https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18470 2026-05-05T23:46:47Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/101403 Title: Examining Sweden's integration strategy of self-identifying Muslim asylum-seekers from the Middle East North Africa region and identifying the primary factors needed to facilitate their integration into Swedish society Abstract: This thesis examines the nationwide past and present integration strategy of immigrants that Sweden uses, focusing specifically on the integration of self-identifying Muslim asylum-seekers from the Middle East North Africa region. Over the centuries, people have immigrated to Sweden for a variety of reasons, seeking asylum being among the motivations. Many of the immigrants originated from the MENA region and former Yugoslavia. Over the last fifteen years, the majority of the immigrants coming to Sweden have been done so on humanitarian grounds, and came to Sweden to seek asylum. Sweden has generally been characterized as a generous and tolerant country, and has frequently been a destination country, with many asylum-seekers traveling across much of Europe to reach Sweden. Recently, however, with the immense wave of asylum seekers who came to Sweden in 2015, most of them originating from the MENA region and being self-identifying Muslims, there is concern about how to integrate so many people, as well as regarding religious beliefs and culture, which seems to be on the rise in Sweden, as well as throughout much of Europe. This thesis explores Sweden's integration strategy and has identified what have emerged from this research as the key components to integration of self-identifying Muslim asylum-seekers from the MENA region, into Swedish society. Description: Dual Masters; M.SC.CONFLICT ANALYSIS&RES.; M.A.CONFLICT RES.&MED.STUD. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18515 Title: What role has identity played in the FYROM-Greece naming dispute? Abstract: The role of identity in the naming dispute between FYROM and Greece is critical. The three main parties – the ethnic Macedonians and the ethnic Albanians in FYROM and the Greeks - each have their own identity needs: 1.1 the Christian Orthodox, ethnic (Slavophone) Macedonians wish to be finally recognized as a sovereign people after having been dominated by fellow-Slavs and Ottoman Turks for over 1,400 years; 1.2 the Muslim, ethnic Albanian Macedonians wish to be granted the political and economic rights of a minority group within Macedonia after 600 years of subjugation, first under the Muslim Turkish Ottoman Empire, later under the Orthodox Christian, Slavophone Macedonian majority; and 1.3 the Christian Orthodox Greeks wish to be recognized as the sole propagators of Hellenism, created and diffused worldwide by Kings Philip II and Alexander the Great of Macedon 2,400 years ago. The Muslim ethnic Albanian Macedonians are involved only indirectly in the naming dispute: firstly, because their support is essential to FYROM’s ruling, nationalist VRMODPMNE government; and secondly, because they are especially keen on securing protective rights as a minority community via FYROM’s accession to NATO and the EU. As we shall see, identity as “part of an individual’s self-concept,” generates emotional defensive or even offensive responses, when frustrated. The interplay of such emotions with the economic uncertainty prevailing in both countries can create incendiary circumstances. Under such circumstances, politicians might resort to scapegoating - unfairly blaming external third-parties or – often - discernible, internal minority groups. Description: Dual Masters; M.SC.CONFLICT ANALYSIS&RES.; M.A.CONFLICT RES.&MED.STUD. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18513 Title: Combating piracy off the Horn of Africa : a multidimensional analysis of the contact group on piracy off the coast of Somalia Abstract: As the scourge of maritime piracy manifested itself in the mid-2000s off the Horn of Africa, the international community demanded a viable response. The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was formed in 2008 in direct response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1851. Through its five subsequent Working Groups, the CGPCS addressed various facets of counterpiracy operations with collaboration from an array of both public and private stakeholders. The goal of this study is to analyze the multidimensional nature of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. This policy analysis applies the logic model and its subsequent evaluation method in order to examine various decisions and milestones of the CGPCS, revealing their efficacy. Additionally, I apply a comprehensive SWOT analysis summarizing various internal strengths and weaknesses of the CGPCS, along with its external opportunities and threats. In conclusion, this thesis provides both a descriptive and analytical understanding of the CGPCS while highlighting its evolution in the context of multidimensional transnational intervention strategies. Description: Dual Masters; M.SC.CONFLICT ANALYSIS&RES.; M.A.CONFLICT RES.&MED.STUD. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18512 Title: What were the objectives of the restructuring of the three-track system in Bavaria and Berlin? : to what extent have these objectives been achieved? To what extent have the policies improved the integration of students with a migrant background? Abstract: This thesis is a comparative study of educational reforms in two German States, Bavaria and Berlin, following reactions to PISA scores and rankings after 2000. The purpose is to understand the objectives of the reforms implemented and whether goals were met. Since the outcry post PISA 2000 was due to the failures of the education system in regards to youth of migrant background within the secondary school system, the study will analyze what has been discovered and whether the introduced reforms have addressed and improved on these issues. Description: Dual Masters; M.SC.CONFLICT ANALYSIS&RES.; M.A.CONFLICT RES.&MED.STUD. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z