Essays about: "Expats"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word Expats.
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1. Freedom seekers in paradise - Investigating the relationship between Swedish remote workers in Lisbon and the local population
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : In this research study, which has focused on Swedish lifestyle migrants in Lisbon (Portugal), the attitude towards the phenomenon of lifestyle migration has been investigated more deeply. Lifestyle migration is an academic concept that describes the people who are relatively privileged and who move to a cheaper country to improve their quality of life. READ MORE
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2. A Game of Phone Tag : A qualitative study of women living away from loved ones
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier (from 2013)Abstract : In today’s globalized world leaving one’s country of origin to move abroad has become more common,which often results in families and loved ones living apart from each other. This qualitative study aimsto explore professional women’s experiences of living abroad and their ways of coping with being awayfrom their loved ones. READ MORE
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3. Instrumental and Friendship Networking Between Swedes and Expats
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : This research paper concerns factors influencing interpersonal intercultural networking. More specifically, it covers the intercultural formation of instrumental relationships and friendships between Swedes and expats residing in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Ideational Viability of Peace : A case study of ideas related to peace and their consequences for the Cyprus peace process
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Republic of Cyprus is often thought of as a tourist destination and hot spot for sun thirsty expats. Hidden from plain sight amongst holiday homes and blue waters, it may thus seem counterintuitive that Cyprus is home to a toxic ethno-nationalist political conflict that has mandated one of the longest running United Nations peace interventions to date. READ MORE
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5. “INTEGRATED? JUST LAGOM.” Socio-cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines aspects of social and cultural integration of young EU-expatriates in Gothenburg, Sweden. It focuses on three areas – workplace, language and socialization – that came forward as the most important sites when it comes to the process of integration. READ MORE