Essays about: "minority rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 83 essays containing the words minority rights.

  1. 1. Political Resocialization : Immigrants from Authoritarianism and Adaptation to Democratic Political Life

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Pontus Blomkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Political Socialization; Post Formative Years; Immigrants; Authoritarianism.;

    Abstract : To what extent do immigrants who spent their formative years under authoritarianism adapt to the socio-political environment of their new democratic host country? The purpose of this thesis is to illuminate the political socialization of immigrants and provide governments with information for evidence-based policy regarding the assimilation of these immigrants. This is achieved by statistical analysis, measuring the effects of exposure to host country and age on political interest, political participation and political values. READ MORE

  3. 2. From invisibility to political witch-hunt: The influence of everyday marginalization on the sense of Polish and European belonging among the LGBTQ+ minority in Poland.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Anna Jastrzembska; [2019]
    Keywords : narrative analysis; LGBTQ ; European identity; sexual citizenship; European Studies; Poland; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Thirty years after the fall of communism and fifteen years after Poland joined the European Union, there have been more steps backwards than forwards in regards to gender and sexual equality. From the very beginning, this has been a cause of tension between Poland and the EU. READ MORE

  4. 3. Between Equality and Discrimination : A policy analysis of the EU Framework for national Roma integration strategies up to 2020

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm

    Author : Tijana Todorovic; [2019]
    Keywords : Roma; EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020; EU Framework; equality; principle of equality; human rights; EU; policy analysis; discrimination; race; ethnicity; Romer; EU:s ramverk för nationella strategier för romsk inkludering fram till 2020; EU ramverk; jämlikhet; jämlikhetsprincipen; mänskliga rättigheter; EU; policy analys; diskriminering; ras; etnicitet;

    Abstract : The EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020, is a policy that seeks to integrate Roma in the fields of education, employment, healthcare and housing, and to combat and prevent discrimination and promote equality. The problem formulation that motivates this study is the phenomenon of discrimination that Roma population experience on the soil of European Union, funded on the principles of equality and non-discrimination. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Death of a Culture – A Critical Analysis of the Concept of Cultural Genocide in International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Rui Johnson Petri; [2019]
    Keywords : public international law: international human rights law: international criminal law: cultural genocide; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Som ett led i att homogenisera den kinesiska befolkningen, har den kinesiska regeringen under längre tid bedrivit en kampanj för att avskaffa Xinjiang-provinsens inhemska folkgrupp Uigurer. Massiva konverteringsläger har inrättats där Uigurerna tvingas avsäga sig sin kultur, etnicitet och religion. READ MORE

  6. 5. The rights and experiences of LGBTI refugees in Europe: a comparative study of procedures and practices in Italy and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Giorgia Matheson; [2019]
    Keywords : LGBTI; migration; refugees; Sweden; Italy;

    Abstract : The main problem of this thesis was the comparative analysis of the procedures in place in Sweden and Italy for the reception and support of LGBTI asylum seekers fleeing from war. The aim was to understand if the Swedish and Italian asylum and social systems are supporting and protecting the rights of LGBTI asylum seekers equally, also by uncovering how these procedures affect individuals. READ MORE