Essays about: "Unification"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 82 essays containing the word Unification.

  1. 21. The End of the World? Representations of Scandinavia in Nineteenth-Century Scottish Travel Literature

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Carlotta Ohlemann; [2020]
    Keywords : Scandinavia; Scotland; travel literature; Georgian Era; postcolonialism; borealism; Scottish national identity; Great Britain; British Union; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses the representations of Norway, Denmark and Sweden in Scottish travel literature towards the end of the Georgian Era. By comparing two travel accounts, I aim to identify both the authors’ approach to the Nordic countries as well as their reflections on their own national identity. READ MORE

  3. 22. Europeanisation through the European Capital of Culture Programme - A Comparative Study of Umeå2014 and Pilsen2015

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

    Author : Savannah Prutzer; [2020]
    Keywords : Europeanisation; European Capital of Culture;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine Europeanisation through the European Union’s cultural initiative European Capital of Culture (ECoC). The thesis understands Europeanisation as an ideology to promote the unification of the diversity of European cultures as well as foster the feeling of belonging to a united European cultural space. READ MORE

  4. 23. Mythical Horizons and Liminality: Discourses of Kosovo’s Sovereignty

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

    Author : Ejner Pedersen Trenter; [2020]
    Keywords : Sovereignty; Discourse; Liminality; Myth; Foreign Policy; Kosovo;

    Abstract : Despite the frequency of use amongst scholars of IR, myth remains largely a term of colloquiality. However, this paper aims to argue that as a distinct temporal and normative structure within discourse, it is a powerful tool for understanding the ways in which narratives give meaning to political phenomena, not just by describing how they are, but how they ought to be. READ MORE

  5. 24. New Eyes: searching for an identity in music through voice and text. A psychological and creative journey.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

    Author : Mathias Aanundsen Hagen; [2019-10-02]
    Keywords : identity; creativity; aesthetic; message; psychology; syncretism; saxophone; voice; lyrics; transdisciplinary; honesty; composition;

    Abstract : In this thesis the concept of artistic and personal identity is explored. It sets out to understand an existential crisis and how to resolve it. The thesis draws perspective from psychological theories on creativity and mental development. READ MORE

  6. 25. Diversification benefits for Swedish investors : A comparison of benefits from before and after the financial crisis 2007/2008

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Joakim Walldoff; [2019]
    Keywords : International Diversification; Correlations; Equity Markets; Diversification Benefits;

    Abstract : Background: Investing internationally is easier than ever before, with the rise of the internet, unification of accounting standards, and faster flow of information. Yet, many argue that due to increasing global equity market correlations, it is getting increasingly hard to attain benefits from international diversification. READ MORE