Ph.d. forsvar ved Winnie Bothe

af afhandling for ph.d. graden ved Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakul­tet, Københavns Universitet:

  • Kandidat: Winnie Bothe
  • Forsvaret finder sted: Fredag den 23. september 2011 kl. 14.00-17.00

på Center for Sundhed og Samfund, Institut for Statskundskab, Øster Farimagsgade 5, 1353 København K., lokale 4.2.26.

Af hensyn til kandidaten lukkes dørene præcis kl. 14.00.

Afhandlingen der forsvares: "Forming Local Citizens in Bhutan: The Traditionalization of Participation - Empowerment, Domination or Subjugation?"

Resumé: 'Gross National Happiness' is the name of a new development model invented by a small Himalayan Kingdom, Bhutan. This development approach is seen by an increasing number of people as a refreshing alternative to the conventional development models that often take growth as their main target. But how is it actually practiced in Bhutan and how does this influence the way in which the rural inhabitants are constructed as citizens?
These are questions that you should get wiser on at the PhD defense of the thesis: Forming Local Citizens in Bhutan: The Traditionalization of Participation: Empowerment, Domination or Subjugation?
The thesis addresses questions of how local governance reforms are diverted by national discourses on citizenship, ones that serve to traditionalize the local citizens into roles as supplicants rather than promoting self-determining citizens. Thus, even if donors have success in localizing governance it may not result in the form of citizenship donors would like to see".

Bedømmelsesudvalget består af:

  • Lektor Anders Berg-Sørensen (formand), Københavns Universitet
  • Professor emeritus Staffan Lindberg, Lund Universitet, Sverige
  • Professor Michael Hutt, University of London, UK

Afhandlingen vil kunne købes i Akademisk Boghandel og koster 150 kr.