12 research outputs found
"Jag Àr pÄ papperet svensk,...men" : Kritiska hÀndelser, identitet och politiskt engagemang hos gymnasister i Sverige
Vad krĂ€vs för att nĂ„gon ska rĂ€knas som svensk? RĂ€cker det med att kĂ€nna sig svensk eller mĂ„ste man kunna prata svenska ocksĂ„? MĂ„ste man vara född i Sverige? Varför attackerades World Trade Center? Vilka var motiven bakom Irakkriget? Hur ser du pĂ„ islam? Ăr du beredd att engagera dig politiskt? Detta Ă€r nĂ„gra av frĂ„gorna som stĂ€llts till drygt 1000 svenska gymnasieelever. Svaren utgör underlag för en diskussion om gymnasisters syn pĂ„ âsvenskhetâ, kritiska hĂ€ndelser och politiskt engagemang. I rapporten diskuteras vidare om svaren ser olika ut beroende pĂ„ om man ser sig sjĂ€lv som svensk eller inte och om kvinnors och mĂ€ns synsĂ€tt skiljer sig Ă„t. Andra viktiga frĂ„gor som behandlas Ă€r om gymnasieungdomarnas uppfattningar pĂ„verkas av hĂ€ndelser som terrorattackerna 11 september 2001 eller Irakkriget 2003. FrĂ„gorna diskuteras utifrĂ„n begreppen kritisk hĂ€ndelse, kollektivt minne, identitet och politiskt engagemang
Vetenskaplig litteratur om internationell migration â en introduktion och diskussion
: International migration is one of the defining issues of our time. In this introduction to scientific texts on migration it is argued that teaching on migration in teacher training and in secondary and upper secondary school would benefit from the conscious use of the concept of powerful knowledge when texts are selected. Thus, about 30 peer-reviewed texts in English, Swedish and Norwegian on international migration are referred to and discussed from the point of view of powerful knowledge. Five concepts or perspectives are suggested as important and useful. These are push-pull as explanation to migration; levels of analysis; network; the role of women in migration and the role of religion in migration. Further, the tension between the positions of an alleged âmethodological nationalismâ and the national characteristics of migration are discussed. Among the suggested concepts âlevels of analysisâ and ânetworkâ are proposed as especially important in order to develop powerful knowledge. Both concepts are highly useful in order to give teachers and students some structure and order in the studied issue while the concepts also can be re-contextualized to and used within other issue areas.      Â
'ItÂŽs difficult to be a Norwegian' : Minority voices in the memorial messages after the terror attacks in Norway 2011
The terror attacks in Norway 2011, targeting what the perpetrator described as proponents of immigration and multicultural society, created exceptional circumstances for people to reflect on issues of belonging. In this kind of situation it is assumed that people emphasize their affinity with the affected country. This, in turn, makes the problematization of the affinities displayed particularly interesting since the act of expressing them even in a very taxing situation indicates their importance. Texts by individuals from ethnic minorities, written soon after the attacks, are analysed in terms of conceptions of 'Norwegianness'. Results show explicit support for civic values but also multiple expressions of not feeling recognized as part of majority society also from individuals obviously acculturated to Norwegian lifestyles and cultural codes. These expressions are explained in terms of whiteness-non-whiteness and religion.Critical events, values and national identity formatio
Citizenship education, national identity and political trust: The case of Sweden
The challenging effects of globalization upon the nation-state have been a recurrent theme in the social science discourse since the 1990âs. Nationally organized education is also seen as challenged by new demands originating from globalization. In this article it is argued that ânation-stateâ and ânational identityâ are highly relevant concepts when discussing a citizenship education that seeks to develop a civic ethos with, potentially, a global reach. It is further argued that the understanding of such an ethos would benefit significantly from incorporating the role of political trust since trust has been identified as a main feature of the social capital that makes democracy work. Three themes are brought together: national identity and identification, the importance for democracy of political trust and the challenges citizenship education face when carried out in a national context but intended to manage issues that go far beyond the reach of the nation-state. The importance of citizenship education is discussed using recent research on the Swedish citizenship education classroom
National identity, inclusion and exclusion. An empirical investigation
Results from a research project conducted among 1000 secondary school students in Sweden are used for discussing superordinate national identity as a means for immigrantsâ integration into democratic politics and the challenges this may present for social science education. The theoretical point of departure is taken within social identity theory, with emphasis on its findings concerning relationships between superordinate and subgroup identities. It is suggested that a superordinate national identity perceived as inclusive, by immigrants and the native population, would be conducive to integration into democratic nation-states. Such states are seen as the dominant organizational form for democratic politics in the foreseeable future. It is argued that command of the dominant language of society is most important of the inclusive criteria. Other such criteria are respect of the state's political institutions and feelings of belonging to the country where you live. The argument is supported by data, showing a majority of secondary school students â of self-identified 'Swedish' or non-'Swedish' backgrounds â in favour of inclusive criteria for a 'Swedish' national identity.Vilken betydelse har en inkluderande nationell identitet för integration av ungdomar med invandrarbakgrund i en demokratisk stat ? FrĂ„gan diskuteras mot bakgrund av en studie gjord bland drygt 1000 gymnasieelever i Sverige. I studien gör eleverna en etnisk sjĂ€lvidentifikation samt tar stĂ€llning till inkluderande och exkluderande kriterier för âsvenskhetâ. Studiens teoretiska utgĂ„ngspunkt Ă€r den sociala identitetsteorins förmodande att en överordnad nationell identitet, uppfattad som inkluderande av sĂ„vĂ€l invandrare som ursprungsbefolkning, kan fungera frĂ€mjande för integration. Undersökningen visar pĂ„ omfattande stöd bland sĂ„vĂ€l âsvenskaâ elever som âicke-svenskaâ för inkluderande kriterier för âsvenskhetâ. Kriterierna âatt kunna tala svenskaâ respektive âatt följa svenska lagarâ fĂ„r störst stöd. PĂ„ grundval av resultaten hĂ€vdas i artikeln att gymnasieelever i Sverige till övervĂ€gande del ser âsvenskhetâ som en politisk kategori, inte en etnisk. I enlighet med detta Ă€r man ocksĂ„ beredd att vĂ€lkomna den som uppfyller de inkluderande kriterierna, som âsvenskâ
Forskarskolan CSD-FL (Centrum för de samhÀllsvetenskapliga Àmnenas didaktik - Forskarskolan för lÀrare), Karlstads universitet
Fusing Regions? Sustainable Regional Action in the Context of European Integration
Internationalisation of regional development policies – Needs and demands in the Nordic countries. It is commonly argued that European integration has and will continue to present challenges for Nordic regional policy-makers located both inside and outside the Member States of the European Union. More and more Nordic regional actors have concluded that the European Union represents a political and not just a financial resource worthy of greater attention, and many continue to refine how they can get the 'best out of the European Union'. This Report is a detailed 'bottom-up micro-study' of three Nordic regions, and is distinctive in arguing that – by using innovative Regional Action and Fusion approaches – a clearer understanding of the functional activities of regional actors can be gained. The Report, bringing together an international team of researchers, investigates the types and forms of functional activity undertaken by regional actors when handling European Union questions. It also examines the attitudes and future ambitions of regional actors and aims to help them to understand more clearly what they do now, and reflect upon how they might improve in the future. The Fusing Regions? research reveals notable variations in activity among our three regions, combined with evidence in all three cases of a strong desire among regional actors to continue to further harness the benefits of European integration partly as a means to 'bypass' the nation state and to develop closer relations between their respective region and the European Union