Essays about: "diasporas"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word diasporas.

1. 1. Transnationalism challenges  of Saccos through diaspora accounts : Evidence from a Kenyan Emerging markets

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU

   Author : Vinicky Odongo; [2023]
   Keywords : Internationalization; Saccos; challenges; diaspora accounts; remitances;

   Abstract : A lot of empirical research has been done on Savings and credit cooperative Societies in Kenya for decades but majority have focused more on the challenges that these Sacco’s face. Most of these research have focused on finding ways of increasing the competitiveness of these Sacco’s within a certain geographical region. READ MORE

3. 2. A Long Road to Democracy : A qualitative case study on the role of the diasporas within theTunisian political left

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Jakob Segerlind; [2023]
   Keywords : Tunisia; democratization; diaspora; political parties; labor movement;

   Abstract : This paper examines the political participation of diaspora representatives in Tunisia’s politicalparties with affiliations to the Tunisian labor movement. The study is based on qualitativeinterviews with active politicians and other stakeholders in Tunis as well as participatoryobservations. READ MORE

4. 3. Digitalised Combats and Their Impact on Social Sustainability in Kenya and Nigeria

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Roland Aszalós; [2023]
   Keywords : Africa; digitalisation; digital transformation; combats; social sustainability; terrorism; al-Shabaab; Boko Haram; peacekeeping; securitisation; Centre of Gravity; cyber warfare; cryptocurrency; dark web; social media;

   Abstract : In our era, digital technology is one of the fastest-changing areas. It impacts our private life, well-being, economics, politics and warfare. This essay intends to answer how digital transformation affects combats and state and non-state actors and also how these digitalised combats compromise social sustainability. READ MORE

5. 4. “Zviedrija ne ēd pīrāgi”: A case study of heritage Latvian in Sweden : Heritage language exposure and language change in preadolescent heritage speakers

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Baltiska språk

   Author : Signe Rirdance; [2023]
   Keywords : Language change; Latvian in Sweden; diaspora Latvian; heritage Latvian; family language policy; language maintenance; language attrition; heritage language acquisition; divergent attainment; Språkförändring; lettiska i Sverige; lettisk diaspora; lettiska arvsspråket; hemspråkspolicy; språkunderhåll; språkförlust; inlärning av arvsspråk; avvikande språkförmåga; Valodas pārmaiņas; latviešu valoda Zviedrijā; diasporas latviešu valoda; etniskā mantojuma valoda; ģimenes valodas politika; valodas uzturēšana; valodas zaudēšana; mantojuma valodas apguve; atšķirīga valodas apguve;

   Abstract : Heritage languages are increasingly seen as a source of important insight in linguistics. Latvian has a long and under-researched history as a heritage language, with a heterogenous community of heritage speakers from two waves of migration in many countries including Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. Legacy of Postcolonial and Self-Determination in Occupied Lands: Comparative Case of Palestine & Tibet from Within and Beyond

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Hani Abou Fadel; [2022]
   Keywords : Palestine; Tibet; Postcolonialism; Self-determination; Diaspora; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis has presented a comparison between two occupied territories Tibet and Palestine as countries that have a long legacy of postcolonialism and strife for self-determination. The comparison was conducted from a postcolonial perspective of how Palestine is being occupied by Israel with full Western backing, while Tibet was occupied by another postcolonial country China. READ MORE