Thais Bessa
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thais Bessa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thais |
| FAMILY NAME | Bessa |
| SIGNATURE | BESSA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9859-5422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Informed powerlessness
Child marriage has gained increased international prominence over the past decades. Organisations working with the issue have promoted empowering girls as the best strategy to address it. Informed by postcolonial feminist theory, this article will locate these discourses in broader ‘turn to the girl’ and ‘turn to agency’ in international development, analysing how Third World girlhood, agency, resistance and voice are conceptualised. Girls are co…
From Political Instrument to Protection Tool? Resettlement of Refugees and North-South Relations
Lacking a clear legal definition, the conceptualization and application of durable solutions have been highly influenced by states’ interests that were often at odds with humanitarian concerns on refugee protection.During the Cold War resettlement was perceived as the preferred durable solution, although it was selectively applied to different refugee crises in the South.With the asylum crisis in the 1980s and the end of the Cold War, a new age…
From Political Instrument to Protection Tool? Resettlement of Refugees and North-South Relations
Lacking a clear legal definition, the conceptualization and application of durable solutions have been highly influenced by states’ interests that were often at odds with humanitarian concerns on refugee protection.During the Cold War resettlement was perceived as the preferred durable solution, although it was selectively applied to different refugee crises in the South.With the asylum crisis in the 1980s and the end of the Cold War, a new age…
From Political Instrument to Protection Tool? Resettlement of Refugees and North-South Relations
Lacking a clear legal definition, the conceptualization and application of durable solutions have been highly influenced by states’ interests that were often at odds with humanitarian concerns on refugee protection.During the Cold War resettlement was perceived as the preferred durable solution, although it was selectively applied to different refugee crises in the South.With the asylum crisis in the 1980s and the end of the Cold War, a new age…
Informed powerlessness
Child marriage has gained increased international prominence over the past decades. Organisations working with the issue have promoted empowering girls as the best strategy to address it. Informed by postcolonial feminist theory, this article will locate these discourses in broader ‘turn to the girl’ and ‘turn to agency’ in international development, analysing how Third World girlhood, agency, resistance and voice are conceptualised. Girls are co…
Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work) · Conceptualization (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Development economics (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)