Search for dissertations about: "assimilation"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 174 swedish dissertations containing the word assimilation.
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16. “Everybody Welcome to France” : Secularism, Governmentality & Fantasy in the French Republic 2003-2011
Abstract : What does it mean to be “secular”? How are “secular” identities constructed and negotiated? How can one understand that “secularism” has become an important marker of identity for nationalistic forces in Europe?In the dissertation “Everybody, Welcome to France” the author sets out to inquire into the topic of secularism and national identity in contemporary France. The specific research question is how France has been articulated as a “secular” republic in political speech and legislative text in 2003-2011 and how this articulation relates to conceptions of “nation”, “integration”, and “citizenship”. READ MORE
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17. Two tales of viking diversity : A comparative study of the immigrant integration policies of Denmark and Sweden, 1960-2006
Abstract : The perspective of this dissertation is a comparison between the integration policies of Denmark and Sweden between 1960, when there was a shift toward non-Nordic and non-European immigration, and 2006. The two countries’ policies continued to diverge in the cultural integration domain. READ MORE
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18. Synagogue and Separation: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Formation of Christianity in Antioch
Abstract : This book attempts to answer the question of how it is possible that Christianity in the beginning of the second century C.E. had developed into a non-Jewish, Gentile religion. READ MORE
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19. Toward Sequential Data Assimilation for NWP Models Using Kalman Filter Tools
Abstract : The aim of the meteorological data assimilation is to provide an initial field for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) and to sequentially update the knowledge about it using available observations. Kalman filtering is a robust technique for the sequential estimation of the unobservable model state based on the linear regression concept. READ MORE
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20. Dynamical aspects of atmospheric data assimilation in the tropics
Abstract : A faithful depiction of the tropical atmosphere requires three-dimensional sets of observations. Despite the increasing amount of observations presently available, these will hardly ever encompass the entire atmosphere and, in addition, observations have errors. Additional (background) information will always be required to complete the picture. READ MORE