Essays about: "Language Geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words Language Geography.

  1. 1. Culture and Transnationalism: Exploring the Effects of Perceived Cultural Difference on Business Operations Between Dutch and Japanese Professionals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Olivier Duineveld; [2023]
    Keywords : Transnationalism; cultural challenges; othering; sensemaking; schemata; identity; Japan; The Netherlands; Business and Management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The trend towards greater globalisation brings the matter of cultural identity to the foreground. Transnational corporations or business networks are culturally diverse places where cultural othering – simply put, the assumption that someone is fundamentally different from you based on the cultural identity projected on- or associated with them – can significantly impact operations across the hierarchy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Contested consequences : Discourse analysis of social conflict between Sami Reindeer Herding Communities and mining corporations in Impact Assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Nils Wilhelmsson; [2023]
    Keywords : impact assessment; discourse analysis; mineral extraction; mining policy; Sami; reindeer husbandry; indigenous peoples; indigenous rights; land use; human geography; spatial planning; miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar; konsekvensanalys; diskursanalys; gruvindustri; gruvpolitik; Samer; samebyar; rennäring; renskötsel; ursprungsinvånare; urfolksrättigheter; markanvändning; kulturgeografi; samhällsplanering;

    Abstract : For a long time, the indigenous Sami of northern Sweden have had little influence within planning processes. This problem have in recent years been highlighted both in legal terms and through practices for developing Impact Assessments (IA), and has led to increasing conflict between reindeer herders and mining corporations. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Origins and Persistence of Gender Roles in Ethiopia: A micro-level analysis of the effects of traditional farming systems on modern gender roles.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Karolin Heike Lehmann; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Roles; Plough; Shifting Agriculture; Cultural Persistence; Ethiopia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Perceptions of where the “natural” place for women is, vary considerably across societies. This is especially true in heterogeneous countries like Ethiopia, where stark variations between ethnicities and their attitudes towards gender roles exist. A much-debated question is how these differences emerge. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding Community Sense of Place and Social Sustainability Through Instagram : The establishment of Rågsved nature reserve and the demolition of Snösätra Graffiti Wall of Fame

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Aviva Blomquist; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital geography; sense of place; social media; public space socio-spatial planning; participation; social sustainability; cultural sustainability;

    Abstract : Blomquist, Aviva (2021). Understanding Community Sense of Place and Social Sustainability Through Instagram: The establishment of Rågsved nature reserve and the demolition Snösätra Graffiti Wall of Fame. READ MORE

  6. 5. In-Between Identities and Places – Negotiating Belonging with the Malmö Finns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Haikku Arosuo; [2021]
    Keywords : Malmö; Sweden Finns; belonging; home; place identity; sense of place; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As a result of globalization and postmodern confusion, simple place-based identities may be becoming obsolete. Malmö Finns, on the other hand, are part of a thousand-year-old tradition of migration from Finland to Sweden and a long history of in-betweenness. READ MORE