Essays about: "Citizenship formation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Citizenship formation.

1. 1. Navigating Identities : Social Identity Formation of Afghan Male Refugees in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Ahmad Walid Haji Abdul Wali; [2023]
   Keywords : Afghan refugees; Social Identity Theory SIT ; identity formation; migration; social groups; hierarchy of salience theory; multiple; hybrid; globalist transnationalist and religious identities;

   Abstract : This study presents general themes concerning identity preservation and identity formation among Afghan male refugees living in Sweden and who obtained Swedish citizenship. This study is based on an ethnographic survey of habits and practices of Afghan refugees living in Sweden who in a process of transition must adjust their previous values and expectations as they confront often hostile surroundings. READ MORE

3. 2. IDENTITY IN MULTI-ETHNIC STATES: THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINARIES THAT UNITE - The transformation of the Ukrainian National Identity and the impacts of threats

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jennifer Persson Nääf; [2022-06-23]
   Keywords : Identity; Ukraine; threats; civic cohesion; nation-building; ethnicity; territory; inclusiveness; citizenship; positionality;

   Abstract : This thesis has studied how nation-building and identity formation better can be understood in settings where the conditions for these phenomena are not seen as self-evident. Identity is linked to how individuals understand themselves and their surroundings. READ MORE

4. 3. The Role of Literature in Character Education: On the Formation of the Modern 'Self' in Contemporary Liberal Schooling

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)

   Author : Svetlana Skripnik; [2022]
   Keywords : Character Education; literature; values; formation; Martha Nussbaum; capability approach; Allan Bloom; conservative theories; liberal theories; critical pedagogy; Post-Critical Pedagogy; civic virtue; citizenship; Love of the World.;

   Abstract : With the liberalisation of the society and education in the Western Countries, new development horizons have emerged thus altering our expectations from the younger generation and our vision of human fulfilment and happiness. As Dewey stressed, the current advance of technology and democratic ways of life results in the unprecedented rate and speed of changes and ‘it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be twenty years from now. READ MORE

5. 4. Ecological Empowerment : How infrastructuring can be used to enhance citizen participation for ecological citizenship

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Maskinkonstruktion

   Author : Meike Remiger; [2019]
   Keywords : infrastructuring; ecological citizenship; boundary topics; formation of publics; citizen participation; climate crisis;

   Abstract : This research project explores how the method of infrastructuring can be used for ecological citizenship. A case-study analysis identified where in the infrastructuring process measures for ecological citizenship can be taken. READ MORE

6. 5. Amidst uncertainty and othering, EU citizens in search of belonging: The impact of Brexit on migrant identity and significant life-course decisions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Virginia Stuart-Taylor; [2019]
   Keywords : belonging; Brexit; European identity; identity; interviews; London; migrant identity; migration; othering; social identity; uncertainty;

   Abstract : The UK's departure from the EU marks a pivotal moment in the history of intra-EU migration, one which foretells significant consequences for the identities and future plans of EU27 citizens who call the UK home, as they try to navigate the uncertainty and xenophobic othering sparked by the referendum result in June 2016. This thesis proposes five hypotheses on the cause-and-effect relationships that link migrant identity to subsequent decision-making in the context of Brexit, through coping strategies and other determining factors. READ MORE