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Where Boundaries are Drawn

Winther, Ian-Sebastian LU (2022) SANK03 20221
Social Anthropology
Abstract
In this paper I will be analyzing a Scottish political party and their collective identity. This includes the party’s history and how their collective identity is created by drawing boundaries, as well as showing solidarity. I will be using an anthropological approach and anthropological theory to help define their collective identity. I will be using theories and concepts from Thomas Hylland Eriksen’s “We and Us” and “Norms and Social Control”, along with Victor Turner on
how groups use “performance”. I will show how they use their daily paper to draw boundaries towards others, while at the same time showing solidarity with the broader left movement. Different forms of the party’s activism will also be explained. Information that I have... (More)
In this paper I will be analyzing a Scottish political party and their collective identity. This includes the party’s history and how their collective identity is created by drawing boundaries, as well as showing solidarity. I will be using an anthropological approach and anthropological theory to help define their collective identity. I will be using theories and concepts from Thomas Hylland Eriksen’s “We and Us” and “Norms and Social Control”, along with Victor Turner on
how groups use “performance”. I will show how they use their daily paper to draw boundaries towards others, while at the same time showing solidarity with the broader left movement. Different forms of the party’s activism will also be explained. Information that I have accumulated is mainly through semi-structured interviews and participatory observation. (Less)
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author
Winther, Ian-Sebastian LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An anthropological study of the collective identity in a Scottish communist party
course
SANK03 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social anthropology, collective identity, performance, politics, communism
language
English
id
9083376
date added to LUP
2022-06-08 10:43:53
date last changed
2022-06-08 10:43:53
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  abstract     = {{In this paper I will be analyzing a Scottish political party and their collective identity. This includes the party’s history and how their collective identity is created by drawing boundaries, as well as showing solidarity. I will be using an anthropological approach and anthropological theory to help define their collective identity. I will be using theories and concepts from Thomas Hylland Eriksen’s “We and Us” and “Norms and Social Control”, along with Victor Turner on
how groups use “performance”. I will show how they use their daily paper to draw boundaries towards others, while at the same time showing solidarity with the broader left movement. Different forms of the party’s activism will also be explained. Information that I have accumulated is mainly through semi-structured interviews and participatory observation.}},
  author       = {{Winther, Ian-Sebastian}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Where Boundaries are Drawn}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}