Essays about: "regional unity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words regional unity.

  1. 1. IDENTITY IN MULTI-ETHNIC STATES: THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINARIES THAT UNITE - The transformation of the Ukrainian National Identity and the impacts of threats

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jennifer Persson Nääf; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : Identity; Ukraine; threats; civic cohesion; nation-building; ethnicity; territory; inclusiveness; citizenship; positionality;

    Abstract : This thesis has studied how nation-building and identity formation better can be understood in settings where the conditions for these phenomena are not seen as self-evident. Identity is linked to how individuals understand themselves and their surroundings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Where do we belong? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Baltic and Nordic regional identities in speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Amanda Koverberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Baltics; Nordics; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Regional identity; European Studies; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to discover how Baltic and Nordic regional identities are discussed in 448 speeches by the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during 1991 – 2021, and how regional identities in these countries may have changed over time. The research is conducted as a critical discourse analysis, with an addition of elements of comparative analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Language for all? KiSwahili as a Tool for Unity: Problematizing the East African Community’s Language Policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anton Brandberg; [2021]
    Keywords : kiSwahili; national unity; regional unity; East African Community; Tanzania; Kenya; language policy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In modern state-development it is common practice to use one language for unifying people in a nation or region. However, in the wake of decolonisation, many African states found themselves struggling with the decision to pick a national language. READ MORE

  5. 4. Regional And International Influence On The Yemen Crisis And The Failure Of The Peace Process

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

    Author : Hend Omairan; [2021]
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    Abstract : The factors behind the crisis in Yemen are intertwined and complicated to a large extent, and the war has completed its sixth year and is still raging without any political solutions or sustainable peace being found, as the crisis is rooted from decades and many internal and external factors have branched out and intertwined to make the scene go on a path other than evident to stop the war. Therefore, it finds a dilemma in finding regional and international influence and role in resolving the crisis in Yemen. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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 rättigheter

    Author : Maral Afsharian; [2020]
    Keywords : Kurds; KRG; PYD; Statehood; Independence; National Identity; Kurdistan. Kurder; statsskap; självständighet; nationell identitet; Kurdistan.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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