Samtidigt som fattigdomen runt om i världen stadigt minskar så växer sig remitteringsflödena allt större. I denna uppsats undersöks om remitteringar kan anses vara en bidragande faktor till detta. För att kunna undersöka vår frågeställning har vi genomfört en regressionsanalys på ett dataset vi sammanställt bestående av olika mått på fattigdom och andra variabler som rimligen kan antas ha en effekt på fattigdom från 83 utvecklingsländer. Resultaten från vår studie tyder på att viss diskrepans råder inom forskningsområdet då vi inte har lyckats finna något statistiskt signifikant samband mellan remitteringar och minskad fattigdom. Det är tvärtemot vad tidigare forskning har kommit fram till. Vi vill dock understryka att det finns behov av mer omfattande studier av än större dataset för att minimera risken för bias i resultaten. / While poverty around the globe is decreasing steadily, the flow of remittances grows continuously. The outline for this paper is to examine whether or not there is a statistically significant relationship between poverty and remittances. To be able to examine our research question we have conducted a regression analysis on a new set of data which we have compiled. The data consists of two different measures of poverty and other variables which reasonably may have an effect on poverty, from 83 developing countries. The result from our study indicates a discrepancy in this field of research since we were not able to find any statistically significant relationship between poverty and remittances, which is contrary to what prior research has concluded. We want to emphasize, however, that more extensive research is required on yet bigger sets of data to minimize the risk of bias in the results.

<p>This is a study of the way power relationships change when women start to play candombe in Montevideo, Uruguay. Candombe is a type of music, which is traditionally played by men within the black minority in the country. This study has been done with an intersectional point of view, taking the social categories gender, class and ethnicity in account. The method used was participatory observation in a field study made in Montevideo between November 2008 and February 2009.</p><p>This study’s main conclusions are that the power relationships change with the participation of women in candombe in several important ways: The women legitimize an alternative way to be a woman when they take the men’s role as a drum player. Hegemonic relationships are made visible. The men’s privileged position within candombe is questioned. Hegemonic ideas of ethnicity and class are in some way challenged since candombe is a space where categories with low status may gain respect from society. However, there is a risk that “the social norm” outlines a framework for what is accepted and approved within candombe, and what is not. It is therefore crucial that the players in candombe define its meaning themselves.<em> </em></p>

This is a study of the way power relationships change when women start to play candombe in Montevideo, Uruguay. Candombe is a type of music, which is traditionally played by men within the black minority in the country. This study has been done with an intersectional point of view, taking the social categories gender, class and ethnicity in account. The method used was participatory observation in a field study made in Montevideo between November 2008 and February 2009. This study’s main conclusions are that the power relationships change with the participation of women in candombe in several important ways: The women legitimize an alternative way to be a woman when they take the men’s role as a drum player. Hegemonic relationships are made visible. The men’s privileged position within candombe is questioned. Hegemonic ideas of ethnicity and class are in some way challenged since candombe is a space where categories with low status may gain respect from society. However, there is a risk that “the social norm” outlines a framework for what is accepted and approved within candombe, and what is not. It is therefore crucial that the players in candombe define its meaning themselves.

Uppsatsens syfte är att genom diskursanalys identifiera hur begreppet “partnerskap” tillskrivs mening genom olika diskurser inom ramen för hållbar global utveckling, med särskilt fokus på privatoffentliga partnerskap (POP). Genom att tillämpa diskursiva begrepp från Laclau och Mouffes diskursteori har tre huvudsakliga diskurser och tillhörande nodalpunkter identifierats: globalisering, governance och solidaritet. Dessa olika men delvis överlappande diskurser tillskriver olika meningar till partnerskapsbegreppet, likväl som olika roller och identiteter till privat respektive offentlig sektor. Partnerskap är konstruerat som en nödvändighet för att lösa globala problem, en ideal samverkansform för hållbar utveckling samt som ett uttryck för global solidaritet. Vidare framkommer att privat sektor tillskrivs en mer aktiv roll, medan offentlig sektor ges en mer passiv och stöttande roll. / By applying discourse analysis, the purpose of this essay is to identify how different meanings are assigned to the term “partnership” through competing discourses in the context of global Sustainable Development, with special attention devoted to Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). Using concepts from Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory, three main discourses and corresponding nodal points have been identified: globalization, governance and solidarity. These different albeit somewhat overlapping discourses apply different meanings to the term partnership, and also attribute different roles and identities to the public and private sector respectively. Partnerships are constructed as a necessity for solving global issues, an ideal form of governance for sustainable development and as a natural expression for global solidarity. Furthermore, the results point towards a more active role appointed to the private sector, whilst public institutions are assigned a more passive and supportive role.

<p>The aim of this dissertation is to examine and compare William Easterly’s and PGU’s (Shared Responsibility: Sweden's Policy for Global Development) different views on development and international development cooperation. The methodological approach chosen in this study is an analysis of ideas based on the following questions:</p><p>1. Which principles should be applied to development and international development cooperation?</p><p>2. Which are the central actors in development and international development cooperation and what should their roles be in the development process?</p><p>3. Between which levels in society should the international development cooperation take place?</p><p>The result shows that Easterly and PGU agree that the receiving society should be responsible for the development process and that the poor are important actors in this process. In spite of their common view on the importance of national ownership their strategies and views on development and international development cooperation differ from one another. The main differences are based on their different views on how social changes should be done. Easterly suggests a piecemeal social engineering in contrast to PGU who suggests a holistic social engineering.</p>

The aim of this dissertation is to examine and compare William Easterly’s and PGU’s (Shared Responsibility: Sweden's Policy for Global Development) different views on development and international development cooperation. The methodological approach chosen in this study is an analysis of ideas based on the following questions: 1. Which principles should be applied to development and international development cooperation? 2. Which are the central actors in development and international development cooperation and what should their roles be in the development process? 3. Between which levels in society should the international development cooperation take place? The result shows that Easterly and PGU agree that the receiving society should be responsible for the development process and that the poor are important actors in this process. In spite of their common view on the importance of national ownership their strategies and views on development and international development cooperation differ from one another. The main differences are based on their different views on how social changes should be done. Easterly suggests a piecemeal social engineering in contrast to PGU who suggests a holistic social engineering.

Denna uppsats undersöker hur den svenska myndigheten Sida med föregångare använt människorättsbegreppet i årsredovisningar 1956 – 2019. Specifikt undersöks vilken relation detta har till epistemiska jämlikhetsdimensioner i materialet. Med epistemisk makt menas makten att påverka de begrepp och diskurser som ligger till grund för förståelsen av bistånd och utvecklingssamarbeten. Människorättsbegreppet var i stort sett osynligt i materialet fram till1980. Från och med slutet av 1980-talet associeras mänskliga rättigheter starkt till demokratibegreppet på ett sätt som därefter dominerar stora delar av materialet. Under 2010-talet syns också en ökande association mellan mänskliga rättigheter och jämställdhets- respektive miljöfrågor. Även om det finns exempel på formuleringar som reproducerar epistemisk ojämlikheteller återspeglar en eurocentrisk universalism, är exemplen förhållandevis få. Givet Sidas speciella uppdrag, är det naturligt att fokus ligger på problem och lösningar i länder i det globala Syd. Samtidigt bidrar detta dock till en epistemiskt ojämlik helhet av diskurser där den sammantagna bilden blir att det globala Syd utgör arenan där både hinder och lösningar för hållbar utveckling finns. Det kan leda till att de förändringar som krävs i Nord för att uppnå en hållbar global utveckling inte får tillräckligt med uppmärksamhet. / This study examines how the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)and its predecessors have used the concept of human rights in annual reports 1956 – 2019, and what relation this use has to epistemic equality. Epistemic power is the power over the conceptsand discourses, forming the basis for the understanding of international development. Human rights as a notion is almost invisible in the reports until 1980. As from the end of the 1980s and onwards, the concept is associated to democracy in a way that dominates large parts of the reports. In the 2010s, the concept is also increasingly connected to gender equality and environmental issues. Although there are examples of reproduction of epistemic inequality or mirroring of an eurocentric universalism, these are proportionately few. Due to Sida’s mission, it’s natural to focus on problems and solutions in the Global South. At the same time, this contributes to an epistemically unequal entirety of discourses, in which the overall picture is that the Global South is where both obstacles and solutions to sustainable development are to be found. This way, changes in the Global North that are also necessary to achieve global sustainable development will not be paid sufficient attention. / <p>Godkänt datum 2020-06-05</p>