Essays about: "ethnic fragmentation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words ethnic fragmentation.

  1. 1. 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. 2. “Are We What We Eat?” Negotiating Identities Through Cuisine and Consumption : A Thing Theory Approach to Alison Wong’s As The Earth Turns Silver

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Man Ting Yiu; [2018]
    Keywords : Thing Theory; Materiality; Food; Objects; Cuisine; Consumption; Culinary Narrative; Diaspora; Transcultural; Hybridity; Intersectionality; Transference; Craft; Creative Writing;

    Abstract : Culinary narratives are frequently employed to portray migrant identities and societies in Asian diaspora literature This thesis examines cuisine and consumption in Alison Wong’s As The Earth Turns Silver by highlighting the socio-political linkages between material culture and ethnic identity formation of Chinese migrants in New Zealand. Using Brown’s thing theory, food is reframed as site of meaningful discourse to interrogate the role of cuisine and consumption in mediating the migrant experience. READ MORE

  4. 3. Journalism in Conflict

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Dylan Eiler Christopher Pashley; [2018]
    Keywords : Journalism; Iraq; Peace Journalism; Liberal Media Model; Independent media; Interview study; Qualitative research; Press freedom; Journalistic norms; Conflict resolution; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores, through interviews, the journalistic norms that influence news workers in Iraq. Investigating their views of news media, its role in providing a space for peaceful resolutions to conflict and the current state of the Iraqi media landscape. READ MORE

  5. 4. Path to Dominance - Disaggregating Intra-rebel Conflict between Parent and Splinter Group in Separatist Insurgency : Case Study of Moro National Liberation Front - Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Philippines, and Karen National Union - Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in Burma

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

    Author : Deka Anwar; [2016]
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    Abstract : Common beliefs posit that rebel fragmentation and the emergence of splinter groups are often associated with intra-rebel violence. However, empirical evidence suggests that it is not always the case: there are cases of non-lethal competition between parent and splinter groups across time and terrain. READ MORE

  6. 5. Consociational democracy as a tool for conflict resolution in plural societies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sayran Eliassi Sarzali; [2014]
    Keywords : Islamists; Seculars; Kurds; Consociationalism; Power-sharing; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The fragmentation of the Turkish society into religious, ethnic and ideological cleavages, as a result of a series of historical events, has led to armed conflicts and a series of military coups, claiming the life of thousands throughout history. Suffering from a democratic deficit, the Turkish state has repeatedly failed to create a system of democratic institutions that accommodates the interests and demands, of the diverse groups of the Turkish society. READ MORE