Essays about: "national minority"

Showing result 36 - 40 of 87 essays containing the words national minority.

  1. 36. We Are Not Going Anywhere : An ethnographical study of (im)mobility in Jordan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Hanna Berg; [2018]
    Keywords : Jordan; refugee; Syria; passport; nation; identity; displacement; camp; mobility; nativity; foreignness; refuge; territory;

    Abstract : In present time, to be mobile, to be able to physically move from point A to point B is something taken for granted by a small minority of the world’s population, while the vast majority are caught within or between borders. How did we reach to this point? This study examines the lived experiences of (im)mobility in Jordan. READ MORE

  3. 37. Biskop Jonzon och kyrkoherden för samer - En studie av bakgrunden för tjänsten som kyrkoherde för samerna

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Humanistiska och teologiska fakulteterna

    Author : Olof Granstedt; [2018]
    Keywords : Bengt Jonzon; Bo Lundmark; Indigenous People; Pastor Lapponum; Pastor Pastorum; Pastoral Care; Sami sermon; Vernacular Languages; Vicar for Sami people; Ursprungsbefolkning; Kyrkoherde för samer; Samernas kyrkoherde; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : In Sweden the Sami people is a national minority of indigenous people. Traditionally they are living in northern Sweden but can be found all over the country. The Church of Sweden has a long tradition of giving church services using the native Sami language in the Swedish part of Sapmi, the Sami people name of their land. READ MORE

  4. 38. Life as citizen or stateless in Burma - A case study of the concepts of citizenship and statelessness in a weak state

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mariam Mobiny; [2018]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ever since the principle of sovereignty was established in Europe after the peace of Westphalia in 1648, the importance of belonging to a state has increased. And in today's society, during a time filled with a lot of wars and a major refugee crisis, having a citizenship has never been more important. READ MORE

  5. 39. Religion, Multiculturalism and Racism in Poland : An interview-based exploration among members of religious minorities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Posmykiewicz; [2017]
    Keywords : Poland; immigration; multiculturalism; religious minorities;

    Abstract : This thesis explores what members of religious minorities in Poland think about multiculturalism, the religious and ethnic homogeneity of Poland, and racism. The theoretical part includes discussion about the relation between Christianity and Polish national identity as well as the relation between Christianity and racism. READ MORE

  6. 40. Legal Consciousness and Language Rights: Passing on Finnish Minority Language to Future Generations in Sweden.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Veera Säisä; [2017]
    Keywords : European linguistic diversity; National minority language; Sweden; Access to justice; Right to mother tongue education; Legal consciousness; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When law is ambiguously articulated or various legal norms and obligations are working simultaneously, it creates a puzzling situation to individuals that are expected to follow or live under the unclear law. To study these instances, one must depart from the analysis of formal legal texts and legal institutions into the everyday experiences and perceptions of individual citizens. READ MORE