Essays about: "homeland"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 79 essays containing the word homeland.
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21. Social media effects on diaspora tourism : A case study on second generation of Iranian immigrants in Stockholm
University essay from Södertörns högskola/TurismvetenskapAbstract : The impact of social media in tourism industry is significant. This study examines the role, impact, and relationship of social media platforms among second generation Iranian Swedish in Stockholm as a segment of tourism market when travelling to Iran. READ MORE
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22. The Other Amazon: Deconstructing Amazon's Climate Pledge and Sustainability Discourse
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : The techno-conglomerate Amazon has emerged as a corporate giant, branching out their operations to include many sectors of the global market. While previously concealing their carbon footprint, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge together with two former architects of the Paris Agreement in 2019 with the goal of reaching net zero carbon by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris agreement. READ MORE
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23. Stuck in Limbo : A qualitative analysis regarding the effects of living in deprived neighborhoods on the citizenship of the second-generation immigrants in Bäckby.
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : This thesis is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews that were conducted with six highly educated young second-generation immigrants from the deprived neighborhood of Bäckby in Västerås. By aiming to understand how the participants portray their substantive citizenship and its impact upon political participation as an essential pillar of Swedish democracy, the author focused upon how the participants described their perceived discrimination, sense of belonging, transnationalism, and political participation. READ MORE
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24. Social Media for Social Change: A Case Study of Online News Consumption among the Zimbabwean Diaspora in Botswana
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Around 1 in 4 Zimbabweans lives outside their home country, with the majority of these having emigrated between 2000-2010 due to economic instability and political repression. The emergence of new technologies and social media means that the 4-5 million members of the diaspora scattered around the world are now connected to the families and friends they left behind, as well as to each other, via an extensive web of online communications networks, which remain engaged in politics by discussing political issues relating to their homeland. READ MORE
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25. Are We Home Yet? : An Exploration of Queer Narratives of Forced Salvadoran Migrants
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema GenusAbstract : This thesis explores how LGBTQ*-Salvadoran applicants for international protection experience the influence of their own sexual orientation and gender identities in relation to the underlying motives behind their migration. In addition, it intends to draw some conclusions from the respondents' statements, gained insights from observations and what was found in literature. READ MORE
