Search for dissertations about: "identity construction"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 144 swedish dissertations containing the words identity construction.

2. 16. The Finland-Swedish Wheel of Migration : Identity, Networks and Integration 1976-2000

   Author : Charlotta Hedberg; Göran Hoppe; Solveig Mårtensson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic geography; Cultural migration; Integration and assimilation; Ethnic identity construction; Networks; Spatial identities; Finland Swedes; Kulturgeografi; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines the role in the migration process between Sweden and Finland of the Swedish-speaking minority group, the Finland Swedes. The causes underlying migration, as well as the integration of the group in Sweden, constitute the main focuses of the study. READ MORE

4. 17. 'We don't use the word race' : Boundaries of in-group membership in Sweden

   Author : Caroline Adolfsson; Pieter Bevelander; Erica Righard; John Solomos; Malmö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethnicity; Identity; Social Psychology; Group membership; Ethnic Relations; International Migration and Ethnic Relations; Race; Racialization; Belongingness; Sweden; Swedishness; Swedish Identity;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores the connections between the group construction of Swedishness, whiteness, and belongingness, exploring how these dynamics shape individuals' experiences of belongingness and non-belongingness. Employing a social-psychological lens, the research investigates the interplay between race and ingroup construction, shedding light on the complexities of Swedish identity within the broader global context. READ MORE

5. 18. Code-switching in Chicano Theater : Power, Identity and Style in Three Plays by Cherríe Moraga

   Author : Carla Jonsson; Patricia Poussa; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Christopher Stroud; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Linguistics; code-switching; Chicano theater; Chicano; Chicano discourse; power; identity; language ideology; third space; style; hybridity; code-mixing; Lingvistik; Linguistics; Lingvistik; engelska; English; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

   Abstract : The thesis examines local and global functions of code-switching and code-mixing in Chicano theater, i.e. in writing intended for performance. The data of this study consists of three published plays by Chicana playwright Cherríe Moraga. READ MORE

6. 19. Corporate Environmental Management - Managing (in) a New Practice Area

   Author : Ralph Meima; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Commercial and industrial economics; greening; Green Squeeze; ISO 14001; EMS; ethnography; sensemaking; social construction; identity; organization theory; environmental management; Ericsson; Industriell ekonomi; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

   Abstract : Adopting a phenomenological, sensemaking-based approach, this dissertation reviews and critiques a variety of theories proposed as explanations of corporate “greening” and the evolution of corporate environmental management (CEM), and then presents and analyzes an organization study to explore in greater depth how sensemaking can be used for research in this context. As its object, the ethnographically inspired organization study focuses upon CEM as an area of managerial and organizational practice. READ MORE

7. 20. Understanding China’s Rise : Competing Online Identity Discourses behind Short-term Changes in Foreign Policy

   Author : Nicholas Olczak; Karl Gustafsson; Shaun Breslin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; China; foreign policy; North Korea; Southeast Asia; the South China Sea; rising powers; international relations; security; the Internet; critical constructivism; identity; mixed methods; discourse; Lacan; 中国，国际关系，外交，朝鲜; International Relations; internationella relationer;

   Abstract : China has undergone a remarkable rise in the past four decades, its economy and material power growing substantially. These developments have led to several interlinked debates about how we should understand this rise. READ MORE