Essays about: "Transnationalism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 60 essays containing the word Transnationalism.

1. 6. Identity-building process among Second-Generation Migrants from former Yugoslavia living in Sweden.

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

   Author : Paulina Zofia Scibisz; [2022]
   Keywords : Identity Building; Second Generation; Social Identity Theory; Transnationalism; Former Yugoslavia;

   Abstract : This study discusses the process of identity-building among second-generation migrants from former Yugoslavia, living in the Southern Region of Sweden, Skåne. The findings of this study have shown that respondents' identity construction is fluid and depends on many factors that influence it, which vary from one individual to another. READ MORE

3. 7. Remembering the Lebanese Civil War

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Simon Nissen; [2022]
   Keywords : Lebanese civil war; memory; belonging; identity; discourse.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines the memory of the Lebanese civil war, and the sense of belonging to contemporary Lebanon by interviewing Lebanese immigrants residing in Sweden. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with Lebanese who have personal experiences and interests in the war. READ MORE

4. 8. Creating National Relevance : A Qualitative Study on “Black Lives Matter Sweden”

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

   Author : Adia Atwell; [2022]
   Keywords : BLM; Black Lives Matter; Race; Sweden; Qualitative; Transnationalism; Digital Activism; Facebook; Digitally Networked Action;

   Abstract : Black Lives Matter protests and rallies erupted in the summer of 2020 following several cases of police brutality in the US, including the death of George Floyd after video of him being killed by a police officer were shared in the media. These protests quickly spread internationally and pushed countries to face their own histories and structurally embedded racism, including Sweden. READ MORE

5. 9. Law Beyond Borders: Transnational Legal Pluralism Following Hong Kong’s New Reality

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

   Author : Pontus Blomqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Legal Pluralism; Migration; State Influence; Transnationalism; National Security Law; Hong Kong; South Korea; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Hong Kong is a region undergoing rapid social, political, and legal change as mainland China seeks to increase its control over the previously largely autonomous region with laws such as the national security law which asserts its jurisdiction beyond borders, complicating matters for Hong Kongers living abroad. The effects of law asserting its jurisdiction beyond borders is contingent on the relative dependency of states, as can be seen in the South Korean strategy with regards to the national security law where the state has sought to maintain “strategic ambiguity” in order to balance US and Chinese relations. READ MORE

6. 10. Transnational Experiences of Ugandan Students in Gothenburg, Sweden; Challenges and Adaptation strategies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Catherine Suubi Kayonga; [2021-02-05]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; adaptation; Ugandan students; cultural differences; coping mechanisms;

   Abstract : The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the transnational experiences of Ugandan students in Gothenburg; Sweden. The focus was to understand how cultural differences affect the academic and social life of these students, the ways in which they adapt to the new host country Sweden, challenges they might have encountered and how they have managed to overcome them. READ MORE