This research aims at analyzing the contemporary situation of social mobility for Indigenous communities in Peru. Moreover, the research focuses on the factors that could possibly help the...Show moreThis research aims at analyzing the contemporary situation of social mobility for Indigenous communities in Peru. Moreover, the research focuses on the factors that could possibly help the Indigenous to gain upward social mobility.Show less
The issue of immigrant integration has become increasingly salient over the last decades in receiving societies. Integration in the economic spectrum is the most important for the overall success...Show moreThe issue of immigrant integration has become increasingly salient over the last decades in receiving societies. Integration in the economic spectrum is the most important for the overall success of integration in the new society. Unfortunately, economic integration faces challenges. From 2016 onwards, Donald Trump expressed anti-immigrant attitudes through multiple media forms, for instance, political speeches. Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric is mostly focused on Latin American immigrants, which might result in increasing prejudices towards Latinos in the US. This research will explore the possible correlation between Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric expressed in political speeches and the success of the economic integration of Latin American immigrants in the United States. Based upon a theoretical framework that argues that prejudices will develop into discrimination when threats are identified, a connection between attitudes and economic integration will be made. The political speeches will be analyzed with Critical Discourse Analysis based upon six factors of assessment. Economic integration will be measured by analyzing labor participation, labor occupation, income, and poverty levels among the Latino population in the United States. Ultimately, these analyses have not established a clear correlation between Trump's anti-immigrant utterances and the success of economic integration.Show less
Indigenous rights have been at the forefront of Latin American policymakers and the government’s agendas in the last decades. Due to the rapid cultural assimilation of indigenous groups in most...Show moreIndigenous rights have been at the forefront of Latin American policymakers and the government’s agendas in the last decades. Due to the rapid cultural assimilation of indigenous groups in most Latin American countries, governments have struggled to preserve the cultural heritage of these communities. This was partially due to the lack of recognition indigenous populations faced in Latin America until the 1980s. Due to the rise in threat of extinction to indigenous languages, debates have been sparked about the best way to preserve and revitalize them. Their recognition as part of a society is not enough and active measures need to be taken to adequately ensure the survival of these cultural heritages. These challenges have been tackled through various measures, one of which is the introduction of bilingual education in schools. The introduction of bilingual schools allowed for indigenous children to access education in their own languages. However, these were mostly shaped by the notion of subtractive bilingualism, essentially leading to the suppression of the non - Spanish languages. Still, Latin American governments in partnership with various indigenous representatives and local authorities continue to develop them to better accommodate specific regions and communities.Show less
This thesis provides a clear comparison of indigenous politics carried out by Jair Bolsonaro and Evo Morales. Their distinct politics in compared through analysis of their discourses, policies and...Show moreThis thesis provides a clear comparison of indigenous politics carried out by Jair Bolsonaro and Evo Morales. Their distinct politics in compared through analysis of their discourses, policies and the effects their policies had. This resulted in striking differences and commonalities among the two.Show less
