Essays about: "ethnic identities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words ethnic identities.

1. 1. Towards Another Closet?! The Social Integration-related Experiences of Georgian LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers in Berlin, Germany.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Tamazi Sozashvili; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : LGBTQ asylum seekers; Social Integration; Intersectionality; Georgia; European Union.;

   Abstract : Georgia is among the top 10 nationalities who seek asylum in the EU. Despite not existing the official statistics, LGBTQ+ individuals, too, flee from Georgia due to persecution and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. READ MORE

3. 2. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Reihuan Wu; [2023]
   Keywords : Taiwan; Chinese Taiwanese identity; overseas Taiwanese identity; ethnic identity; national identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. READ MORE

4. 3. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
   Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

   Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

5. 4. “I Belong Nowhere”:Identity Construction and Othering Experience of Second-Generation Immigrants in Japan

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Sota Ohata; [2023]
   Keywords : Second-generation immigrants; Immigrants; Refugees; Migrant Education; Othering; Identity Construction; Narrative Inquiry; Biographical Methods; Japan;

   Abstract : The increase in international mobility driven by globalization has led to a profound impact on education worldwide, as evidenced by a 26% rise in the number of school-aged children with migrant and refugee backgrounds since 2000. This global trend has presented challenges for educational institutions in both countries with traditionally high immigrant populations and those previously considered homogeneous. READ MORE

6. 5. The Role of Japan in Constructing South Koreans’ National Identity : Perception of Japan in the Eyes of South Korean People

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   Author : Yunseung Ham; [2022]
   Keywords : national identity; South Korea-Japan relationship; the other; historic memories; society.;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the formation of national identity in South Korea regarding Japan through the perception of Japan in the eyes of the South Korean people. Despite Korea’s independence from Japan in 1945, the complex relationship resulting from the historical events seems continual, blocking their further cooperation. READ MORE