Essays about: "belonging migration"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 82 essays containing the words belonging migration.
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6. A Belonging Paradox : Exploring the Reception of Ukrainian Refugee Pupils into Swedish Schools
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)Abstract : The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has forced millions of Ukrainian citizens, especially women and children, to seek refuge in other countries, including Sweden. Given the large number of Ukrainian refugee children, it is of utmost importance that they have the possibility to continue their education abroad. READ MORE
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7. The Influence of Policies and Programs on Identity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this qualitative study, interpretive research will be conducted in order to examine subjective experiences of Middle Eastern immigrants in Sweden as well as their perception of how six selected policies and programs affect their sense of belonging and identity. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted to obtain data for this study. READ MORE
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8. Intra-Cultural Xenophobia : Comparing xenophobia experiences by Chileans towards Colombians and by Colombians towards Venezuelan migrants
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Xenophobia is often treated as a phenomenon that mostly occurs between people from different cultures. However, xenophobia within the same culture is an ongoing issue that has not received as much research attention. READ MORE
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9. 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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10. “It’s like my blood, like my oxygen” : Life in a Kimbanguist community in Stockholm
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : The aim of this work is to discuss the religious life of the Kimbanguist community in Stockholm; more specifically, it analyses the ways in which religion (in particular Kimbanguism) allows the members of a small religious community, originated by migration, to maintain sense of belonging and to give meaning to their experiences. In order to do this, I focus on the concept of community to define the ways in which a group of people, embedded in a much wider social field, can be defined with this analytical term: community emerges as a social group whose members share a specific inventory of symbols; symbols include representations and narratives, but also practices, artifacts and images. READ MORE
