Sökning: "Genocide"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 45 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Genocide.
1. Cultures of Denial : Comparing Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Denial
Sammanfattning : This thesis studies the phenomenon of modern genocide denial, focusing in particular on the Western denialist cultures surrounding the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide of 1915.While those denying, rationalizing or trivializing the Holocaust may be completely separated from those engaging in denial of the Armenian genocide, both cultures of denial have undergone similar historical phases and developments. LÄS MER
2. Peacebuilding in post-genocide Rwanda: The role of cooperatives in the restoration of interpersonal relationships
Sammanfattning : This thesis is aimed at contributing to the lack of knowledge in the field of peacebuilding from below, notably regarding the mechanisms to be used in order to overcome the painful past between conflicting parties. The study makes this contribution through an empirically based exploration of the relational outcomes resulting from conflicting parties’ memberships of the same cooperative organization after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. LÄS MER
3. Lärdomar av folkmord : Undervisning och lärande som historisk tolkning och orientering
Sammanfattning : The overarching purpose of this dissertation is to explore possible ways of designing history teaching about genocides to enable learning that develops both knowledge of the history of genocides and the students’ ability to use history for orientation in everyday life. Previous research shows that there is disagreement about what characterises a desirable learning outcome from studying genocides. LÄS MER
4. The Economics of Genocide and War
Sammanfattning : Preparing for Genocide: Community Work in RwandaHow do political elites prepare the civilian population for participation in violent conflict? We empirically investigate this question using village-level data from the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Every Saturday before 1994, Rwandan villagers had to meet to work on community infrastructure, a practice called Umuganda. LÄS MER
5. The holocaust and genocide in history and politics. A study of the discrepancy between human rights law and international politics
Sammanfattning : The focus of the dissertation is on the role of the Holocaust in interpreting genocide in international politics. The Holocaust by becoming one of the main influences on morality and ethics in the post-world war world is often seen as a standard to measure good and evil. LÄS MER