• Family Reunification for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, A Right or A P...
  Abu Zueiter, Iman  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2018)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  Family reunification for unaccompanied refugee minors is one of the most debatable issues when it comes to deciding whether it should be viewed as a right or it can be justifiable for states to completely prevent it and rather provide it only as a privilege. The discussion in the legal sphere proved that the issue is still problematic in both international and European laws. In this thesis, I have analyzed this issue through assessing the three claims that were provided by the United Kingdom for its negative position on the case. Through the lens of the child’s best interests’ principle, the non-discrimination principle, and the global distributive justice theory, I argued for considering family reunification as a right rather than a privilege. Children should always be treated as children. It cannot be justifiable for states to completely prevent them from being reunited with their families for being refugees.

  Iman Abu Zueiter_bachelor thesis.pdf   (342.2Kb)

• Voicing Women’s Rights: Being and Becoming a Women’s Rights Activist ...
  Scharla Løjmand, Ida  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2018)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  This thesis is based on a minor field study (MFS) with the aim of investigating what habitus and forms of capital facilitate women’s rights activism in Assam, India – a state described as highly patriarchal but also a place where women enjoy higher status than elsewhere in the country. Using the concepts of capital and habitus and elements from social movement- and feminist theory, I analyze interviews with eight Assamese women’s rights activists. I conclude that the habitus of social engagement has been embodied early in most participants and that they all possess strong cultural and social capital that enable them to act. The identity of being independent is an integrated part of the participants and it is also what they strive to implement in the communities of women they work with.

  Ida Scharla Løjmand_bachelor thesis.pdf   (1.248Mb)

• Stolen Childhoods: Remembering the Former Child Soldiers Abducted by ...
  Mittag, Josephine  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2018)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

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  The prohibition on the use of child soldiers is widely recognized. Still, it is estimated that 60,000 children were abducted and forced to take part in the internal armed conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army and the Government of Uganda. Thus, this study examines how the formerly abducted children have experienced their return and reintegration. The thesis is based on a minor field study conducted in Gulu and aims at investigating whether the provision of remedies aids or hinders their reintegration. Using theories of recognition and a conceptualization of successful reintegration, I analyze the semi-structured interviews with fourteen former abductees and ten other community members. The findings suggest that the process of return is fraught with many challenges. It is concluded that the absence of symbolic and material reparations is an obstacle to successful reintegration and sustainable peace as the lack of recognition can drive future social conflict in Uganda.

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• The Role of Multinational Corporations and of the State in Promoting ...
  Yusha, Victor  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2018)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

  English abstract:

  My study analyzes the role of the state and multinational corporations in the promotion of workers’ rights in Bangladesh through a case of the Ready-Made Garment(RMG) industry. My study examines the responsibility of Multinational Corporations(MNCs) and the motivation behind it. It also examines the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) and the way they work on practice in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza factory collapse. Additionally, it reveals the roots to the state’s failure to sufficiently comply with its obligations towards the protection of human rights through the lens of globalization and neoliberalism. My study concludes that as multinational corporations have much more resources at their disposal, the state of Bangladesh should not be held entirely accountable for the human rights violations, but the promotion of human rights should be performed in a mutual manner.

  Victor Yusha_bachelor thesis.pdf   (402.2Kb)

• The effectiveness of corporate social responsibility initiatives to p...
  Korpi, Anna-Erika  : Malmö universitet/Kultur och samhälle (2018)	Bachelor thesis

  

  

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  The aim of the thesis is to examine the effectiveness of Nike’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives and activities in promoting and securing labour and human rights in the global supply chains; and illustrate whether CSR can actually be effective in improving the labour conditions. The problem area lays on loose global regulations and governance gaps, which voluntary CSR has fulfilled. The thesis seeks to explore the possibilities and challenges of CSR in improving the issues within supply chains in the clothing and footwear industry. The research is conducted with a case study method by using Nike’s CSR as an example. The theoretical framework is based on stakeholder approach, and further framed with Sustainable Development Goals. The study is conducted by using reports from NGOs as well as Nike’s own reporting on sustainable CSR. The research identifies that Nike’s CSR has been quite effective in promoting labour conditions with the help of CSR; however, CSR has not been able to remove the problems. These issues are outlined with implementation problems of CSR and the lack of stakeholder inclusion, concrete action plans and lack of training of the workers. CSR has not effectively reached sustainability of production and more developed solutions, such as stronger regulations are required for effectuate the CSR. The thesis leaves an open possibility for companies to use CSR effectively to promote labour and human rights.

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