Consolidation Of Identity Research Articles

The emergence of the Ukrainian community in Australia in the aftermath of World War II

Abstract. The article presents an analysis of the attributes and historical experience of the emergence of the Ukrainian diaspora in post–World War II Australia. The subject is relevant in the current context of Ukraine’s resistance against large-scale russian aggression. Since February 2022, the devastating consequences of the aggression have forced a significant number of people to leave Ukraine. The massive wave of ‘Ukrainian migration’, notable by its scale and impact, allows the author to draw parallels to the migration flows witnessed in ravaged post-war Europe. The article’s author argues that modern Ukraine could benefit from exploring the adaptation, organisation, and formation experience of the Ukrainian communities that evolved into influential diasporas in the United States, Canada, Australia, etc. Once rallied, the worldwide Ukrainian diaspora’s potential to oppose the ‘muscovite evil empire’ holds the promise of becoming a powerful force for defeating the global aggressor. The historical experience of consolidation and affirmation of Ukrainian identity and the strength of Ukrainian traditions, language, and culture constitute a genuine weapon against the influence of the ‘russian world’. The size, influence, and authority of the global Ukrainian community as a whole and of particular Ukrainian diasporas in the major countries of Europe, America, and Australia are a contributing factor to the build-up of concerted efforts of the civilised world on a unified front against the revanchism of totalitarian ideology, the imperial ambitions of moscow, and their attempts to dismantle the democratic values of humanity. The author emphasises that today’s world is undergoing the formation of a new global order, where Ukraine’s victory in the war against the ‘moscow regime’ will emerge as the very achievement for which generations of Ukrainian people fought and fell in Ukraine and across the entire world. Keywords: global Ukrainian community, Australia, Ukrainian diaspora, World War II, russian aggression.

Characteristics and expectations of patients seeking help for gender dysphoria in one of the sexological outpatient clinics in Poland.

The aim of the study was to present the characteristics of the convenience sample of the transgender people who registered in one of the sexological outpatient clinics, with particular emphasis on the needs of those seeking assistance. The division into persons with binary and non-binary identities was included. A statistical analysis of the data obtained from the medical records of a group of 49 patients, including 35 patients declaring binary identity and 14 patients declaring non-binary identity, was conducted. The data included, among others, the reported gender identity, the process of its emergence and the range of expectations towards the outpatient clinic (hormone therapy, qualification for gender confirmation procedures, support in obtaining legal recognition of gender reassignment, assistance in the coming-out process, treatment of co-occurring psychiatric problems or psychological assistance). The results indicate a great diversity of the examined group in terms of the declared gender identity. In the group of non-binary persons, a different than in binary persons course of the emergence and consolidation of gender identity is noticeable. The expectations reported in terms of hormone therapy, surgical treatment, legal recognition, assistance in the coming-out process and mental health indicate that there are differences and heterogeneous needs in the study group. The results indicate that expectations for hormone therapy, gender confirmation surgeries and legal recognition are more common in binary patients. Despite the frequent perception of transgender people as a homogeneous group with similar experiences and expectations, the results indicate considerable diversity in the given range.

Revitalization and Development Strategies of Fostering Urban Cultural Heritage Villages: A Quantitative Analysis Integrating Expert and Local Resident Opinions

In order to promote sustainable development and economic growth, the city shall pay attention to the interaction rule between local cultural heritage resources and community residents, and advance the continuous consolidation of local cultural identity in the process of community activation and renewal. This poses a key challenge for many cities to continue to promote community renewal and activation of urban villages. In this study, the FI-RST model was constructed to effectively manage such projects by taking both top-down and bottom-up decision-making thinking into consideration in the formulation of the revitalization development strategies of urban villages. South China’s Huangpu Village in Guangzhou City is taken as an example in this study to clarify the logical relationship between the top-down key points of community activation and renewal development and the consolidation of local cultural identity by respecting the rules of community life and behavior, and then the Huangpu Village revitalization and development strategies are developed. A new multi-attribute decision analysis model is developed and utilized in this study, which provides a project management idea for the activation of urban cultural heritage villages, that is a model that not only supports community renewal and cultural activation, but also pays attention to community residents’ needs and emotional feedback.

Black identity formation and the civil rights in Brasil

This paper aims to establish an association between black racial identity formation and the struggle to guarantee civil rights in Brazil. The consolidation of racial identity is a determining factor for the subject to become an active social agent, able to enjoy all their rights as a citizen. The introduction contextualizes matters involving identity formation in the colonial e imperial periods. Next, we examine the construction and consolidation of black identity from the legal abolition of slavery until the contemporary advances in the conquest of rights in Brazil. Finally, we observe that the consolidation of racial identity is directly linked to the organization and strengthening of Black Brazilian movement.

Perceived professional identity and related factors in Iranian nursing students: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundProfessional identity, an important process in the development and expansion of the nursing profession, is built over time and includes gaining insight into professional performances and fostering ideals and values for the profession. Several factors influence the formation of professional identity. This study investigates the level of professional identity in nursing students and its predictors using a localized tool.MethodsThis cross-sectional study recruited 195 nursing students at Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran, who were selected by census sampling in 2020. Data were collected using a researcher-made professional identity questionnaire and were then analyzed in SPSS-18 using descriptive and inferential (logistic regression) statistics.ResultsThe mean total score of the students’ perceived professional identity was 316.72, indicating a strong professional identity. The students’ professional identity had a significant relationship with variables including GPA above 16 (OR = 2.65, P = 0.002), choosing the field out of interest (OR = 2.15, P = 0.015), and having work experience while studying (OR = 3.10, P = 0.006).ConclusionThe findings showed that selecting the field of nursing out of interest, having a GPA above 16 and work experience while studying are associated with a higher perception of professional identity among nursing students. The professional identity of nursing students can be enhanced through reinforcing the mentioned factors and further attention to their role in the promotion and consolidation of professional identity. The researchers recommend that educational directors, nursing professors, and clinical nursing educators make greater efforts to develop and promote the professional identity of nursing students.

Never-ending funerals. Annual burials and reburials of victims of mass violence in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina*

The international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995 caused the death of around 100,000 people, the majority of whom were civilians. More than 25 years later, the process of search, identification, and burial of these victims is still not over, as a significant number of them were initially buried clandestinely or had their body moved and hidden in secondary, and sometimes tertiary, mass graves. These cover-ups bear a long-lasting legacy, as they have directly impacted funerary practices. The concealment and fragmentation of dead bodies have indeed delayed funerals and led them to be repeated numerous times. Focusing on the example of the annual collective burials, exhumations, and reburials occurring over the last two decades in Potočari cemetery, this article aims to show how the delay and repetition of burials may prevent families and society from finding closure but also contribute to the consolidation of a collective identity based on the shared experience of lasting mourning and resilience building.

“What Blood Unites, the Sea Shall Not Divide”: Bohemian Day at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

“What Blood Unites, the Sea Shall Not Divide”: Bohemian Day at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893

Zorunlu Suriyeli Göçü Bağlamında Türkiye’de Yurttaşlığı Yeniden Düşünmek

Ulus-devlet anlayışı ekseninde mevcut yurttaşlık tanımı zorunlu göçlerin neden olduğu göçmen (öteki) gerçekliğini kapsamaktan ve kavramaktan uzak bir görünüm arz etmektedir. Türkiye’de ulus devlet anlayışının gelişim süreci dikkate alındığında, etnisist ve devleti kutsayan bir yurttaşlık algısının eğitim aracılığıyla inşa edilmesi nedeniyle çoğulcu ve kapsayıcı olmaktan uzak bir yurttaşlık söz konusudur. Bu bağlamda okul, söz konusu yurttaşlık algısının inşasında, seküler ve milliyetçi kaygılarla beslenen ve merkeziyetçi bir anlayışla denetlenebilen bir ulus kimliğin pekişmesinde işlevsel konumda yer almıştır. Bu nedenle, zorunlu Suriyeli göçü sonucu göçmenlerin yurttaşlığa entegrasyonuna dair taleplere cevap verme konusunda yetersiz kalınmakla birlikte, ulus devlet anlayışının hukuksal çerçevesi ve milliyetçi motivasyonu göçmenlerin ötekileştirilmesine ve kriminalleştirilmesine zemin hazırlamaktadır. Öyle ki, göçmenlerin yerleşikler tarafından dışlanması, göçmenlerin kendi içlerine dönerek sarsılmışların dayanışması bağlamında, kamusal temastan uzaklaşmasına, iletişimi kendileriyle benzer mağduriyetlere maruz kalan kitlelerle sınırlamalarına, yerel dile yönelik öğrenme isteklerinin azalmasına ve ihtiyaçlarını kayıt dışı ya da gayri meşru yollar aracılığıyla karşılamaya yönelmektedirler. Zorunlu göç sonucu göçmenler ve yerleşikler arasında yaşanan karşılıklı hoşnutsuzlukların çözümüne dair daha somut adımların atılabilmesi için “öteki”nin haklarına yönelik hassasiyeti kapsayan bir “dünya yurttaşlığı” anlayışına gereklilik söz konusudur. Bu çerçevede, iletişim, dinleme ve sorgulama hususları işlevselleştirilerek, yurttaşlığın yeniden düşünülmesi, görmezden gelinen tüm insani değerlerin görünür kılınması açısından önemlidir. Bu sayede göç etmek zorunda kalan göçmenlerin yerleşiklerle kurdukları toplumsal temas bağlamında, göçmenlerin tutunmalarına ve tanınmalarına zemin sağlayacak ahlaki olgunluğun ve sorumluluk duygusunun karşılıklı olarak pekişmesi muhtemel görünmektedir. Bununla birlikte farklılıkların indirgenmediği bir düzlemde, iletişim özgürlüğünün kamusal alanda katılımı ve etkileşimi tetikleyerek, kimlik temelli toplumsal açmazlara yönelik bir çözüm arayışına kapı aralanmaktadır.

Collectible Consuming: Early Twentieth-Century German Poster Stamps

Abstract: Between the turn of the last century and World War I, poster stamps ( Reklamemarken , advertising “cinderellas”) emerged as a powerful new advertising medium in Europe, particularly in Germany. Encouraged by the quality and affordability of chromolithography and the popularity of poster art and other increasingly visual forms of advertising, this hybrid of letter seals, advertising cards, and miniaturized posters developed quickly into an advertising medium in its own right with its own characteristic verbal-visual rhetoric. This article describes first the emergence of the German poster stamp in its historical and aesthetic context as both advertising and popular collectible. It then explores the semiotics of individual poster stamps and poster stamp series. Finally, it analyzes ways in which individual stamps and stamp series mapped consumerism upon contemporary social questions such as the “servant question” (the decline in the number of domestic servants), and the ongoing consolidation of a German national identity, particularly through the use of iconic monuments.

Seeing China differently: National contestation in Taiwan's LGBTQ (tongzhi) movement

AbstractThe field of queer/sexuality studies in Taiwan was pioneered in the 1990s by a group of mainly second‐generation descendants of Chinese civil war migrants (waishengren) who have problematised and disparaged the post‐martial law Taiwanisation of identity and politics. Despite the seminal nature of their ‘sex positive’ work that challenged many cultural orthodoxies, subsequent sociopolitical developments strengthening civil society, visibility of and human rights protections for tongzhi (LGBTQ) citizens, the consolidation of Taiwanese identity, and the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) acceleration of revanchist hostility towards Taiwan over the past two decades have coalesced to forge unequivocal rifts between them and a new generation of Taiwanese sexuality scholars and activists. This rupture highlights how “Taiwan's sex/gender/sexualities knowledge production and reproduction have long been intertwined with the [contentious] politics of nationhood, nation‐building, and nationalism” (Kao, 2019). In probing these interstices, this article proposes a decolonial approach to tongzhi identity politics in Taiwan.

The Weaponising of Women's Bodies in the Wars of Reform and French Intervention in Mexico, 1857–67

AbstractActs of violence in war not only have individual effects on bodies, but they also have a social, collective impact on the social body. While recent works have recovered the participation of women in the War for Independence and the 1910 Revolution in Mexico, the role their bodies played in wartime has not been examined. Focusing on the decade of war between 1857 and 1867, which influenced the consolidation of national sovereignty and identity, this article explores how, while women's bodies can be targets themselves, they also can be transformed into weapons aimed at other targets. Consequently, their bodies were ‘weaponised’ and aimed at: women as individuals punished for transgressions, real or imagined, of traditional gender roles; at men, to damage or destroy their masculine honour, their failure to protect their women and the integrity of their families; and last, the survival of their vision of the nation (either Liberal or Conservative), or even the honour and survival of the nation itself in the case of a foreign intervention. However, which bodies were targeted, and how, depended on the intersection of gender, class, race, ethnicity, political identity and nationality.

Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among young adult cancer patients in Japan.

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients may be at high risk of experiencing psychological distress because their diagnosis came during a key time of consolidation of identity and social growth. This study aimed (1) to examine the prevalence of psychological distress among AYA cancer patients within a year of diagnosis to long-term survivors and (2) to describe socio-demographic and cancer-related characteristics associated with psychological distress. In a cross-sectional web-based survey, patients who scored 5 or more on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were assessed for significant psychological distress. Logistic regression examined whether demographics, clinical variables, and social support were associated with psychological distress. A total of 206 young adult cancer patients participated. The median age at the survey was 34.5 years (range: 22-39 years), and 87.4% were female. The prevalence of psychological distress was 55.3%. Psychological distress among patients diagnosed within a year and long-term survivors (≥10 years since diagnosis) was significantly higher than patients 1-4 years since diagnosis. Pain, decrease in income after a cancer diagnosis, experience of negative change in work/school after a cancer diagnosis and poor social support were significantly associated with psychological distress. Over half of young adult patients had significant psychological distress in Japan. Our findings potentially contribute to the intervention components for distress management among AYA cancer survivors.

Proces kształtowania się narodu macedońskiego wobec skomplikowanej sytuacji geopolitycznej

The Process of Stabilization of the Macedonian Nation in a Complex Geopolitical SituationThe article considers two main stages of the development of national identity of the Macedonians which were the basis for their own independent state. The first stage, which took place at the turn of the twentieth century, was connected with activities of Macedonian intellectuals and the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization. However, in the second stage – which occurred in the second half of the twentieth century (when Macedonia was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) – the authorities of the Yugoslavian federation paradoxically played an important role as they maintained a sense of national autonomy among the people of Macedonia. Following the Macedonian declaration of independence in November 1991, the mood of instability developed in the state. This mood resulted mainly from the claims of the neighbouring countries and the demands of the Albanian minority. The complex geopolitical situation of independent Macedonia had a stimulating influence on the consolidation of national identity of the Macedonians and contributed to increasing the importance of national factions in the state.

Региональная и этническая идентичность студенческой молодежи

The article examines the features of the regional and ethno-confessional identity of students in Tyumen. The empirical material is based on the results of a study that was conducted with the participation of the author in October, 2021. The survey data of the studied cohort are presented in comparison with the answers to the corresponding questions of the adult population of the region. The paper describes such aspects of the respondents’ regional identity as: the structure of civil values, self-assessment of belonging to the Russian people; the role and place of the concept of “Motherland”; views on regional and geographic consolidating factors. In the description of ethno-confessional identity, the specifics of defining one's own ethnicity and an assessment of its importance are considered. The factors of ethnic consolidation and preservation of national identity have been studied. The influence of the ethnic group on various spheres of life is shown; the relationship of various ethnic groups with each other. The linguistic and confessional aspects of the issue under study are partially touched upon. The main conclusions of the work are related to the fact that student youth are more cautious in assessing their patriotic sentiments and show more moderate positions on issues related to regional identity. Students show ethno-religious attitudes to a lesser extent, are more tolerant of representatives of other identities and are more often focused on creativity, self-realization, and personal success.

The Question of Multiculturalism in Assam: Shaping and Re-shaping Identity

The Indian people have taken satisfaction in being regarded as "unity in variety" even in the face of social unrest, political agitation, and a deteriorating economy. In order to guarantee that this is the case, many provisions of the Indian Constitution have been adopted. However, while India has not declared multiculturalism to be a national policy, its spirit has always been a part of the country's history and culture. Historically, the northeastern region of the country has been isolated from the rest of the country, creating concerns regarding its inclusion in the true sense of the term since the colonial era. Assam, one of the region's eight states, is home to a varied spectrum of ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups, making it a very interesting place to visit. As a consequence, identity politics has played a crucial part in the consolidation of the country's identity. Jihad and murder have played a significant role in Assam's identity politics throughout its history. On occasion, both the federal and state administrations have attempted to satisfy the demands of different political parties; yet, there have been persistent calls for autonomy and independence in various parts of the state. This dissertation is a modest effort to look at the Indian state's and ethnic groups' attempts to embrace the spirit of diversity in Assam from a historical perspective.

The Question of Multiculturalism in Assam: Shaping and Re-shaping Identity

The Indian people have taken satisfaction in being regarded as "unity in variety" even in the face of social unrest, political agitation, and a deteriorating economy. In order to guarantee that this is the case, many provisions of the Indian Constitution have been adopted. However, while India has not declared multiculturalism to be a national policy, its spirit has always been a part of the country's history and culture. Historically, the northeastern region of the country has been isolated from the rest of the country, creating concerns regarding its inclusion in the true sense of the term since the colonial era. Assam, one of the region's eight states, is home to a varied spectrum of ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups, making it a very interesting place to visit. As a consequence, identity politics has played a crucial part in the consolidation of the country's identity. Jihad and murder have played a significant role in Assam's identity politics throughout its history. On occasion, both the federal and state administrations have attempted to satisfy the demands of different political parties; yet, there have been persistent calls for autonomy and independence in various parts of the state. This dissertation is a modest effort to look at the Indian state's and ethnic groups' attempts to embrace the spirit of diversity in Assam from a historical perspective.

Transnational Identity and Foreign Policy: Tribal Identity and the Gulf Crisis

The 2017 Gulf crisis has been largely framed as a diplomatic and economic one. However, the involvement of tribal identity in the foreign policy responses of Gulf states also made it a socio-political crisis. This paper adopts role identity theory as a framework for analysing how domestic politics and culture shaped international relations among GCC states during the crisis. According to this framework, tribal identity becomes operative in foreign policy when states can present themselves as fulfilling roles that distinguish them within a regional or international state system. Gulf states adopted new role identities defined in terms of tribe and tribal identity that then shaped the formulation and implementation of their diplomatic policies. During the crisis, Saudi Arabia adopted the role identity of tribe protector to undermine sovereign boundaries. The Qatari government on the other hand adopted the role of national unifier, rejecting tribal identity and ideologies. The implications of mobilising tribes are examined from the regime survival perspective, particularly scrutinising the gradual consolidation of the Qatari national identity to reduce risks posed to the regime.

The Analysis of Affective Atmospheres in Audiovisual Media

The far-right is an integral part of the political everyday life in Germany. Far-right projects are always geopolitical projects too, as they aim to reorganize space, power and identities. Within the spreading of far-right worldviews and ideologies music videos play an important role as they seem particularly suitable for conveying identity constructions affectively. Research in feminist geography has focused on the role of affects and emotions in the production of collective identities and emphasized that national affiliation is not cognitively known, but primarily felt. Based on a relational understanding of affect and the concept of affective atmospheres, I propose in this article a set of methods with which the affective production of identities in multimodal arrangements can be explored. I understand affects as an important part of discourse and media analysis and would like to open up a perspective that enables affective atmospheres to be attached to formal and content-related features: Following current theoretical discussions in the social sciences and political geography, I show how affective atmospheres and affect potentials can be analyzed in audio-visual media referring to affective markings, the explicit articulation of affects and affective movements and interactions. Using the example of far-right rap music, I sketch how collective identities are conveyed in pop-cultural contexts. In doing so, I trace that the far-right does not aim exclusively at a consolidation of national identity, but at a division within society. Accordingly, the examined videos produce affective atmospheres that alternate between fear, anger and sadness and make political goals and offered identities appear achievable primarily through violence.

Dalit Movement in Karnataka: Current Challenges and Intersectional Aspects

This paper, based on the findings of a research project, draws on secondary literature along with field interviews in order to discuss challenges for and intersectional aspects of the Dalit movement in contemporary Karnataka. Dalit movement in contemporary Karnataka is characterized by increasing internal heterogeneity, complexity, and intersectionality. On the one hand, Dalit movement has to face up the challenge of reorganizing itself by overcoming the internal conflicts and contradictions. The issues of the left and the right or Madigas and Holeyas, shifting with regional specificities, has divided Dalit politics. This division is sharper on the issue of reservation. There has been a consolidation of the sub-caste identity within the larger Dalit politics. Also, Dalit politics is internally split with mushrooming of different Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS). On the other hand, women’s participation in Dalit movement of the state is very discouraging. This also is one of the reasons for weakening of the Dalit movement. The movement leadership is increasingly realizing that it has been unable to address the intersectionality between caste and gender. Based on the new realization, the movement has progressively shifted its focus from difference to radical interrelatedness.

MOBILIDADE ACADÊMICO-PROFISSIONAL E INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO DA ENFERMAGEM: CONTRIBUTOS DO PROCESSO DE BOLONHA

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the contributions of the Bologna Process to academic-professional mobility of Nursing. Method: a descriptive exploratory qualitative research. Open interviews were conducted with six PhD nurses, nursing professors, with more than 20 years of experience and who experienced the changes that occurred in higher education in post-Bologna nursing. The interviews took place in the Health or Nursing Schools of the north, center and south regions of Portugal, between January and March 2019, until saturation occurred by repetition. Content analysis was performed. Results: three perspectives are presented: 1) Mobility and internationalization as presuppositions to the strengthening of the economic bloc; 2) Mobility and internationalization contribute to the consolidation of a European identity; and 3) Diploma Supplement: fundamental aspect of academic-professional mobility. Conclusion: education proved to be a valid instrument for the construction of a common professional identity, considered indispensable for the strengthening of the block, with regard to the production of knowledge. The guidelines for the harmonization of university systems and the Diploma Supplement promoted scientific and cultural exchange through academic-professional mobility and intensified the dialogue between nations, which reverberate in social practices.