Essays about: "constructing state identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words constructing state identity.

  1. 1. North-South entanglements in Somali-Swedish family language policy : Practices, ideologies and everyday challenges

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Juliana Neves Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : decoloniality; family language policy; identity; language ideologies; language maintenance; language practices; multilingualism; Somali;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the family language policies (FLP) of two Somali-Swedish families living in Rinkeby, Stockholm. It focuses on the relationships between FLP and identity construction in different social spaces. READ MORE

  3. 2. North-South entanglements in Somali-Swedish family language policy : Practices, ideologies and everyday challenges

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Juliana Neves Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : decoloniality; family language policy; identity; language ideologies; language maintenance; language practices; multilingualism; Somali;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the family language policies (FLP) of two Somali-Swedish families living in Rinkeby, Stockholm. It focuses on the relationships between FLP and identity construction in different social spaces. READ MORE

  4. 3. Interpretations of Nordic Culture: A case study on conceptualisations of Nordic culture in today’s artistic and cultural field

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Panu Heiskanen; [2021]
    Keywords : cultural analysis; ethnography; Nordic culture; Nordic identity; artistic and cultural life; cultural field; Nordic Culture Fund; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : The Nordic region is a geopolitical and cultural region known for its high living standard, democracy and equality, as well as for its innovative, green and sustainable lifestyle. Previous studies have primarily focused on the state and development of Nordic society and culture from a historical, economic, and political perspective, showing how different decisions and processes through history have contributed to the current state in the region. READ MORE

  5. 4. Constructing the National Identity Discourse in Citizenship Education Policy: The Case of Citizenship Education in England

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

    Author : Gunay Mammadova; [2020]
    Keywords : National Identity; Citizenship; Citizenship Education; Diversity; England; Post-structuralism; Governmentality; Discourse Analysis; WPR Method; Social construction;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the governmental construction of national identity through its citizenship education policy in England, the country with heightened tensions in diversity and identity re-construction aligning with its mandatory citizenship classes since 2002. Theoretically framing the study on the Foucauldian post-structuralism, the thesis utilises Foucauldian-influenced ‘What is the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) method by Bacchi that presents the government as a problem-producer. READ MORE

  6. 5. What kind of Russianness? : Exploring the role of traditional family in constructing the Russian national identity during “the decade of childhood”

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier; Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle

    Author : Kirill Polkov; [2018]
    Keywords : national identity; Russia; Russian; civic; ethnic; discourse; traditional family; gender; национальная идентичность; Россия; русский; российский; этническая идентичность; гражданская идентичность; дискурс; традиционная семья; гендер;

    Abstract : Family and children are brought to the front in contemporary Russia and constitute an important policy area. Manifesting the centrality of family and children, the period 2018―2027 has also been officially proclaimed “the decade of childhood”, leading to numerous policy initiatives and momentous media attention. READ MORE