Essays about: "local identity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 303 essays containing the words local identity.
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1. Local History Awareness : And its Influence on Young People in a Post-Communist Region
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)Abstract : This project explores the impact of a mobile website (MWS) designed to enhance knowledge and interest in local history among residents of Eberswalde as a sample for an Eastern German post-communist city. It aims to strengthen the sense of regional identity and attachment, potentially affecting their decision to remain in or leave the region. READ MORE
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2. Sympathy in Plotinus
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofiAbstract : In this thesis, I make intelligible Plotinus’ notion of sympathy by explicating the cause of sympathy within Plotinus’ universe and the effects of sympathy. I do this by using a framework inspired by the Stoic literature on sympathy which distinguishes between three interrelated features of sympathy: Unity, global sympathy, and local sympathy. READ MORE
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3. Bidding Farewell to the Ancient City of Ashur: A Qualitative Case Study of the Social and Cultural Impacts of the Makhoul Dam in Iraq
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This qualitative case study explores through semi-structured Interviews the social and cultural impacts of the Makhoul Dam, planned as part of Iraq’s climate change mitigation work. It was based on the research question: How do local individuals experience the Makhoul Dam’s impact on their home environments including the surrounding archaeological sites? And supported by the two operational questions: How are individuals in the dam-affected areas wellbeing and identity interlinked to their native areas including the surrounding archaeological sites? and How does the Makhoul Dam including its decision making process affect individuals in the dam-affected areas’ wellbeing and identity? By using Albrecht's theory of solastalgia, the theory of place attachment, where a broader definition of the theory was applied and community participation theory, eight sub-themes were identified under three main themes; “Our Area”, Who’s decision? and Wellbeing and identity. READ MORE
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4. Towards Another Closet?! The Social Integration-related Experiences of Georgian LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers in Berlin, Germany.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : 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
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5. Identity Changes for Iraqi Employees in Multinational Corporations Using English as the Lingua Franca
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : With the help of this study, I aim to understand how Iraqi employees whose first language is Arabic, deal with situations where they have to speak English in their workplace, and how their identity changes. Through this study, a better understanding of how people go through and experience such a drastic change in their daily lives. READ MORE
