Essays about: "U.S. politics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words U.S. politics.

  1. 1. The Abortion Debate in the U.S. Media : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Abortion Debate within two prominent U.S. News Outlets Leading Up to and Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Merle von der Hülst; [2023]
    Keywords : U.S. media; abortion; Roe v. Wade; Fox News; CNN; Hegemony; Critical Discourse Analysis; Frame Analysis; Media Bias;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyze whether any media bias and framing can be observed in the U.S. news reporting surrounding the topic of the abortion debate. And if yes, how they are being presented to their respective audiences. READ MORE

  3. 2. Conspiracy theories in cyberspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Damir Zizic; [2023]
    Keywords : Conspiracy theories; QAnon; disinformation; social media; cyber warfare;

    Abstract : The introduction of social media platforms influenced the social dynamics by changing the way individuals are exposed to information. The straightforwardness of social media communication resulted in an overwhelming amount of information for users, and the variety of sources of the information is limiting users’ ability to assess what information is genuine and what is disinformation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Communist Party of China and Strategic Narratives During the Covid-19 Pandemic : Identity and Narrative Construction in the Party Journal Qiushi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jessica Örnholt; [2023]
    Keywords : Communist Party of China; Covid-19; pandemic; multilateralism; vaccines; Qiushi; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes how the Communist Party of China (CPC) has used the Covid-19 pandemic to enhance its identity as a global actor. This builds upon theories of soft power and demonstrates the advantages of using strategic narratives to analyze soft power in the current global system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sports & politics : Legacy, rights, and labour within the soft power mechanisms of the United Bid 2026

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Antonio-Adrian Ioana; [2023]
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    Abstract : The 2022 World Cup, a major opportunity for Qatar to enhance its soft power, had recently concluded with a victory that was as heavily contested as it was celebrated, namely the crowning of Argentina as world champions. Argentina’s win comes as a culmination for over a decade of continuous debates on critical topics that disempowered Qatar on the global stage, such as the exploitation of labor during the preparation for the 2022 WC which led to thousands of deaths of migrant workers, or the briberies offered by the Qatari government in order to influence the votes for the hosting rights. READ MORE

  6. 5. Property Prices and Disaster (In)Justice: Fifty Years of Demographic Change in Hawai’i County’s Lava Hazard Zones

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : AnaCapri Mauro; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Vulnerability; Volcanic Hazards; Disaster Justice; Risk Governance; Temporal Analysis; Mauna Loa; Kīlauea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While there is a degree of homogeneity in the physical impact that volcanic hazards can cause, the experience of volcanic risk and the politics of exposure are far from equal. The purpose of this thesis is to expand on research citing population growth and property price dynamics as factors encouraging settlement in the Mauna Loa and Kīlauea lava hazard zones. READ MORE