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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"ethnographic examination"”.
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Encouraging greater public participation in neighbourhood planning : an ethnographic examination of the impact of the Localism Act 2011 in England
… in neighbourhood planning. This research is ethnographic in nature (Genzuk, 2003) and the author was able to apply methods of participant-observation (Ybema et al 2010) in the development of a plan from inception through to adoption. An Interpretative Thematic Analysis (IPA) (after Braun and …
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(Mis)understanding Afghanistan: an ethnographic examination of 'human elements' affecting the nexus between understanding and strategy in population-centric conflict
(Mis)Understanding Afghanistan is an ethnographic examination of human elements affecting the nexus between understanding and strategy in population-centric conflict during the US/NATO engagement (2001-2015). Fieldwork traces processes of knowledge production that delineate three primary …
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Lived Experiences of Widows in Botswana: An Ethnographic Examination of Cultural Rituals of Death, Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Implications for Counseling
The purpose of this investigation was to examine experiences of widows in Botswana regarding the performance of cultural rituals, as they mourned their husband's deaths. The study sought to find out aspects of the rituals that enhanced or hindered healing; and how insights and knowledge gained from …
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Locating Albanian otherness via the black female body : an ethnographic inquiry of (non)belonging
This report is an ethnographic exploration of othering and belonging in Albania . In the past twenty years there has been a significant amount of scholarship addressing the construction of difference and collective identity in the Balkans. Much of that research has focused on processes of …
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Beyond polarity : Campus-Community-Radio and new relations of power in radio broadcasting policy in Canada
… termed governmentality. The second part is an ethnographic examination of specific policy, programming and operations of campus-community radio station CKUT-FM (Montréal), and, as a related object, the policies and interventions of the National Campus-Community Radio Association (NCRA). It …
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Aftermath: Accounting for the Holocaust in the Czech Republic
… aftermath of the war, and argues for an ethnographic examination of the forms of discrepant reciprocity and commensuration that underpin, and often foreclose, attempts to account for the Holocaust in contemporary Europe.
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"An Alien in a Christian World": Intolerance, Coping, and Negotiating Identity among Atheists in the United States
This study is an ethnographic examination of atheists in the United States. Choosing to label oneself as an atheist entails more than a simple description of beliefs. Atheists actively create an identity which involves labeling oneself as a minority, negotiating minority status, and dealing with …
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The World Is Not Yet Completed: Moral Imaginaries and Everyday Politics in Progressive Religious Communities
… movement, and anti-nuclear movement. Through an ethnographic examination of six politically progressive religious communities, including two communes and four congregations, I examine how religion is put towards progressive ends. Through this, I develop the concept of</p><p>moral imaginaries, …
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Freedom and the Heart of Democracy in Central Malawi: popular interactions with the 2019 Tripartite Elections in a rural constituency
This thesis is an ethnographic examination of the popular meanings and practices of democracy in central Malawi during the 2019 Tripartite Elections. Following the 30-year rule of Life President Kamuzu Banda and the Malawi Congress Party, Malawi transitioned from an authoritarian, single-party …
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An intergenerational ethnography of school disaffection in a post-industrial coal-mining area.
… principal topic of this doctoral inquiry is an ethnographic examination of intergenerational experiences of educational 'disaffection' in four former Derbyshire coal mining communities during a period of de-industrialisation, exploring the intersection between education and aspects of class, …
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We are the state! Grassroots participation in Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution
… This dissertation is based on 18-months of ethnographic research on the experiences of supporters of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez Frías, the Chavistas. More specifically it is based on participant observation, including living in squatter settlements (barrios), in two south Caracas …
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Song hunters in Svaneti: Musical tourism and other intercultural encounters in highland Georgia
… It approaches these dynamics through an in-depth ethnographic examination of the Georgian highland region known as Svaneti, particularly examining the life of a key interlocutor: the Svan singer, instrumentalist, music teacher, folk ensemble director, and “songmaster” Islam Pilpani (1934–2017). In …
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Urban reform’s forgotten stakeholders: Examining the mobilizing of inner-city communities in the formation & operation of a community-based education program
… in Philadelphia, PA. The question that drives my ethnographic examination is, how do human and physical resources, from an often segregated urban landscape, come together to inform the implementation of community-based enrichment programs? My research site fosters collaborative work amongst local …
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Performing (for) survival: performance tactics of incarcerated women
… prison records. The study was developed as an ethnographic examination of performance in and of prison, alongside exploring how contemporary performance modes are implicated in defining, containing, and correcting (criminal) women’s everyday performances. The thesis is primarily concerned with …
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Community engagement as a new and contested ritual: an ethnographic study of five pentecostal congregations in El Salvador
… interventions. This thesis provides an ethnographic study of five traditional Pentecostal congregations in El Salvador that partner with community leaders, local associations, and public and private entities to identify and implement community-wide development initiatives. For these …
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"Get Listenin' Kids!": Independence as Social Practice in American Popular Music
… century internet culture. I conclude with an ethnographic examination of independent music performances in order to show that, while independence remains situated in ideas about community, authenticity and autonomy, it is subjectively understood and constructed by individual members of …
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Culture, Power, Difference: Managing Ambivalence and Producing Identity in the Transnational Corporate Offices of Jakarta, Indonesia
This dissertation consists of a multi-sited ethnographic examination of Western-owned and managed transnational office spaces in Jakarta, Indonesia and Singapore. I describe the kinds of social spaces that are becoming increasingly prevalent in our lives due to global economic processes. I …
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No sovereign remedy: distress, madness, and mental health care in Guyana
This dissertation is an ethnographic examination of how mental distress is read and understood in Guyana. Through semi-structured qualitative interviews, site observations, media analysis, and document analysis (primary, secondary, tertiary, and grey literature), this research investigates (i) …
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Being Hindu in the American South: Hindu Nationalist Discourse in a Diaspora Community
… diaspora Hindus in the United States through an ethnographic examination, using the Sri Ganesha Temple of Nashville, Tennessee as a case study. This community is an ideal case study for two reasons. For one, its internal diversity exemplifies the necessity in diaspora to find commonality in order …
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