Essays about: "religion and nationalism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words religion and nationalism.

  1. 16. A loyal public against an evil enemy? : Comparing how Russia, Denmark, and Poland were communicated as the otherin the Swedish Posttidningar during times of war, 1699–1743

    University essay from Historiska institutionen

    Author : Sarah Linden Pasay; [2012]
    Keywords : Great Northern War; Russo-Swedish War; Charles XII; Peter the Great; identity; newspapers; public sphere; Habermas; nationalism; ethnicity; patriotism; religion; Sweden; Russia; Poland; Denmark; early modern period; Posttidningar; Post- och Inrikes Tidningar.;

    Abstract : This study explores the Swedish portrayals of Russians as compared to Danes and Polesand how they changed over time during the Great Northern War and Russo-SwedishWar (1741–1743). Through the Swedish state-run Posttidningar, the information deliveredby the state indicates that the circumstances of war and the power of the enemy leaderswere more significant than specific attributes of the enemy other in forming collectiveSwedish identity. READ MORE

  3. 17. A Third Way The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress discourse struggle between Islamism and Nationalism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Andreas Johansson; [2008]
    Keywords : Sri Lanka Muslim Congress; Islamism; Nationalism; Discourse Analysis; Ernesto Laclau; Chantal Mouffe; Norman Fairclough; Islam; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has been a part of the Sri Lankan parliament since 1989 and in recent year scholars have noticed ?the Muslim factor? in Sri Lankan politics. Earlier research has concentrated on the conflict in Sri Lanka and its effects on the Muslim community. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Assyrians/Syriacs of Turkey - A forgotten people

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

    Author : Jenny Thomsen; [2008]
    Keywords : Assyrians Syriacs; Turkey; minority rights; multiculturalism; assimilation; nationalism;

    Abstract : Uppsatsen behandlar Assyrierna/Syrianerna i Turkiet och deras kamp för erkännande som minoritet. Det eventuella turkiska medlemskapet i den Europeiska Unionen har resulterat i en diskussion kring landets minoritetspolitik och dess ovilja att erkänna vissa minoriteter. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Role of Religion in The Insurgency in The South of Thailand

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

    Author : Cecilia Backman; [2007]
    Keywords : Thailand; Islam; Terrorism; Nationalism; Religion; Minority Groups; Nationbuilding; Cultural Identity;

    Abstract : Denna magisteruppsats presenterar och analyserar religionens roll i upproret i södra Thailand som ibland benämns terrorism. Genom att använda teorier som behandlar nationsbygge och nationalitet, religion som en kulturell identitet, samt teorier om globalisering och terrorism, visar denna uppsats att det inte går att dra slutsatsen att religion är den enda orsaken till upproret. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Radicalization of Chechnya: a case study of the spread of radical Islam in Chechnya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Annika Frantzell; [2006]
    Keywords : Political and administrative sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social sciences; Terrorismen; Wahhabismen; Islam; Tjetjenien; Huntington; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Wahhabismen och andra radikala former av Islam var okända i Tjetjenien före 1990-talet. Men under de två konflikterna mellan Ryssland och Tjetjenien 1994 till 1996 och 1999 till i dag så har Wahhabismen alltmer spridit sig bland Tjetjenierna. READ MORE