scholarly journals It's complicated, isn't it: Citizenship and ethnic identity in a mobile world

Ethnicities ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 735-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loretta Baldassar ◽  
Roberta Raffaetà
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
European Politics ◽  
Citizenship Status ◽  
Italian Immigration ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ius Sanguinis ◽  
Second Generation Migrants

This article explores the experiences of second-generation migrants with a focus on Chinese in Prato (Italy), for whom the relationship between citizenship and identity is tightly linked. Most studies maintain that the link between citizenship and identity is instrumentalist or ambiguous. In contrast, we focus on the affective dimension of citizenship and identity. We argue that citizenship status functions as a key defining concept of identity in Italy, in contrast to countries like Australia, where the notion of ethnicity is more commonly evoked. Several factors have contributed to this situation: the strong essentialist conception of ius sanguinis in Italian citizenship law, the recent history of Italian immigration, the European politics of exclusion and the repudiation of the concept of ethnicity in Italian scholarship as well as popular and political discourse. We conclude that the emphasis on formal citizenship, and the relative absence of alternative identity concepts like ethnicity, limits the possibilities for expressions of mixity and hyphenated identities in contemporary Italian society.

Oral History and Feminist Method

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-61
Author(s):  
Margaretta Jolly
Keyword(s):  
Life Course ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
History Of ◽  
Post War ◽  
With Memory ◽  
Life Course Analysis ◽  
Second Generation Migrants

The chapter unpacks the book’s method as a history of living activists, set in the context of feminism’s affiliation with oral history and life-course analysis. It discusses the S&A oral history archive on which the book is based, outlining how S&A approached interviewee selection and representation, and acknowledging how such questions continue to divide the movement. Offering an overview of feminist oral history practice, addressing the ethics involved and the interpretative challenges of working with memory, subjectivity and emotion, it shows how the ‘baby boomers’, ‘second generation migrants’ and ‘lesbian-feminists’ who powered the WLM were shaped by the post-war worlds in which they grew up, and talked back to these categories, particularly as they gained control over fertility. The chapter concludes with the story of Sue Lopez, women’s footballer and champion for women’s rights in the sport, demonstrating oral history’s ethical challenges whilst celebrating an inspiring athlete and campaigner. 149 words

The Importance of Ethnic Identity: Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement of Second-Generation Greeks in Secondary School

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastassios Stalikas ◽  
Efie Gavaki
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

One of the variables that has recently attracted the attention of researchers is that of ethnicity. However, most studies have been conducted in an American social context and with populations prominent in the USA. Very few studies have been conducted to examine ethnicity in a Canadian context and with an ethnic group that is prominent in Canada. This study has been conducted to examine the relationship between ethnic identity, self-esteem, and academic achievement in second-generation Greek-Canadian secondary schoolchildren. The results indicated that a strong and positive relationship exists between the three variables and that a positive ethnic identity is related to better self-esteem and higher academic achievement. Implications for schools, education, and policy are discussed.

scholarly journals Secularism and the State in Pakistan: Introduction

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 491-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUMEIRA IQTIDAR ◽  
DAVID GILMARTIN
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
The Other ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Religious Nationalism ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Site

Pakistan occupies an uncertain and paradoxical space in debates about secularism. On the one hand, the academic consensus (if there is any), traces a problematic history of secularism in Pakistan to its founding Muslim nationalist ideology, which purportedly predisposed the country towards the contemporary dominance of religion in social and political discourse. For some, the reconciliation of secularism with religious nationalism has been a doomed project; a country founded on religious nationalism could, in this view, offer no future other than its present of Talibans, Drone attacks and Islamist threats. But on the other hand, Pakistan has also been repeatedly held out as a critical site for the redemptive power of secularism in the Muslim world. The idea that religious nationalism and secularism could combine to provide a path for the creation of a specifically Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent is often traced to the rhetoric of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. But debate among Muslim League leaders specifically on the relationship of religious nationalism with secularism—and indeed on the nature of the Pakistani state itself—was limited in the years before partition in 1947. Nevertheless, using aspects of Jinnah's rhetoric and holding out the promise of secularism's redemptive power, a military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, was able to secure international legitimacy and support for almost a decade.

Poster #83 FAMILY HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESSES IN FIRST- AND SECOND-GENERATION MIGRANTS: EVIDENCE FROM THE AESOP FIRST-ONSET STUDY

2012 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. S121
Author(s):  
Francois Bourque ◽  
Susana Borges ◽  
Jane Boydell ◽  
Paul Fearon ◽  
Gerard Hutchinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
First Onset ◽  
History Of ◽  
First And Second Generation ◽  
Second Generation Migrants

scholarly journals Phenomenology contra Nazism: Dietrich von Hildebrand and Aurel Kolnai

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-132
Author(s):  
Michael Gubser
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
Ethical Theory ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Moral Action ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Max Scheler ◽  
Phenomenological Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

This paper discusses the relationship between phenomenology and political activism in the work of two lesser-known second-generation phenomenologists: Dietrich von Hildebrand and Aurel Kolnai. As young philosophers in the 1920s, Hildebrand and Kolnai became staunch adherents of the phenomenological movement. Influenced especially by Max Scheler and Adolf Reinach, they were particularly interested in questions of ethical theory and moral action. In the 1930s, with the rise of Hitler, they joined an important circle of conservative Catholic critics of Nazism based around the journal Der christliche Ständestaat in Vienna. After examining the links between phenomenology and activism in their work, my essay concludes by considering how these two thinkers can revise our understanding of phenomenology’s history of social engagement and its potential relevance to social and political debate today.

scholarly journals Ethnic Identity and Heritage Language Ability in Second Generation Canadians in Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Mah
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Clear Link ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between heritage language ability and ethnic identity in a sample of ethnically diverse second generation Canadians. Previous literature suggests that ethnic identity and heritage language ability are strongly related. The findings from this study, gleaned from 114 surveys and 2 focus group interviews, only partially support this hypothesis. Instead, this study reveals that identity is a complex and mutable concept that is more clearly related to oral language ability than to language literacy. The findings suggest a distinction between external/behavioral expressions of ethnic identity, such as participation in ethnic activities, and internal/attitudinal markers of identity, such as pride or belief in group values. The results from both the interviews and the surveys indicate that participation in ethnic practices is related to oral language ability but not literacy. No clear link between internal aspects of identity and language ability was found.

scholarly journals Ethnic Identity and Heritage Language Ability in Second Generation Canadians in Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Mah
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Oral Language ◽  
Heritage Language ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Language Ability ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Clear Link ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between heritage language ability and ethnic identity in a sample of ethnically diverse second generation Canadians. Previous literature suggests that ethnic identity and heritage language ability are strongly related. The findings from this study, gleaned from 114 surveys and 2 focus group interviews, only partially support this hypothesis. Instead, this study reveals that identity is a complex and mutable concept that is more clearly related to oral language ability than to language literacy. The findings suggest a distinction between external/behavioral expressions of ethnic identity, such as participation in ethnic activities, and internal/attitudinal markers of identity, such as pride or belief in group values. The results from both the interviews and the surveys indicate that participation in ethnic practices is related to oral language ability but not literacy. No clear link between internal aspects of identity and language ability was found.

Chieftaincy and the State in Abacha's Nigeria: Kingship, Political Rivalry and Competing Histories in Abeokuta During the 1990s

Africa ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insa Nolte
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Political Power ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Rivalry ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town ◽  
Mythical Origin

AbstractThis article investigates the relationship between chieftaincy and the state in modern Nigeria. It focuses on politics and the mythical history of kings in the city of Abeokuta and argues that, particularly during the 1990s, the royal politics of the town drew heavily on different versions of mythical history. The reasons are twofold. They concern, first, the traditional political discourse of Yoruba kingship, in which a king's legitimacy can be discussed in terms of the attributes of the royalpersonahe embodies. In this context, legitimacy and status are often discussed as the first king's mythical origin. However, the continued political relevance and even volatility of this discourse in the 1990s related to the nature of the Nigerian state, in which traditional status is closely associated with political power.

scholarly journals Perkembangan Politik Islam Kontemporer

PALAPA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-182
Author(s):  
Nursyamsu Nursyamsu
Keyword(s):  
Power Management ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Political History ◽  
The Political ◽  
Islam And Politics ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

This article talks about Islam and politics are two interesting words to be discussed Islamic literatures. Many of the modern Islamic thinkers and modern neo, which tries to give an explanation of the relationship between Islam and politics. Religious and political discourse, particularly power management (religio-political power) has actually been growing since the middle of the century.In this article will discuss the contemporary Islamic thinkers view sperti Jamaluddin AlAfghani, Rashid Rhido, al-Maududi, Hasan Al-Bana etc.Besides, in this article see the political developments in the Islamic world, including the political history of Islam in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Minority Nationalism and Socialism

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-85
Author(s):  
Matias Tapio Kaihovirta
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
General Level ◽  
The Political ◽  
Labour Movement ◽  
Social Democratic ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Socialist Politics

What has been the relationship between nationalism and socialism in the history of the Finnish social democratic labour movement? This article explores this question by focusing on the Swedish-speaking socialist politician Karl H. Wiik (1883–1946), who was a central figure both in the Swedish-speaking and in the national Finnish labour movement. By examining Wiik’s role as a political and ideological foreground figure of the Swedish-speaking labour movement in Finland, the article discusses the relationship between national issues, class and socialism in the history of the Finnish social democratic labour movement. The article asks how language was connected to ethnic identity. Also, the article examines how both nationalism and ethnic identity was connected to social democracy as well as to socialist politics. On a more general level, the article contributes to the study of nationalism and especially to the study of the engagement of ethnic or linguistic minorities in the history of the labour movement. By focusing on the minorities in the labour movement, it is possible to problematise the historical narratives of the majority. The article links the multinational history of the Finnish labour movement to that of the international labour movement, where the questions about socialism and nationalism have been high on the political agenda.

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