Essays about: "ethnic and national identity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 69 essays containing the words ethnic and national identity.

  1. 21. Cross-border Unity or Fragmentation of the Kurds - A Qualitative Content Analysis on the KRG’s and the PYD’s Views on National Identity and Statehood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Maral Afsharian; [2020]
    Keywords : Kurds; KRG; PYD; Statehood; Independence; National Identity; Kurdistan. Kurder; statsskap; självständighet; nationell identitet; Kurdistan.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Med en befolkning på cirka 30 miljoner människor är kurderna den fjärde största etniska gruppen i Mellanöstern. Trots detta har kurderna inte sin egen självständiga stat vilket gör dem till en minoritetsgrupp i Turkiet, Irak, Iran och Syrien. READ MORE

  3. 22. Narrating Independence - A Narrative Analysis of Contemporary Estonian and Latvian Narratives about Independence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Per Brishammar; [2020]
    Keywords : Estonia; Latvia; Historical Consciousness; Historical Narratives; Independence; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In 2018, several European nations celebrated their centennial anniversaries of independence. Two of them, Estonia and Latvia, had never been independent before 1918, and for these nations, the events surrounding independence therefore have a special meaning. READ MORE

  4. 23. Who is Bosnian? : Ethnic Division in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its Implications for a National Identity

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Viktor Gunnarsson Popovic; [2020]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; identity; ethnic division; Dayton Agreement; Bosien-Hercegovina; identitet; etnisk uppdelning; Daytonavtalet;

    Abstract : This study deals with ethnic division in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its implications for a Bosnian collective national identity, in contrast to the ethnic identity of Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs. The 1995 Dayton Agreement paves the way for a Bosnian state where a collective national identity is based on the state’s structure and institutions. READ MORE

  5. 24. Narratives on ageing in the neighbouring country - An oral history study of first-generation Swedish Finns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Saana Boahen; [2018-07-18]
    Keywords : narrative analysis; Swedish Finns; ageing migrants; national minority; feeling of belonging;

    Abstract : This paper intended to combine two strands of study: ageing and migration. The aim of the study was to examine, how do individuals belonging to the first-generation of Swedish Finns experience the changes that have taken place in their lives, after having migrated from Finland to Sweden as labour migrants in the 1960’s and 1970’s. READ MORE

  6. 25. Decentralization: a double-edged sword? : A comparative case study on decentralization and its influence on ethnic conflict and secessionism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Andrés Durante; [2018]
    Keywords : decentralization; ethnic conflict; secessionism; autonomy; power sharing;

    Abstract : This study evaluates the influence of decentralization on ethnic conflict and secessionism. There is little agreement in the existing literature, as several scholars argue for regional autonomy as an effective method of conflict resolution while other scholars argue that decentralization exacerbates ethnic conflict by reinforcing ethnic identities and promoting ethnic mobilization. READ MORE