Sökning: "cross-border connections"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 uppsatser innehållade orden cross-border connections.
1. Across the Øresund: A narrative case study of the connections between national borders and national sentiments in a European cross-border region
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/EuropastudierSammanfattning : Within the field of border studies, a common theoretical assumption is that national borders and national sentiments are interconnected. Some even argue that national boundaries are a precondition of national sentiments (Anderson & O'Dowd, 1999; Paasi, 1998 (b)). LÄS MER
2. Whose Land Are We Standing On? : Negotiating Borders, Governance, Land, and Selfhood in the North American Borderlands
Master-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Sammanfattning : The imposition of European borders in North America has given rise to a need to inquire into the impact of the overlay of colonial borders upon earlier ideas of geographical boundaries, and upon indigenous border nations and their connections to places and ways of being. Here, we look to delineate a tentative approach to further such inquiries into indigenous border nations who have found themselves on or near an international border by examining the relationship with ancestral lands. LÄS MER
3. Dancing Samba in Sweden : A study on transnational cultural expression
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Nordiska LatinamerikainstitutetSammanfattning : In Sweden, samba - the popular Brazilian dance (and music genre), that has been named the“national rhythm” - is very widely known and practiced. This case study envelops questions about national cultures, cultural embodiment in dance, as well as cross-border relations. LÄS MER
4. Rethinking Multiculturalism: The Ethnocentric Dimensions of Multiculturalism and its Impact on Transnational Cross-border Connections
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Multiculturalism has had significant successes with promoting mutual cultural acceptance, inclusion and equality of national and cultural minorities in several western states. It is often praised by politicians and governments due to its emphasis on inclusion of minority-groups regardless of any cultural distinctiveness. LÄS MER
5. Mellan stat och imperium : En studie av gränsöverskridande förbindelser mellan Västerbotten och Österbotten under perioden 1835-1870
Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierSammanfattning : This master thesis examines cross-boundary connections between a state and an empire. This was done by mapping connections over Kvarken between the Swedish county of Västerbotten and its Finnish counterpart, Österbotten, during the period 1835-1870. LÄS MER