Essays about: "diaspora communities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words diaspora communities.

1. 1. Pathways to the Labour Market for Persons with Disabilities and Forced Migration Experience in Sweden and Germany

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Marjan Aslanifard; [2023]
   Keywords : Disability; forced migration; intersectionality; labour market; pathways; organisations;

   Abstract : The intersection of forced migration and disability is often overlooked, both in research, public discourse and political action. Building on the emerging literature looking at the situation in host countries and against the backdrop of the increasing focus on employment in both asylum and disability contexts, the thesis explores the access to the labour market for persons with disabilities and forced migration experience in Sweden and Germany. READ MORE

3. 2. Armenia between Russia and the West : Realpolitik and Identity Reconstruction in PM Pashinyan's Tweets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Henry Wathen; [2023]
   Keywords : Armenia; identity; foreign policy; Twitter; Nikol Pashinyan;

   Abstract : My research is focused on the relation between the foreign policy vector and national identity as projected by Armenia’s Prime Minister (PM) Nikol Pashinyan in the public sphere. This study is a search for expressions of ‘sameness’ and allegiance in the geopolitical balancing and reconstruction of Armenia’s foreign policy narrative, ideology and identity. READ MORE

4. 3. Attitudes towards Qingtian dialect among Qingtianese in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Simon Wefer; [2022]
   Keywords : Qingtian – language attitudes – Chinese diaspora – heritage dialect – language shift; 青田 - 语言态度 - 华人散居 - 传承方言 - 语言替换;

   Abstract : Emigrants from Qingtian County (Zhejiang province, China) have a long and rich history in Europe, but to date, little research has been done on their unique language, or its role in Qingtianese diaspora communities. Drawing inspiration from other studies about attitudes towards, and use of, Chinese heritage dialects in China and overseas, the author examines attitudes toward Qingtian dialect using established quantitative and qualitative sociolinguistic research methods. READ MORE

5. 4. Approaching Female Genital Cutting/s on a Community-Based Level in Sweden : An Analysis of the Agenda-Setting Role of Swedish Civil Society Organisations

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Silvia Schroeder; [2020]
   Keywords : Female genital cutting s; civil society organisations; diaspora communities; local ethnic associations; non-governmental organisations; intermediaries; vernacularization; human rights; Sweden.;

   Abstract : The practice of female genital cutting/s (FGC) has been under national scrutiny in Sweden for decades. Besides strong laws and policies enforced by the Swedish government, civil society organisations have played an important role in addressing the subject of FGC in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. Imagining the Iraqi National Identity Before and After the US Invasion of 2003 : Perception of the Sunni-Arab ethnicity

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Ahmed Kaharevic; [2019]
   Keywords : Iraq 2003; nationalism; Sunni; ethnicity; construction;

   Abstract : This masters thesis analyses how Iraqi national identity is constructed before and after 2003. It explores what relation the national identity has to Sunni-Arab ethnicity. The study is qualitative and uses social constructivism as a methodological outline. Qualitative interviews are done with six Iraqi-Arab-Sunnis living in Sweden. READ MORE