Essays about: "meaning of nationalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words meaning of nationalism.

  1. 1. Nation-Building in Memory and Space : A Case Study of Memorial Sites in the Municipality of Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Thomas Hammer; [2021]
    Keywords : Nationalism; Identity; Memorial sites; Space; Post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina;

    Abstract : Ethnic nationalism produces conflicts through constructing identities that include certain groups and exclude or marginalize others. This process often continues in post-war periods and hinders inter-ethnic reconciliation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Latvian Language Policy : Unifying or Polarizing? Reconstructing the Political Debate on Language Reform in the Latvian Education System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Samuel Holm; [2020]
    Keywords : Latvia; language policy; nationalism; imagined community; national unity;

    Abstract : Languages are not just systems for communication, they are also often a marker of ethnic and/or national identity and sometimes a politically contentious issue. A country where this is the case is Latvia, which has a large Russian-speaking population. During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Russian became the dominant language in public life. READ MORE

  4. 3. Canonising Culture: Collective Identity Construction in the Denmark Canon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Stine Ebbesen; [2018]
    Keywords : Denmark Canon; collective identity; cultural heritage; canonisation; identity narrative; Danish identity; nationalism; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Inspired by what appears to be a nationalist turn in cultural policy-making across Europe, this thesis is concerned with the recent upsurge in the canonisation of Danish culture as it seems to somewhat contradict the cultural policy priorities pursued by the supranational and intergovernmental bodies of which Denmark is a member. The purpose of the research is to investigate how collective identity is constructed in the Denmark Canon. READ MORE

  5. 4. Conspiratorial Framing : Framing as a Tool in the War on Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Austin Shilstone; [2018]
    Keywords : Alex Jones; conspiracy theories; conspiratorial framing; fearmongering; frame analysis; framing theory; InfoWars; media framing; media representation; mediated construction of reality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research aims to understand the frames used by conspiracy theorists by establishing a new pathway in media framing, or in other words a media framing micro-theory, called conspiratorial framing​. The aims are accomplished through a critical analysis of the case of Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist, and InfoWars, the media channel through which Jones operates. READ MORE

  6. 5. Save the Nation : The construction of martyrs and martyrdom. A discourse analysis of interviews with Palestinian students from the West Bank.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

    Author : Ahmed Kaharevic; [2017]
    Keywords : Martyrs; martyrdom; nation; nationalism; Palestine;

    Abstract : This bachelor’s thesis studies the construction of martyrs and martyrdom in Palestine. The study uses a discourse analysis to analyse data gathered from focus group interviews with Palestinian university students in the West Bank. Observations in the West Bank are also used to an enhanced understanding of the production. READ MORE