Sökning: "ethnic minority"
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6. Sillar och mullvadar : Jordägande och etnicitet i Estlands svenskbygder 1816-1939
Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on the Swedish minority that settled in Estonia in early medieval times. It illustrates the importance of linking the survival of an ethnic group with the issue of land ownership. The ethnic composition and settlement patterns of Swedes and Estonians are analysed from a long-term perspective. LÄS MER
7. Swedish "travellers" and their ancestry : a social isolate or an ethnic minority?
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8. Anbringelse af etniske minoritetsbørn : Om socialarbejderes vurderinger og handlinger
Sammanfattning : The dissertation studies how social workers ensure continuity in relation to the individual child's background when placing and working with children of ethnic minority background in care. This is studied through 44 sets of case study notes from a foster-care association and interviews with 10 foster-care consultants. LÄS MER
9. Representativ byråkrati. En studie om ledande kommunala minoritetsadministratörers företrädarskap
Sammanfattning : The theory of representative bureaucracy suggests that the presence of underprivileged social groups, such as women and ethnic minorities, within the public workforce will lead to a more responsive political process, reflecting a wider range of interests. This theory posits that the social background of the individual public administrator affects their values and policy-preferences. LÄS MER
10. En minoritets odyssé : Upprätthållande och transformation av etnisk identitet i förhållande till moderniseringsprocesser : det assyriska exemplet
Sammanfattning : This dissertation concerns a minority, Christian Assyrians, from the Middle East that over many centuries have developed practices to maintain their collective identity. It considers their history in this century in the context of the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the formation of the Turkish national state which brought with it discrimination, forced movement, and mass murder of the Assyrian minority as well as other minorities. LÄS MER