Essays about: "ethnic capital"
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1. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. READ MORE
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2. Bridging the gap - Analysing the vaccination guide project in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic: A case of interpersonal risk and crisis communication targeted towards ethnic minority communities
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikationAbstract : This study analyses the vaccination guide project performed in Gothenburg during the Covid-19 pandemic. The project was launched as a collaboration between the local and regional governing units, city of Gothenburg and region Västra Götaland, in the summer of 2021. READ MORE
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3. Exploring the Everyday Experiences of African Migrant Entrepreneurs in Malmö, Sweden.
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : Entrepreneurship is a common choice of occupation amongst migrants in Malmö. African migrant entrepreneur experiences however, are identified as homogenous to other immigrant groups. READ MORE
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4. The employment gap between immigrants and natives - the importance of local factors
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)Abstract : Sweden has once been an emigration country, but as the years went by and as the world is in constant change, it turned into an immigration country. One of the most debated questions politically and economically is the employment gap between immigrants and natives. READ MORE
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5. Roma professionals in the Czech Republic: Career trajectories and experiences
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This thesis explores career trajectories and experiences of Czech Roma professionals in order to understand the relation between their ethnic affiliation and career development in terms of obstacles, strategies and relationships that enabled them to succeed in becoming professionals. The study produces knowledge that fills the empirical research gap about Roma professionals in the Czech Republic. READ MORE