Essays about: "European citizenship"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the words European citizenship.
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1. Demanding Integration: A discourse analytical study on political discourses about language requirements, citizenship attainment, and integration in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : 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
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2. Looking for Belonging: Ruptures and Ligaments : A Study of Biographic Narratives of Asylum-Seeking Persons in Europe
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This project deals with the experiences of asylum-seeking persons in their struggle to receive protection in different European countries, exploring how the sense of belonging is shaped during fragmented migration journeys. Conducting biographic-narrative interviews with five persons I met while working in a community centre in Greece, the research shifts the gaze from exclusionary citizenship regimes to migrant agency, revealing the distinct tactics, perceptions and performances of belonging on the move. READ MORE
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3. Social Identity with Multiple Citizenship of First-Generation Immigrants in the European Continent and the European Union
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Over the decades, the European continent and the European Union accepted more than a million immigrants from different parts of the world. However, many non-European heritage immigrants may face challenges in their social identity, sociocultural problems, and understanding. READ MORE
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4. Citizenship and Jus Soli. Does Birthright Citizenship Matter for the Second Generation? : A Single Case Study of the Experiences of the Children of Immigrants in Italy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : In European countries, citizenship is mostly based on the principle of jus sanguinis, which means that citizenship is passed from parent to child. There are currently no European countries that apply unconditional jus soli, therefore there is no European country where a child becomes a citizen solely because he is born there, as it happens in the United States. READ MORE
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5. 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)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
