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  1. 1. An American story of hope : A narrative analysis on the role of hope within the Biden administration's biographical narrative after January 6th

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sara Norbäck; [2024]
    Keywords : Hope; Narrative; Lacan; Esposito; Biden; United States of America; Fear; Anxiety; Ontological Security; Desire; Fantasy; Identity;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the role of hope within the Biden administration’s biographical narrative during the year after the Capitol attack on January 6th. The thesis provides for both an exploration of the case and how hope within national identity representations can be analyzed, as well as the value of hope after a disruptive event with consequences for the nation’s self-understanding. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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. 3. 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

  5. 4. Party system design and nation-building efforts : A comparative study of Kenya and Nigeria

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Olsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Party system design; consociationalism; integrationalism; nation-building; assimilation; multiculturalism; Kenya; Nigeria;

    Abstract : How can party system design contribute to managing ethnic relations? This thesis investigatesthe relationship between party system design and the type of nation-building efforts pursuedin a country. More specifically, whether a country allows ethnicity to be a source of politicalmobilization or not and how that relates to nation-building policies having an assimilating ora multicultural character. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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