Essays about: "events and national identity"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words events and national identity.
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16. Cultural Adaptation of ´Global´ People Across National Contexts
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : The current geopolitical events of globalization have intensified multiculturalism across continents making the study of the process of acculturation and its impact on adaptation more relevant than ever. 708 international migrants and sojourners from 69 nationalities living in 43 countries were investigated by means of a web-based cultural adaptation survey. READ MORE
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17. Small EU Member States at the Helm of the Council Presidency - Opportunities and Challenges of the Estonian Presidency in 2018
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : How do small EU member states approach the Council Presidency: is the Presidency a silencer or an amplifier of national interests? Moreover, what challenges and opportunities do a small state face in the Presidency? In this comparative case study, I analysed the approach, challenges and opportunities of three member states in relation to the chairmanship: Denmark, an old and experienced member state and its Presidency in 2012; Latvia, a relatively new member state and first time Presidency in 2015; and finally Estonia, another new member, and its upcoming first time Presidency in 2018.My main findings indicate that the Presidency functions as a silencer for first time holders of the Presidency; and as an amplifier for Denmark, which efficiently used cognitive power resources to tilt the Presidency agenda in its favour, while remaining an honest broker. READ MORE
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18. "This is not my place" - Male Syrian Refugees Negotiating Their National Identity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/SocialantropologiAbstract : This thesis investigates how the civil war in Syria and flight to Sweden has affected male Syrian refugees’ national identity. I conducted individual interviews with 10 informants, a focus group with 4 informants and participant observation at a café. READ MORE
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19. Hizbullah's Construction of National Identity : "We are in principle not like Others"
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ReligionshistoriaAbstract : The purpose of this paper is to understand how national identity is discursively constructed by Hizbullah at a time of national crisis, and to shed light on its potential effects on the social world. The critical discourse analysis focuses on how difference and otherness are constructed on Hizbullah’s television channel Al-Manar. READ MORE
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20. Sport is a way of living : "But not just a way of lving: an active way of living!"
University essay from Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID)Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate the cultural processes of how national identity is supported and/or created through sports in South Africa. To get a basic understanding of the South African sports culture data have been collected by using cartographic methods such as reading newspapers, watching sports on television and visiting live sport events. READ MORE
