Essays about: "Ethnic minorities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 106 essays containing the words Ethnic minorities.

  1. 21. Roma professionals in the Czech Republic: Career trajectories and experiences

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nikola Veselská; [2021]
    Keywords : Roma professionals; obstacles; support; upward mobility; assimilation;

    Abstract : This thesis explores career trajectories and experiences of Czech Roma professionals in order to understand the relation between their ethnic affiliation and career development in terms of obstacles, strategies and relationships that enabled them to succeed in becoming professionals. The study produces knowledge that fills the empirical research gap about Roma professionals in the Czech Republic. READ MORE

  3. 22. Power-sharing mechanism in post conflict countries : A comparative case study of Iraq and Somalia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Akon Baker; Said Qaas; [2021]
    Keywords : Iraq; Somalia; Clan; Ethnic; Power-sharing; Consociationalism; Post-conflict;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate to what extend consociationalism has been adopted in post-war, post-conflict countries that suffer from deep division within their societies. Despite criticisms on whether the mechanism is beneficial in less democratic societies, the tool is strongly recommended for divided multi-ethnic societies as an attempt to solve the tension between conflicted actors. READ MORE

  4. 23. The culturalization of Disease: A cultural analysis of the discourse on civic mindedness, health inequity, and ethnicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Ida Scharla Løjmand; [2021]
    Keywords : ethnicity; minorities; culture; civic mindedness; health inequity; COVID-19; Denmark; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : I dette speciale analyserer jeg de overordnede medienarrativer omkring COVID-19-pandemien og ikke-vestlige etniske minoriteter i Danmark. Få måneder efter pandemiens udbrud i Danmark påviste Statens Serum Institut, at borgere med ikke-vestlig baggrund er overrepræsenteret blandt de COVID-19-smittede. READ MORE

  5. 24. Defining Urban Terroir : The Placemaking Qualities of a City

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Zaid Al-karkhi; [2021]
    Keywords : Terroir; placemaking; authenticity; urban design; cultural identity; exclusion; interculturalism;

    Abstract : Throughout the history of Architecture and Urbanism, many efforts were made and continue being done in order to learn how to successfully design good built environments for human beings. This goal has not only expanded to several other fields such as Geography, Sociology, and Environmental Psychology but also received new and invaluable contributions from several other unexpected fields. READ MORE

  6. 25. Is Your Diversity Agenda Really Working? : A case study on Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lawko Karim; Julia Lindahl; [2021]
    Keywords : Diversity and Inclusion; Diversity Management; Ethnic Minorities; Human Resource Management; International Business;

    Abstract : In the last decades, research in the field of diversity management has placed a focus on inclusion. It is argued that a diverse and inclusive workplace can lead to productivity and creativity, thus economic growth. READ MORE