Essays about: "national identity"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 528 essays containing the words national identity.

1. 36. Migration Through the Lens of Welfare Regimes : A Comparative Case Study of Migration Discourses in Sweden and the UK

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Meaghan Gordon; [2023]
   Keywords : Sweden; the UK; migration; welfare regime; WPR;

   Abstract : This thesis compares political constructions of migrants across different welfare regime types, based on Esping-Andersen’s (1999) Three worlds of welfare capitalism. Previous comparative research into welfare regimes has not included the Social Democratic regime, leaving a gap to further explore and clarify. READ MORE

3. 37. From Colonial Past to Colonial Future? : A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan

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

   Author : Jonathan Lindstén; [2023]
   Keywords : Belt and Road Initiative; Kazakhstan; China; neocolonialism; postcolonialism;

   Abstract : Since its independence almost three decades ago, the nation-state of Kazakhstan has been nestled in a search for identity and unity. Located in a geographically strategic location between two of the world's most significant actors, and with a colonial history to one of them —the Soviet Union— the country's strive for identity in a self-determined world continues. READ MORE

4. 38. Concepts of democracy and human rights in abortion debate : Theme analysis of the abortion discourse in Poland

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Zuzanna Houjeiri; [2023]
   Keywords : democracy; human rights; abortion; Poland; discourse analysis; theme analysis;

   Abstract : Democracy and human rights are concepts whose definition depends on contextual cues. The paper analyzes what themes related to those concepts can be found in the context of abortion discourse in Poland in the years 2020-2023 and how they define or redefine these ideas, especially in the context of democratic regression. READ MORE

5. 39. Welfare state generosity and national identity: A study on institutions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Wilhelm Hultin; [2023]
   Keywords : Welfare state; welfare state generosity; national identity;

   Abstract : National identity has in a growing field of literature been proposed as a possible tool which, if manipulated, can be used to construct institutions of social justice and particularly a redistributive welfare state. In contrast, decades of welfare state research is largely in consensus that redistributive welfare states were created in response to societal issues such as poverty, emigration and declining fertility rates. READ MORE

6. 40. Strategic Narratives During Armed Conflict : The Case of Ukraine Post-2022 Russian Invasion

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

   Author : Linh Pham; [2023]
   Keywords : discourse analysis; Ukraine; Russia; strategic narratives; digital diplomacy; political communication; national identity archetypes;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the digital and narrative turn in International Relations, supplying a response to the inquiry ‘Which strategic narratives have emerged in Ukraine’s digital diplomacy following the February 2022 Russian invasion?’ The paper observed how the field of politics is revitalised by the interplay between political communication during times of incertitude, digital diplomacy and the trend of personalisation. The thesis evaluated different approaches taken by prior theorists of these spheres and leveraged their knowledge in order to respond to the research question. READ MORE