1.1 2 info:srw/schema/1/mods-v3.3xml studentPublicationsM2 Firdaus Abdulsomad author 4238074 Dr. Olof Beckman supervisor Associate Professor Christopher Collstedt supervisor Human Rights Studies v1000058 department Debatten om tiggeriet och tiggare ökar i Sverige och den här uppsatsen syftar till att finna uttryck för framställningen av tiggare, i debatten om ett eventuellt förbud mot att ge till tiggare. Perspektivet som är andrafiering förklarar hur skildringar av grupper skapas och hur vissa representationer av människor konstruerar en annan grupp som "de andra" i förhållande till samhället i stor. En argumentationsanalys utförs för att besvara på frågeställningen om hur tiggarna är framställs och vilka konsekvenser som det kan innebära för individen som tigger. Den metod som använts är en kritisk argumentationsanalys, för att strukturera och avslöja den underliggande innebörden av debattartiklar. Upp-satsens slutsats visar att tiggaren andrafieras på många sätt och på olika nivåer. Exempelvis är homogeniseringen av romer är uttryckligen en stor del av debatten när romer från Central-och Östeuropa utpekas som tiggarna på gatorna i Sverige. Samtidigt konstrueras dem som svaga utan någon som helst makt över sina egna liv. Detta är problematiskt eftersom Sverige och Europa i allmänhet har en mörk historia av diskriminering av denna grupp, som fortfarande pågår. Men vissa författare utmanar den allmänna bilden av tiggaren genom att erbjuda alternativa framställningar. Denna typ av forskning är viktig med tanke på den anti tiggaren attityd som visas i Europa de senaste åren och är väl behövs i framtiden utmaningen att motsätta rasism också. The aim of this thesis is to uncover the negative representation of beggars in a specific Swedish press-debate, which mainly discusses a possible ban against giving to beggars. Resting on a theory of othering which explains how portrayal of groups, often minorities, are formed, and how certain representations of people constructs them as ”the other” in relation to the society at large, the analysis is carried out to answer the quest-ion of how the beggars are represented and what implications that may have on the individual. The methodology used is a critical argumentation analysis, to help structure and disclose the underlying meaning of the debate articles. This thesis concludes that the debate is othering the beggar in many ways and on different levels. For example the homogenization of Roma people is explicitly a great part of the debate when Roma from Central-and East Europe are indicated as the individuals begging on the streets of Sweden. The beggars and per see the Roma is constructed as a weak victim with no agency over their own lives. This is problematic since Sweden and Europe in general have a troublesome history of discrimination and exclusion regarding this group, which is still ongoing. However some writers challenge the general image of the beggar by providing alternative viewpoints on the beggar. This kind of research is important considering the anti-beggar attitude shown in Europe the past years and is well needed in the future challenge of opposing racism as well. http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/4609888/file/4609889.pdf application/pdf 459942 no 2014 swe Social Sciences 4609888 2014-08-21T20:08:42+02:00 2014-10-07T10:09:06+02:00 2014-10-07T10:09:06+02:00 1 info:srw/schema/1/mods-v3.3xml studentPublicationsL2 Firdaus Abdulsomad author 4238074 Andreas Tullberg supervisor Human Rights Studies v1000058 department This study discusses the Chinese state’s use of soft power in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the policy paper China’s Peaceful Development. The theory of soft power is mainly about how to make a state to want the same outcomes or goals rather by attracting this state to do so, than using force or economic sanctions. My aim was to understand how China attracts collaborations in Africa, by using my own combined template as the thesis’ methodology to search for expressions of soft power in the statements. My analysis of the Chinese government’s speeches and policy paper showed that the state articulates all three kinds of soft power which are values, culture and foreign policy. Through including these resources of soft power in their statements, the Chinese state intends to attract the African countries to collaboration that enhances their mutual development. My research concludes that the Chinese culture is the weakest resource and needs to be exposed more to Africa in order to have real impact on China’s soft power. China needs to prove the credibility of the partnership with Africa; hence the massive effort put on the foreign policy which is based on shared values, good intentions and gaining legitimacy through challenging other power’s attraction. China have some resources for a successful soft power, however China needs to settle problems that might harm the image of China, and such sensitive issues are human rights problems and also the overall situation in China which face international criticism. http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/4238476/file/4238527.pdf application/pdf 742662 no 2014 swe retorik soft power makt FOCAC Afrika Kina utrikespolitik Human rights Mänskliga rättigheter Social Sciences 4238476 2014-01-09T12:40:00+01:00 2014-09-04T08:27:40+02:00 2014-03-10T10:02:00+01:00 2 1.1author exact fkv12fabauthorexactfkv12fab