Essays about: "Forced assimilation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Forced assimilation.

  1. 1. Wait here and be grateful - The illusion of colonial hospitality and the decolonial resistance of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Valerie van Schaik; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; Asylum Seekers; Change; Community; Colonialism; Coloniality; Crisis; Decoloniality; Dehumanization; Exclusion; Feminist Studies; Forced Migration; Gender; Hospitality; Inclusion; Intersectionality; Liminality; Migrants; Migration; Modernity; Pluriversality; Race; Racism; Refugees; Relationality; Resistance; Victimization.;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the pervasive influence of coloniality in the lived experiences of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Based in intersectional and decolonial feminist theories and methodology, my aim was to centre the silenced narratives of this marginalised group. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Painful Legacy : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canadian Government Discussions on Residential Schools

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Lukas Zetterlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Canada; Indigenous People; Canadian Government; Residential Schools; Language Rights; Language Policy and Planning; Language Management; Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : Indigenous language rights in Canada have been historically marginalized, with the residential school system being integral to their attempted erasure. These schools stripped indigenous children away from their homes to undergo forced assimilation grounded by colonial language policy which saw the indigenous peoples as impediments to their progress. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Analysis of How the Political Legitimacy of the Sámi Peoples is Perceived by Actors in the Indigenous Community Itself

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Elmer Bogarve; [2022]
    Keywords : Sámi; Sápmi; Indigenous rights; Global politics; Political emancipation; Focused interview; Sámi; Sápmi; Urfolksrättigheter; Ursprungsrättigheter; Global politik; Politisk frigörelse; Fokuserad intervju;

    Abstract : The Nordic countries continued disregard for their colonial past and persistent discrimination and forced assimilation has created a hostile environment for the indigenous population within the nation-states. The contemporary situation faced by the Sámi peoples of northern Europe is beset with inadequate political representation, an unequal hieratical structure, and a neglect of the Sápmi region's nature preservation. READ MORE

  5. 4. The effects of the Venezuelan diaspora on Peru’s labour market: Evidence from the enaction of a Temporary Stay Permit to Venezuelan migrants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pol Barbé Sanromà; [2021]
    Keywords : Refugees; forced displacement; migration; labor market; informal economy; Global South; education; Venezuela; Peru; Difference-in-Differences estimation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In January 2017, amidst the ongoing social strife in Venezuela, the Peruvian government enacted a working permit “Permiso Temporal de Permanencia” endowing Venezuelan migrants with the right to work and with access to health and education services. Given the spatial concentration of Venezuelan migrants in Peru and the clear temporal cut I unfold a difference-in-differences methodology to exploit the differences in the labor market before and after the policy was introduced at the individual level. READ MORE

  6. 5. Past Injustices: An argumentative analysis on the inherited responsibilities to repair past injustices

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Simone Melbye Larsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Past injustice; Reparations; Inherited responsibility; Obligations; Assimilation;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to investigate what circumstances supports inherited responsibility to afford reparations. The general arguments for and against inherited obligations are presented and discussed. READ MORE