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1. 1. Migration trajectories of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom: A study of their social integration experiences

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

   Author : SEUN OLUSOLA AJETOMOBI; [2024]
   Keywords : Nigeria; ethnic relations; social connection; sense of belonging; social integration;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate social integration experiences of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom, focusing on the influence off participating in social activities and building connections with the local community. The research aims to understand how these factors contribute to the overall social integration of Nigerian students in the United Kingdom. READ MORE

3. 2. Are Non-Ethnic Swedes “Real” Swedes? : A Study on Reproduced Images of the Swedish Nation During Municipal National Day Celebrations

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

   Author : Eric Sonesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Swedish Nationalism; National Day; National Identity; Migration; Integration;

   Abstract : In the pre-globalized era, when many nations were comparatively ethnically homogenous, sentiments about national identity and national membership were less contentious. Today, an increasingly open and inter-connected world is changing the demographic composition of countries across the globe. READ MORE

4. 3. The Influence of Migration on Sense of Belonging and Self-Identification of the Biduns Living in Sweden

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   Author : Sareh Rajabsemnani; [2023]
   Keywords : Belonging; identity formations; diaspora; third space; resistance; citizenship; statelessness;

   Abstract : This research presents the daily life experience of the Kuwaiti Bidun people after migration to Sweden and tries to understand how they view their sense of belonging and how they deal with the emergence of new identity formations in their everyday life practices. By taking a closer look at the different modes of belonging and new identity formations in the process of migration for the Biduns, I will analyze how new interactions, new engagements, irregularity and postcolonial roots shape sense of belonging and new identity formations. READ MORE

5. 4. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

6. 5. 'Ukraine Is Alive' Ukrainian Music-Making in Swedish Emergency Residencies : The impact of war, displacement, migration and networks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

   Author : Hanna Hellström; [2023]
   Keywords : artist residencies; forced migration; music; displacement; Ukraine; identity; belonging; non-belonging; translocality; transcultural capital; social inclusion; refugee experience;

   Abstract : In February 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started the war that would lead to the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. In response to the war, SWAN, the Swedish Artists Residency Network, initiated the project Emergency residencies. READ MORE