Essays about: "España"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the word España.

  1. 6. Catalonia - a New State in Europe? : Exploring the legal possibilities of creating an independent Catalan State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Baldomero Warstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Catalonia; Spain; self-determination; independence; secession; Katalonien; Spanien; självbestämmanderätt; självständighet;

    Abstract : Support for the creation of an independent Catalan state has increased significantly during the past two decades. In 2017, an estimated 40.2 percent of the total Catalan population supported the creation of an independent Catalonia. The road towards independence has shown to be filled with legal obstacles. READ MORE

  3. 7. Degrowth : a movement or a vision? Identifying barriers and potentials for a powerful agent of change for the socio-ecological transformation in Barcelona

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sara Fromm; [2018]
    Keywords : degrowth; social movements; real utopias; Barcelona; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Our current economic system is inherently unsustainable. The ‘growth fetishism’ not only is the dominant paradigm of our economies, but goes way deeper into our understanding of how well-being is defined and can be improved. The concept of ‘degrowth’ tries to question this hegemony. READ MORE

  4. 8. 'I'm from Barcelona': Boundaries and Transformations Between Catalan and Spanish Identities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Liesl Drew; [2017]
    Keywords : identity; Catalonia; Spain; ethnic boundaries; minority language; nationalism; identitat; Catalunya; Espanya; fronteres ètniques; llengua minoritària; nacionalisme; identité; Catalogne; Espagne; frontières ethniques; langue minoritaire; nationalisme; identitet; Katalonien; Spanien; etniska gränser; minoritetsspråk; nationalism; identidad; Cataluña; España; fronteras étnicas; lengua minoritaria; nacionalismo;

    Abstract : In the last decade or so, the multiple political factions in Catalonia have adopted pro-independence initiatives in their platforms following the 2008 financial crisis. Catalonia’s position as representing a minority culture in the face of the centralized administration of Madrid presents a contentious history of fighting for the right ‘to be’, culminating in what today is viewed by many as an identity crisis. READ MORE

  5. 9. Vegan lifestile on Facebook : An online ethnography study

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för informatik

    Author : Noelia Arriazú Nolasco; [2016]
    Keywords : Vegan veganism Facebook online ethnography;

    Abstract : In recent years there has been an increase in the number of vegans in the world. The main goal of my research is to understand the vegan struggles in their daily life and study how Facebook might help them solve these difficulties. READ MORE

  6. 10. Excellence, uniqueness and elites : Constructing Spain through nation branding on the website Marca España

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Ana Zamora Barberá; [2016]
    Keywords : nation branding; national identity; Marca España; Spain Brand; ideology; web representations; critical discourse analysis; media studies;

    Abstract : One of the most interesting approaches on how we perceive nations today is the idea of imagining nations as brands. Nation branding is used by many governments as a tool for the dissemination of a certain nation imagery. READ MORE