Search for dissertations about: "national sentiment"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words national sentiment.

  2. 1. My people right or wrong? : a comparative analysis of national sentiments and their meaning

    Author : Mikael Hjerm; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; national sentiment; national identity; nationalism; attitudes; multiculturalism; nation; xenophobia; comparative research;

    Abstract : In a world of presumed nation-states, nation has been, and still is, an intrinsic part of political legitimization and identity formation. Thus, it is clear that the understanding of nationality and people's relationship too it is of great importance for our understanding of how a stable society, partly built on nationality, can prevail in a world of migration consisting of individuals with diverging moral, religious and cultural conceptions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Crash Courses in Belonging : The Emergence and Progression of a National Orientation in Instructional Materials for Adult Immigrant Language Instruction in Sweden and Denmark ca. 1960-2005

    Author : William Wickersham; Historia; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; integration; assimilation; immigration; language instruction; policy; nationalism; national identity; belonging; textbooks; A.D. Smith; inclusion; exclusion; nation state;

    Abstract : This dissertation explores representations of Sweden and Denmark and how immigrants’ place in Sweden and Denmark are represented in instructional materials for adult learners in the period ca. 19602005. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mining for Meaning : using computational text analysis for social inquiry

    Author : Miriam Hurtado Bodell; Marc Keuschnigg; Måns Magnusson; Peter Hedström; Laura Nelson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Text-as-data; Analytical sociology; Meaning-making; Computational text analysis; Computational social science;

    Abstract : People interpret their surroundings through associations, determining what they perceive as belonging or not belonging together. For instance, one individual may view immigrants as a beneficial addition to the domestic labor market, while another may perceive them as a threat to job opportunities for native citizens. READ MORE

  6. 4. Staging Violence, Singing Hope : Trauma, Memory, and Affect in Three Musical and Dance Performances by North Korean Migrants in South Korea

    Author : Iain Sands; Sonja Häussler; Dirk Gindt; Sunhee Koo; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Korea; North Korea; North Korean migrants; South Korea; performance studies; performance; performativity; performing arts; Korean studies; affect; culture; gender; trauma; borderlands; migration; unification; dance; music; choral music; choral performance; Asiens språk och kulturer; Asian Languages and Cultures;

    Abstract : This thesis presents new research on artistic performances of North Korean migrants living in South Korea through critical analyses of three case studies. Two of the case studies are focused on a North Korean migrant women's musical troupe, and one on a choir of North Korean and South Korean youths. READ MORE