En oväntad vänskap: En kvalitativ teorikonsumerande studie som syftar till Kinas agerande i Kenya.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Sustainable development
SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsAlternative title
An unexpected friendship : A qualitative theory-consuming study aimed at China's actions in Kenya. (English)
Abstract [en]
The following research is a qualitative theory consuming study which investigates China's actions in Kenya regarding the postcolonialism and colonialism theory. The purpose of the essay is to understand how the theory can be used in the actions between China and Kenya by answering the following questions: How has Kenya been influenced by China's development efforts from a colonial perspective, as well as in terms of political, economic, and cultural dimensions?
In what ways has China been crucial in the development work that has impacted Kenya's political, economic, and cultural dimensions, and how can the postcolonial perspective be applied to this development work? The research established the theory where postcolonialism and colonialism is described, with a following analysis where eight people living in Kenya got interviewed to be able to understand the problem and the actions from China. The research is separated into the following perspecitves, politics, economics and culture. The study concludes with a result that proves that both theories of postcolonialism and colonialism are difficult to apply to China's actions in Kenya today due to their ongoing nature.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 37
Keywords [en]
Postcolonialism, colonialism, Kenya, Africa, China, subordinate, qualitative interview, qualitative theory consuming study, research.
National Category
Political Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-121328OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-121328DiVA, id: diva2:1762641
Subject / course
Political Science
Educational program
Program of Political Science, 180 credits
Presentation
2023-06-04, 19:15 (Swedish)
Supervisors
Examiners
2023-06-072023-06-042023-06-07Bibliographically approved