Essays about: "citizenship testing"

Found 5 essays containing the words citizenship testing.

  1. 1. Demanding Integration: A discourse analytical study on political discourses about language requirements, citizenship attainment, and integration in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Billie Baltatzis; [2023]
    Keywords : political discourse; language requirements; standard language; Critical Discourse Analysis; ideology; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For a long time, Sweden remained reluctant to condition citizenship attainment. In recent years, an upsurge of political representatives have embraced a requirement-based approach to naturalization as a means to promote integration. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analysis of the political debate on citizenship testing in Sweden and the UK

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Nora Lindström; [2018-06-12]
    Keywords : engelska; SIK; citizenship testing; language testing; civic integration policy; immigration; political discourse; UK; Sweden; Europe;

    Abstract : In recent decades, more and more countries in the Western world have introduced higher requirements on language and civics skills for the granting of citizenship. This tendency has been referred to by Joppke (2007) as ‘the civic integration policy trend’. READ MORE

  4. 3. Life as citizen or stateless in Burma - A case study of the concepts of citizenship and statelessness in a weak state

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mariam Mobiny; [2018]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ever since the principle of sovereignty was established in Europe after the peace of Westphalia in 1648, the importance of belonging to a state has increased. And in today's society, during a time filled with a lot of wars and a major refugee crisis, having a citizenship has never been more important. READ MORE

  5. 4. Constructing Global Citizenship Education: An analysis of OECD discourse on global competence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Nilsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Development studies; discourse theory; global citizenship education; global competence; Laclau and Mouffe; OECD; PISA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Global Citizenship Education (GCE) has gained increasing conceptual popularity in recent years. The term has been used by governments, NGO’s and international agencies alike to promote a larger inclusion of global skills, values and attitudes in curricula across the world. READ MORE

  6. 5. Promoting the Ecological Swede - A Frame Analysis of Swedish Green Party Policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Gino Carciola; [2014]
    Keywords : Ecological Citizenship; Swedish Green Party; Frame Analysis; Policy; Environment; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recent developments within the environmental debate have focused on the individual’s role in mitigating environmental degradation this, together with the advancement of feminist thought and globalization, has lead Andrew Dobson to call for a new conception of citizenship an ‘ecological citizenship’. Although being scarce, practical application and empirical testing has affirmed the existence of such a citizen and the unsurprising link with political affiliation. READ MORE