Essays about: "national minority"
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21. A comparative analysis of the Norwegian and Swedish states Sami politics 1980-1999 : An examination of the two states view of Sami identities and how Sami politics was legitimised
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis will analyse the framework of ideas that legitimised the new Sami politics from 1980-1990, and utilises a comparative analysis to explore how and why the similar states of Norway and Sweden, developed dissimilar Sami policies and had dissimilar official views of the Sami during this period. Sami policy and the states’ official view of Sami identity will be examined through three chosen themes: attitudes towards reindeer herding Sami identity, the establishment of the Sami Parliaments, and the different attitudes to the International Labour Convention no. READ MORE
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22. Electoral Presidentialization in Sweden : Searching for the Leader Effect
University essay from Södertörns högskola/StatsvetenskapAbstract : This thesis is a quantitative study based on survey data aiming to record to what degree voters in Swedish national elections (1998, 2006, 2010, 2018) have voted according to preferences in party leader, party politics or both. The purpose is to measure whether or not electoral presidentialization has affected voter behaviour towards what is called (in scholarly literature) the leader effect. READ MORE
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23. Ethnic Minorities’ Heritage and Archaeological Resources Management : Roma people in Sweden since 1999
University essay from Uppsala universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : At the end of 1999, the Swedish government adopted two European Union conventions to protect ethnic minorities, and Roma people were recognized as a national ethnic minority of Sweden. Approaching the 20th year mark after the recognition, this research aims to develop an in-depth and inclusive database for Roma people’s heritage and archaeological resources management. READ MORE
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24. 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 utvecklingAbstract : 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
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25. Cross-border Unity or Fragmentation of the Kurds - A Qualitative Content Analysis on the KRG’s and the PYD’s Views on National Identity and Statehood
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : Med en befolkning på cirka 30 miljoner människor är kurderna den fjärde största etniska gruppen i Mellanöstern. Trots detta har kurderna inte sin egen självständiga stat vilket gör dem till en minoritetsgrupp i Turkiet, Irak, Iran och Syrien. READ MORE