Essays about: "Gustav Christensson"

Found 3 essays containing the words Gustav Christensson.

  1. 1. The Propaganda of Iran and its Proxies : A study on the cross-group cohesion of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustav Christensson; [2024]
    Keywords : Iran; Hezbollah; Hamas; Axis of Resistance; social identity theory; Islamist propaganda; content analysis;

    Abstract : Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 Iran has employed a deliberate and successful strategy centered around the use and support of various proxies, notably Hezbollah and Hamas who are part of the Iranian led Axis of Resistance. There is a vast literature that has studied different aspects of this Iranian proxy dimension, but relatively little research has been conducted on propaganda as a unifying mechanism. READ MORE

  2. 2. “Let This Be A Warning: If You Attack Israel, We Will Defend Ourselves” : Assessing defensive and offensive realism as applied upon the Israeli conduct against Iran 2007-2020

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Gustav Christensson; [2021]
    Keywords : Israel; Iran; Syria; defensive realism; offensive realism; Waltz; Walt; Mearsheimer;

    Abstract : In this theory testing case study the aim is to test which of the two competing theories, defensive and offensive realism, possess the greater explanatory power in regards to the Israeli action against Iran between 2007-2020, while subsequently assessing if either theory is applicable. Two competing analytical models, based around the seminal works of Kenneth Waltz, Stephen Walt, and John J. READ MORE

  3. 3. Studying the Whole Through the Sum of its Parts: Comparing CD8+ Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Three Types of Human Carcinoma

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Gustav Christensson; [2020]
    Keywords : Cancer; immunotherapy; scRNA-seq; tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte; CD8 T cells; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) that persist in chronic infections gradually lose their effector functions and become “exhausted”. Immune checkpoint blockade is an emerging cancer treatment which aims to induce exhausted TILs into regaining their effector function to fight neoplastic cells. READ MORE