Search for dissertations about: "mixed ethnic relations"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words mixed ethnic relations.

  2. 1. Opportunity creation as a mixed embedding process : A study of immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden

    Author : Quang V. D. Evansluong; Caroline Wigren-Kristoferson; Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas; Monder Ram; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; social integration; Sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding; företagsekonomi; immigrant entrepreneurship; opportunity creation; entrepreneurial opportunity; Social integration; sweden; mixed embeddedness; mixed embedding;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurial opportunities are frequently noted and addressed in the literature of immigrant entrepreneurship; however, little is known about how these entrepreneurial opportunities come into existence and how immigrant entrepreneurs create such opportunities. The purpose of this thesis is to examine why and how immigrant entrepreneurs create entrepreneurial opportunities through embedding processes in the home country and the host country. READ MORE

  4. 2. Life in Immigration Detention Centers : An exploration of health of immigrant detainees in Sweden and three other EU member states

    Author : Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil; Magdalena Bjerneld; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Sofie Bäärnhielm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immigration detention; irregular migrants; asylum-seeker; detention staff; Quality of Life; migration and health; health promotion; European Union; Common European Asylum System; Sweden; Belgium; the Netherlands; Luxembourg; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Abstract : Governments around the world use immigration detention to detain and deport irregular immigrants, which negatively affects their health. The aim of this thesis was to explore, describe and identify factors that could mitigate the effect of immigration detention on the health of detainees. READ MORE

  5. 3. Understanding the polarization of responses to genocidal violence in Rwanda

    Author : Theogene Bangwanubusa; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; popular support; obedience; genocidal violence; grassroots thinking; elite; informal elite; social power; ordinary people; war-displaced people; immigration; social taboo; social pact; mixed ethnic relations;

    Abstract : This doctoral dissertation is concerned with identifying factors that are important in explaining popular support for genocidal violence in Rwanda. It focuses on former communes, Giti and Murambi, to investigate why Giti successfully resisted the genocidal violence, while Murambi fell prey to large-scale violence. READ MORE

  6. 4. Love ain't got no color? : Attitude toward interracial marriage in Sweden

    Author : Sayaka Osanami Törngren; Björn Fryklund; Anders Wigerfelt; Charles Westin; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Interracial marriage; attitudes; race; Contact Hypothesis; group position; prejudice and stereotypes; colorblindness; perception of difference; mixed methods; Interrnarriage; attityder; race; kontakthypotes; gruppositioner; fördomar och stereotyper; färgblindhet; perception av skillnad; mixed methods; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on the geographical area of Malmö, the third largest city in Sweden, and examines the majority society’s opinions and attitudes toward interracial dating, marriage and childbearing. The dissertation is driven by two theoretical frames: the theory of race as ideas constructed through the perception of visible differences and the theory of prejudice and stereotypes. READ MORE

  7. 5. Aspirations, Capital and Identity : Four studies on the determinants of life chances for young Swedes with an immigrant background

    Author : Gökhan Kaya; Sociologi; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aspirations; capital; identity; immigrants; young people; aspirationer; kapital; identitet; invandrare; ungdomar;

    Abstract : The dissertation examines the determinants of life chances among young people with immigrant background in Sweden. The dissertation includes four research papers, each examining a specific research question on a determinant of life chances. READ MORE