Kb)

• The Principle of Non-Discrimination and Undocumented Migrant's Right ...
  Obenius, Hedvig; Svensson, Evelina; Wedin Lindgren, Emma  : Malmö högskola/Kultur och samhälle (2014)	Student essay 15hp

  

  

  English abstract:

  The principle of non-discrimination is recognised as vital to the human rights field. In May 2013 the Swedish parliament passed a law that provides undocumented migrants the same limited health care as asylum seekers. In relation, the Swedish Red Cross in a partnership with Malmö University created and distributed a questionnaire amongst Swedish politicians, that in part pertains to this law and also the situation of undocumented migrants’ right to health care. In applying the perspective of non-discrimination, legal challenges to undocumented migrants’ access to health care in Sweden, and the political attitudes surrounding this issue are duly examined. This produces the observation that the non-discrimination principle’s application is of relevant use. In concluding that the legislation examined fails to meet international standards regarding the principle of non-discrimination and the right to health care for undocumented migrants, it provides examples to illustrate that this conclusion is not necessarily representative of the views held by the selected group of politicians included in the twofold questionnaire study.

  Obenius-Svensson-W.Lindgren.pdf   (439.2Kb)

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