Essays about: "ethnic and national identity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 essays containing the words ethnic and national identity.

1. 6. Divergent Paths : Identity Construction in the Yugoslav National Association in Sweden Between 1970–1991

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Aida Johnsson Habibija; [2023]
   Keywords : identity; immigrant associations; migration; ethnic and national identity;

   Abstract : In this study, identity construction among Yugoslavs in Sweden is explored through Jugoslaviska riksförbundet i Sverige (Yugoslav National Association in Sweden, JRF). The activities and structure of the JRF are understood through the lens of strategies and perception, grounded in the theoretical frameworks of social identity theory and integration from the migrant perspective. READ MORE

3. 7. "He drinks champagne during Ramadan": Ethnic performativity among singers with a migratory background in the Eurovision Song Contest

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Tannaz Judith Gakwisi; [2023]
   Keywords : Ethnic identity; ethnic performativity; minority identity; ethnic identity development; Eurovision Song Contest; European Studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has become one of the most popular entertainment events in the world. Each year, countries across Europe compete in a competition with original songs. READ MORE

4. 8. Looking for Sápmi: Navigating representations of Sámi history and Sámi culture in Southern Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Laurine Palomba; [2023]
   Keywords : Sámi people; Sweden; official institutions; representation; social anthropology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In Skåne, Southern region of Sweden, where the idea that no Sámis live in the area is largely spread across the Swedish population, the few Sámis living there find themselves navigating their ethnic identity, between performativity, agency, and making use of the policies implemented at a national level. In a context of ongoing decolonisation of the Sámis and their lands, official institutions such as public libraries and museums, following the laws and regulations they are subjected to, are working towards an evolution of their structure, their actions, and a wider inclusion of Sámi people in their institutions. READ MORE

5. 9. IDENTITY IN MULTI-ETHNIC STATES: THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINARIES THAT UNITE - The transformation of the Ukrainian National Identity and the impacts of threats

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jennifer Persson Nääf; [2022-06-23]
   Keywords : Identity; Ukraine; threats; civic cohesion; nation-building; ethnicity; territory; inclusiveness; citizenship; positionality;

   Abstract : This thesis has studied how nation-building and identity formation better can be understood in settings where the conditions for these phenomena are not seen as self-evident. Identity is linked to how individuals understand themselves and their surroundings. READ MORE

6. 10. Lived Hybridity : The Embodied Experiences of Daughters of Immigrants in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Lina Kröger; [2022]
   Keywords : Othering; Second Generation; Lived Hybridity; Non-Whiteness; Socio-Spatial Segregation;

   Abstract : Purpose- The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships between space, non-whiteness, embodied experiences and related perceptions, establishing reality connections for the participants in this matter. One notion that collides with the unrestricted individuality of these subjects, who are perceived as being outsiders to the Swedish norm, is the concept of Othering. READ MORE