Essays about: "Living abroad"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words Living abroad.

  1. 1. Unheard Women's Voices in Swedish International Higher Education: Personalizing Trajectories of Female Postgraduate Students and Motherhood

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Soovin Oh; [2023]
    Keywords : Student mothers; International graduate student mothers; Graduate students; Women in higher education; Narrative study; Learning experience; Intersectionality; Transformative learning;

    Abstract : This study comparatively analyzes the narratives containing six international graduate student mothers’ lived experiences. Stories about intersectional identities and their transformation process through new experiences were reconstructed by the participants as storytellers. READ MORE

  2. 2. How are European Tourism Firms Complying with Sustainable Development Goal 8.5? A comparable study of abroad and local workers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elin Thorsson; Linn Romskaug; [2022-06-22]
    Keywords : Tourism; SDG 8; SDG Target 8.5; Sustainable Tourism; Local Workers; Abroad Workers; Tourism Employers; Decent Work; European Tourism;

    Abstract : The tourism industry is an important employer providing millions of job opportunities globally. Their compliance to United Nations’ sustainable development goal 8 is therefore highly relevant. Accordingly, the purpose of this thesis was to investigate how European tourism firms active in the Swedish market comply with SDG target 8. READ MORE

  3. 3. Negotiating Swedishness : Exploring citizenship and belonging among Swedes residing abroad in the context of Swedish migration policies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Tua-Lisa Runsten; [2022]
    Keywords : citizenship; diaspora; Migrationsverket; Facebook; Sweden; utlandssvensk; family reunification;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how Swedish citizens deal with the increasingly difficult process of returning to Sweden with family members who are third country nationals, following the passage of a law that places temporary limits on residency permits. The goal of this thesis is to examine how negotiations of citizenship and belonging play out in the context of Swedish migration policy and family reunification regulations. READ MORE

  4. 4. “I do not know why, but I always wanted to go away”: Brazilian migrants’ reflections on their transnational experiences and sense of belonging in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Catharina Barbosa; [2022]
    Keywords : transnational experience; sense of belonging; place-making; identity; migration; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the transnational experiences of Brazilian immigrants living in Sweden. As a contribution to media and migration studies, this research investigates the immigrants’ non-mediated and mediated practices that influence their sense of belonging in the host country. READ MORE

  5. 5. Law Beyond Borders: Transnational Legal Pluralism Following Hong Kong’s New Reality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Pontus Blomqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Legal Pluralism; Migration; State Influence; Transnationalism; National Security Law; Hong Kong; South Korea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Hong Kong is a region undergoing rapid social, political, and legal change as mainland China seeks to increase its control over the previously largely autonomous region with laws such as the national security law which asserts its jurisdiction beyond borders, complicating matters for Hong Kongers living abroad. The effects of law asserting its jurisdiction beyond borders is contingent on the relative dependency of states, as can be seen in the South Korean strategy with regards to the national security law where the state has sought to maintain “strategic ambiguity” in order to balance US and Chinese relations. READ MORE