Essays about: "Social Criticism"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 242 essays containing the words Social Criticism.

  1. 16. How fake is fake enough? : Deepfakes potential effect on the way news media is used and experienced today and in the near future

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för kommunikation, kvalitetsteknik och informationssystem (2023-)

    Author : Ebba Lundberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Deepfakes; AI; News media; Affordances; Constraints;

    Abstract : Deepfakes are synthetic content, like pictures, videos, and sounds, that are generated with advanced deep learning and AI-technology. Anyone can create deepfakes and therefore, deepfakes create threats to the individual, financially and to the society. For example, bullying, defamation, fraud, damage to democracy and news media manipulation. READ MORE

  3. 17. DEALING WITH PUBLIC CRITICISM OF SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANISATIONS : A Qualitative study of children and youth social services organisations in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Maureen Muuru; Saul Kiptoo Kogei; [2023]
    Keywords : Keywords: Public criticism; social service organisations; social service organisation managers; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study aimed to explore and understand how children's and youth social service organisations in Sweden deal with public criticism. The study utilised system theory and social constructionist theory. READ MORE

  4. 18. Rethinking Imaginaries: A Discussion on the Swedish Tradition of Openness, the GDPR, and the Case of Publication Certificates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Diana Stefania Grigorescu; [2023]
    Keywords : openness; freedom of expression; privacy; data protection; GDPR; social imaginary; ideology; utopia; Swedish Riksdag; social reality; European Studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sweden has an almost three-century-long tradition of openness, whose principles are enshrined in the state’s fundamental laws. When the revolution of the Internet was in full bloom at the turn of the century, with new forms of mass communication innovating the media landscape, Sweden saw the opportunity to strengthen freedom of expression and information, as one of the main pillars of openness. READ MORE

  5. 19. Of Chaos And Clockworks : A Formal Criticism Of The Modern Sustainability Paradigm

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Miljövetenskap

    Author : Sebastian Arnström; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainability science; complexity; complex adaptive systems; Earth system; Earth system science; resilience theory; the adaptive cycle; chaos theory; eco-theology;

    Abstract : This thesis is a critical review of two central theories in the modern sustainability paradigm – namely… (1) the theory that the Earth’s geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere form a complex adaptive system – the Earth system, and (2) the theory that all human activities are intrinsically dependent on, and constrained by, non-anthropogenic states and processes in the Earth system. The thesis explains the origins and the logic of these theories, and subjects them to formal, semi-formal and comparative criticism. READ MORE

  6. 20. ALL BARK NO BITE? An explorative case study of BrewDog's Corporate Political Advocacy campaign

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Olivia Dinér; Alice Sävman; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Political Advocacy; Authenticity; Woke-washing; Entrepreneurial Leadership; CEO Activism; Challenger Brand; BrewDog; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In times of political divisiveness, Corporate Political Advocacy (CPA) has emerged as a commonly used communication strategy whereby brands voice support for socio-political issues. Despite its increasing prominence, research of CPA in the field of strategic communication is scarce. READ MORE