Essays about: "Violent extremism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Violent extremism.

  1. 1. Democracy and Controversial Issues: Preparing students to become global citizens

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Sofie Sandell; Neha Sharma; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : demokrati; kontroversiella frågor; skolutveckling; ledarskap; democracy; controversial issues; school management; leadership;

    Abstract : In an attempt to make tomorrow's generation more democratic and critically aware, Skolverket has given clear instructions of including discussions related to controversial issues in classroom teachings. The thesis has both teachers’ and students’ perspectives of how conscious they are about using this tool. READ MORE

  3. 2. “If you’re on this sub, you’re on every watchlist possible.” An open-source investigation into the gamification of terrorism on Reddit’s user-run forum r/unexpectedjihad

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Agnieszka Ewa Gryz; [2023]
    Keywords : Gamification; Terrorism; Extremism; Jihad; Reddit; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study investigates the emerging phenomenon of gamification of terrorism, understood as the exploitation of video games mechanics and aesthetics to radicalize, proliferate propaganda and produce terror. Through an open-source ethnographic exploration of the “r/unexpectedjihad” community on Reddit, it attempts to answer how and to what extent violent jihadi sympathizers are gamifying terror in a digital setting. READ MORE

  4. 3. Examining the United Kingdom's Counter–terrorism Strategy:A discourse analysis of Prevent and its depiction of violent Islamist extremism

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Govand Barawi; [2023]
    Keywords : Prevent; UK; Terrorism;

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  5. 4. The Securitization of Extremism Threats in the Swedish Government : What Actual Significance does the Alleged Identification and Classification of a Security Threat have for Swedish National Security?

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

    Author : Mathilda Marklund; [2022]
    Keywords : School attacks; violence-promoting extremism; Islamist extremism; right-wing extremism; left-wing extremism; lone-actor of extremism.; Skolskjutningar; skolattacker; våldsbejakande extremism; våldsbejakande islamism; högerextremism; vänsterextremism; ensamagerande våldsverkare;

    Abstract : The new phenomena of “school attacks” has emerged in Sweden since 2015. Between 2015 and today (2022), Sweden has been a subject of four “school attacks”, whereas three of these attacks have occurred within a period of seven months. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Re-emergence of Military Coups in Africa : An Analysis of the African Union Response to the Unconstitutional Change of Government in Chad in 2021

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

    Author : Mamadou Jawo; [2022]
    Keywords : Chad; Suspend; Sanction; Intervention; Constitutive act; Pragmatism; Principle;

    Abstract : In April 2021, the military in Chad seized power upon the death of its President Idriss Deby whiles in the field fighting the rebel group Fighters of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT). By the end of 2021, soldiers had toppled elected governments in Mali, Guinea Conakry, and Sudan. READ MORE