Kan uppkoppling vara räddningen för den kanske hårdast drabbade medborgargruppen i spåren av coronapandemin? Av Lycke Holmén Skolor stängs världen över i takt med att coronaviruset drar fram. De barn som drabbas hårdast är de som lever där den digitala eftersläpningen fortfarande är stor. Många skolor saknar plattformar för digitalt…
Read MoreBy Juliette Dautriat Since late 2018, reports about the arbitrary detention of over one million Uyghurs have accused China of committing human rights abuses against parts of its population. In so-called ‘re-education camps’, akin to concentration camps, Uyghurs are subject to forced labor, torture, and political indoctrination. Mounting evidence of…
Read MoreBy Robert Andersson “I was thinking”,We repeatedly say, When we discuss, The headlines of todayOur objectivity rhymes,Well with the notion,That we weren’t aroundWhen the powers gained motion While we discuss,DeforestationAnd try to findEconomic causationOur forests are burning,Species are lostOur planet turns greyOur nature is tossed We ought to protect,Our politicians stateSome from…
Read MoreThe Debate About Dual Citizenship in Germany By Jonas Reichert To which country does one belong? And how many? The concept of dual citizenship, a person holding citizenship of multiple states, does not agree with the idea that citizenship means loyalty and obligation to a country. Especially if one has…
Read MoreBy Gabriella Borg Bruchfeld What are the ramifications of our actions? What if the butterfly effect of a, to you, innocent discussion on difference of opinion would be stripping someone of his or her rights as a citizen? Would that knowledge change peoples’ behaviors? When this issue comes out, the…
Read MoreBy Alexandra N. Grantham Citizenship can be regarded as a legal status that comes with political rights such as voting in elections, and carry a passport, but from a sociological perspective we must understand the social basis and implications of the notion of citizenship – however limited citizenship is defined…
Read MoreThe Story of a Korean Minority in Japan By Sakari Teerikoski Koreans constitute the largest ethnic minority in Japan. While most of them have either South Korean or Japanese citizenship today, a part of this group belongs to a lesser-known minority. The Chōsen-seki are not nationals of Japan. Neither are…
Read MoreAv Leonard Bektas Vad innebär det att vara svensk? Det är en fråga jag ställer mig själv ibland, speciellt med tanke på min bakgrund. Min far är född i sydöstra Turkiet till en syriansk mor och en armenisk far. De tvingades fly Turkiet på grund av etnoreligiöst förtryck och kom…
Read MoreContradictory reality, contrasting values, war of ideas and ignored law in Gori, Georgia By Tornike Kakalashvili The last century was infamous for its abundance of brutal regimes and bloody dictators, like Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Hitler was born in the small town of Braunau am Inn in present-day Austria,…
Read MoreBy Carl Naylor My father and I were in a taxi nearing Churchgate, one of the main rail stations in Mumbai. I was nine years old and fascinated by trains. So, of course, I was very excited about catching a local train for my first experience on the bustling Indian…
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