Human Rights
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/28945
2024-03-28T23:45:26ZWhen reasons to dance are taken away A review of the effect of systematic persecution of the Hazaras on their traditional dance
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/80409
When reasons to dance are taken away A review of the effect of systematic persecution of the Hazaras on their traditional dance
Abdolhadi, Hadi
This thesis examines the status of traditional Hazara dances in Afghanistan, which are gradually disappearing as an artistic genre. Anthropological studies highlight that dancing is an essential aspect of human behaviour, serving as a tool for storytelling, self-expression, and forming connections within communities. Dance has several purposes, including celebrating events, conveying emotions, and strengthening social bonds.
However, since the Hazaras have been systematically persecuted in Afghanistan, this study aims to explore the impact of persecution on their traditional dances and its consequences. Through ten semi-structured qualitative interviews and using dehumanization, human dignity, and cultural rights perspectives, this study reveals that Hazara traditional dances have been marginalized and disappeared due to state-sponsored dehumanization that violates their human dignity and cultural rights.
The findings indicate that the Hazaras' traditional dances were gradually replaced by collective religious mourning ceremonies after the community became the target of mass killings and ethnic cleansing policies between 1891-1893 to preserve their social cohesions.
2024-03-15T00:00:00Z“Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra” En kritisk diskursanalys av Sveriges nationella våldsförebyggande program på området mäns våld mot kvinnor (2022)
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/80408
“Mäns våld mot kvinnor ska upphöra” En kritisk diskursanalys av Sveriges nationella våldsförebyggande program på området mäns våld mot kvinnor (2022)
Abdulahad, Gabriella
Combating men’s violence against women has long been on the political agenda in Sweden and has intensified over the years. A national violence prevention program in the area of men’s violence against women has been in place since June 2022. The government presents its program and measures, outlining the direction in which society should change, and marks which ideas and arguments are considered legitimate in the public sphere.
This essay aims to use critical discourse analysis to examine the extent to which the national violence prevention program (2022) contributes to and maintains hegemonic masculinity and gender power relations. To achieve this goal, the essay identifies examples of (1) gender-neutral language, (2) the invisibility of women and men, and (3) elements that shift focus away from gender relations/hierarchies in the program. The concepts of gender, hegemonic masculinity, and gender order were present, with hegemonic masculinity and gender order serving as the underlying discourses behind the codes.
The conclusion that can be drawn is that the program discussed men’s violence against women using gender-neutral terminology, which includes both men and women as victims and perpetrators. This approach results in women’s victim role being diminished and made invisible, while men’s practice of violence is diminished and not held accountable. This in turn hides the actual gender distribution of intimate partner violence. The impact of the children’s perspective, which was also discussed in the program, can be compared to the use of gender-neutral terminology. It can be perceived as a method to direct attention past the gender conflict and avoid addressing the power dynamics that exist between the sexes. The national violence prevention program also paid attention to honor-related violence and oppression. Honor-related violence and oppression are presented as culturally conditioned, rather than explained based on notions of masculinity and power order. Finally, it can be stated that an interpretation of the presented data indicates that violence is perceived as a challenge for the whole society to a greater extent than only as a matter of equality and women’s human rights.
2024-03-15T00:00:00ZMarginalisation of bisexual asylum seekers: a discourse analysis of Swedish case law
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/80407
Marginalisation of bisexual asylum seekers: a discourse analysis of Swedish case law
Olstedt, Matilda
Bisexual individuals are often construed as ‘half homosexuals’, and thus seen as less vulnerable to
sexual minority intolerance and persecution. According to bisexuality scholars, however, bisexual
individuals are subjected to double discrimination, as they are marginalised both by the
heteronormative society and the homosexual minority group. Yoshino (2000) offers the theory of
the epistemic contract of bisexual erasure, according to which heterosexuals and homosexuals erase
bisexuals on a class level, individual level, or through delegitimating language and representations.
Yoshino’s theory has, for example, been employed to explain why bisexual individuals seem
particularly vulnerable in refugee determination contexts. Previous research suggests that bisexual
asylum seekers have reduced chances of being granted refugee status protection, which further
implies that they are highly exposed to both discrimination and persecution. In this thesis, a
discourse analysis was conducted to analyse if, how, and to what extent the three strategies of
bisexual erasure are present in Swedish case law on sexual orientation asylum. Combining a
quantitative content analysis and a qualitative text analysis, the thesis shows that the Swedish
migration authorities construe bisexuality as an insubstantial subcategory of homosexuality.
Furthermore, the analysis found that asylum seekers with an ascribed or implied bisexual identity
tend to be re-interpreted as monosexuals, and may also be represented through negative stereotypes.
All three erasure strategies were thus present in the Swedish refugee case law. The findings imply
that bisexual marginalisation has considerable inter-contextual and temporal durability in asylum
settings, and that the phenomenon is deeply ingrained in Sweden’s government institutions and
normative structures. This study thus suggests that a profound re-examination and rectification of
Sweden’s national heteronormativity is needed, in order to grant a more fair treatment of bisexual
asylum seekers.
2024-03-15T00:00:00ZMäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialsekreterares upplevelser av att arbeta med våldsutsatta kvinnor
https://hdl.handle.net/2077/80406
Mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialsekreterares upplevelser av att arbeta med våldsutsatta kvinnor
Melander, Linda
Men`s violence against women is a global problem and it is something that has existed for many
years. It is a problem that many human rights organizations highlight and that the Women`s
Convention works to abolish all forms of discrimination against women. Therefore, the aim of
this study was to explore what social workers experience working with women who are exposed
to violence in close relationships. By examine how the social workers help the abused women
it can give an insight in how the work looks like, but also how it can be improved. Social
workers must follow the guidelines found in the work, but they also have room for actions. It
is therefore interesting to interview the social workers to get a picture of how they experience
the work, because it can be difficult to work with the existing guidelines at the same time that
the social workers have to meet the needs of the clients. To answer the aim of the study
following questions were added: How do social workers experience the work with women who
are exposed to violence in intimate relations and what do they think can be improved? How do
the social workers relate to the guidelines and the discretion that they have in their work? How
do the social workers describe their emotions in meeting with the clients and how can it be
understood based on the sociology of emotions?
The study was based on a qualitative research method with the use of six interviews with social
workers from the west part of Sweden and the interviews was analyzed with the help of a
thematic analysis. The theoretical framework was added to the study to help the analysis of the
interviews with the use of the central concepts such as: street-level bureaucrats and social
emotions theory. The results shows that the social workers feel that they have a lot of room for
actions based on the guidelines they must follow. However, not all social workers stated that
their workplace has functioning guidelines and routines in their workplace. Shortcomings
emerged based on the social workers stories and they described several factors that could have
improved their work with abused women. They also described that their work can affect them
and meeting abused women can be difficult and complex.
2024-03-15T00:00:00Z