Essays about: "migrant communities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words migrant communities.

1. 1. Divergent Paths : Identity Construction in the Yugoslav National Association in Sweden Between 1970–1991

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Aida Johnsson Habibija; [2023]
   Keywords : identity; immigrant associations; migration; ethnic and national identity;

   Abstract : In this study, identity construction among Yugoslavs in Sweden is explored through Jugoslaviska riksförbundet i Sverige (Yugoslav National Association in Sweden, JRF). The activities and structure of the JRF are understood through the lens of strategies and perception, grounded in the theoretical frameworks of social identity theory and integration from the migrant perspective. READ MORE

3. 2. Social Construction of Nature - A Case Study in Kronoberg: Understanding Cultural Perspectives for Nature-Based Integration. 

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Siobhán Byrne; Beatriz García Lázaro; [2023]
   Keywords : Integration; Immigration; Nature-Based Integration; NBI; Social Constructivism; Integration; Immigration; Naturbaserad integration; NBI; Socialkonstruktivism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this research is to create opportunities to promote social inclusion through Nature-Based Integration (NBI), aiming to understand the social construction of nature from a sociocultural perspective. Social constructivist theories have been employed in the field of migrant integration, however, a social constructivist standpoint has not yet been applied in the emerging sub-field of NBI. READ MORE

4. 3. Compounding the Problem? : Gated Communities in Climate and Environmental Disaster Fiction

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Ryan Nicholas Walsh; [2023]
   Keywords : Octavia E. Butler; The Parable of the Sower; The Parable of the Talents; Naughty Dog; The Last of Us; The Last of Us: Part II; Neil Blomkamp; Elysium; ecocriticism; post-apocalypse; critical dystopia; climate change criticism; gated community; urban studies; agency; the Other; video game studies; ergodic literature.; Octavia E. Butler; The Parable of the Sower; The Parable of the Talents; Naughty Dog; The Last of Us; The Last of Us: Part II; Neil Blomkamp; Elysium; ekokritik; postapokalyps; kritisk dystopi; klimatfiktion; grindsamhällen; urbana studier; agens; det Andra; spelforskning; ergodisk litteratur.;

   Abstract : The gated community motif occurs frequently within climate and environmental disaster fiction. This thesis investigates its occurrence across three media to establish how the gated community mode of living, as rendered in post-apocalyptic speculative fiction, responds to the threat and consequences of climate and environmental crisis. READ MORE

5. 4. “Between Two Worlds” : The Racialisation of Femicides in German News Reports

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

   Author : Lea Schwacke; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Although femicide, the gender-related killing of females, is a phenomenon which cross-cuts societes and national borders, in European countries such as Germany, the news coverage of such cases differs according to whether victim and/or perpetrator are ascribed to belong to the 'majority society' or to 'migrant', in particular Muslim-marked, communities. This thesis aims to contribute to the discussion on femicide in connection with cultural racism by conducting a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine the representation of two recent femicide cases in four German newspapers. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring the Everyday Experiences of African Migrant Entrepreneurs in Malmö, Sweden.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Aisha Mugo; [2022]
   Keywords : African migrant entrepreneurs; networking; embeddedness; everyday; Malmö;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship is a common choice of occupation amongst migrants in Malmö. African migrant entrepreneur experiences however, are identified as homogenous to other immigrant groups. READ MORE