Essays about: "an essay"

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1. 21. Dual Cultural Influences and Career Paths: : Second-Generation Iranians in Sweden

   University essay from

   Author : Khazar Amini; [2024]
   Keywords : Cultural Capital; Field; Habitus; Identity Formation; Iranian Culture; Second-generation Iranians in Sweden;

   Abstract : Nearly four decades after the peak influx of Iranian immigrants to Sweden around 1985-1990, recent academic inquiry has begun to shift its emphasis towards their second generation. These individuals, born to parents who arrived during that period, are now achieving notable positions across various sectors of Swedish society. READ MORE

3. 22. DEMOCRACIES WITHOUT DEMOCRATS A quantitative study of citizens’ preferences for autocratic regimes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Petronella Ruben Hydén; [2023-12-06]
   Keywords : Autocratization; Autocracy; Outsider; Insider; Attitudes;

   Abstract : What decides whether a person prefers democracy or autocracy? Can the preference be narrowed down to one single influencing factor, or is it instead a combination of several phenomena that determines it? In order to understand the shifts in autocratic tendencies globally from a macro perspective, it is crucial to study the micro perspective behind it: individuals. This essay builds on previous research regarding citizens’ preference for different regime types to map out further why some people prefer autocracy over democracy. READ MORE

4. 23. THE URBAN-RURAL VOTING DIVIDE IN SWEDEN: A Quantitative Analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jack Andersson Stridh; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay seeks to analyze urban-rural differences in voting behavior in Sweden by measuring urban-rural differences in social attitudes around gender and immigration, and urban-rural differences in party choice. Previous studies have found that demographic and economic differences between regions explain a large part of the urban-rural voting gap, but a significant part still remains unexplained. READ MORE

5. 24. CURSED HORROR FILMS - A film analysis of ‘dangerous’ films within moving media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Iris Landar Lygren; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Horror; film studies; spectatorship; moral panics;

   Abstract : Within the field of horror films there is a subcategory of films and videos revolving around fictional horror films claimed to be ‘dangerous’ to the public. These works often relate to discussions around moral panics and spectatorship as well as historical viewpoints on the horror genre. READ MORE

6. 25. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
   Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

   Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE