Essays about: "diaspora engagement"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 22 essays containing the words diaspora engagement.

1. 6. “We must be their voices!” : exploring Danish-Iranian women’s emotional engagement with the Woman Life Freedom movement on Instagram and beyond

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Therese Thim; [2023]
   Keywords : civic engagement; diaspora; social media; emotions; affect; politics; sense of belonging; Woman Life Freedom movement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The present study explores how Danish-Iranian Women living in Copenhagen witness and take part in the connective Woman Life Freedom movement, online and from afar. It seeks to investigate their emotional engagement with Instagram, their political participation and their sense of belonging in this process. READ MORE

3. 7. Mobilising the Lebanese Diaspora in Times of Political Turmoil at “Home” : Investigating online engagement practices and the roles of the alternative online medium Thawra Chronicles in the context of the Lebanese Revolution 2019

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Victoria Becker; [2021]
   Keywords : digital diaspora; Lebanese diaspora; digital activism; awareness activism; alternative media; Lebanese Revolution 2019; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research focuses on the contemporary case study of the Thawra Chronicles, founded by three London-based members of the Lebanese diaspora in the wake of the Lebanese Revolution in early October 2019 to support the social movement from afar, targeting non-Lebanese individuals as well as Lebanese within and beyond its borders. Thawra Chronicles is a multifaceted, independent alternative online outlet aiming at commemorating the revolution, by providing information, curating art as well as serving as a space of participation through the upload of user-generated content and pledges. READ MORE

4. 8. SUPPORTING HONG KONG FROM A DISTANCE An interview study with members of the Hong Kong diaspora in Sweden on their transnational engagement towards the Hong Kong protest movement of 2019-2020

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Mattias Bergsten; [2020-10-08]
   Keywords : transnationalism; diaspora; Hong Kong protest movement of 2019-2020; ; Sweden; remittances; social spheres; semi-structured interviews;

   Abstract : In the summer of 2019, Hong Kong experienced a challenging and turbulent uprising that pushed the city to the verge of revolution. The aim of this study is to investigate transnational engagement amongst members of the Hong Kong diaspora in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 9. The place of diaspora in public diplomacy - Rossotrudnichestvo and the Russian compatriots.

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

   Author : Alla Sønderholm; [2020]
   Keywords : public diplomacy; Russia; diaspora; civil society;

   Abstract : In the globalized world, the distribution of power is spread among different types of actors, including non-states. Diasporas in that respect possess an ability to gain actorness. Especially in the frames of ‘soft power’ since the sources of that power is tight to attractiveness. READ MORE

6. 10. Engaging Diaspora in Homeland Development : A Case Study of Tajik Diaspora in Russia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sofia Kliukina; [2020]
   Keywords : human capital; migration; remittances; Tajikistan;

   Abstract : Policy makers in the global development industry in the past two decades have shown increasing interest in engaging diasporas in homeland development. This research aims to address the gap of searching for better practices of engaging diaspora in homeland development, using the case of Tajik diaspora in Russia. READ MORE