Essays about: "civic activism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words civic activism.

  1. 6. Ethnic divisions in Bosnia-Herzegovina
 - The inequality between three different ethnic groups in the country and how media is used to portray them

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Karolina Jurcevic; [2020]
    Keywords : Bosnia-Herzegovina; BiH; Media; Activism; Civic activism; Grassroots activism; Post-conflict peace building;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to observe how media and activism can be a part of the post-conflict peace building in Bosnia as well as to highlight the work and importance of NGOs in the country. This thesis will focus on how these NGOs work with media and activism in order to contribute to the post-conflict peace building. READ MORE

  3. 7. Here to be Heard : Digital feminist engagement with #MeTooinChina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Lu Zheng; [2019]
    Keywords : feminist engagement in China; civic agency; civic engagement; #MeTooinChina; online political engagement; censorship; digital feminist activism; networked social movement; women’s rights movement in China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study analyses Chinese people's engagement in #MeTooinChina against sexual assault and patriarchal norms in Chinese society by asking three main research questions: 1) Why and how do Chinese people engage with #MeTooinChina? 2) What challenges are they faced with in their engagement and how do these challenges influence their continuous engagement with #MeTooinChina? 3) How do they reflect on their engagement and evaluate the outcomes of #MeTooinChina? Theoretically the thesis draws on research into digital social movements, in particular in relation to feminist movements, as well as theories on the network society and how social media is used for political engagement. The notion of political engagement as based in emotions and affects is discussed in particular. READ MORE

  4. 8. Post-political Numbness of a Digital Society : The Political Condition of Environmental Activism on Twitter

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Lea Wengel; [2018]
    Keywords : post-politics; depoliticisation; climate change; zero waste movement; environmental activism; social media; Twitter; quantitative content analysis;

    Abstract : Over the past decades, a widespread consensus has emerged regarding the anthropogenic causes and negative impacts of climate change. For instance, the environmental pollution reaches alarming dimensions on a global level implying immanent dangers to the future of humankind and nature. READ MORE

  5. 9. Human rights activism in Mexico City – A case study on young people’s strategies for enacting citizenship

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Michal Viksten; [2018]
    Keywords : Human Rights Education; Social Movements; Civic Participation; Mexico; Critical Pedagogy;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the strategies used by young people in Mexico City to exercise civic participation in the form of human rights activism. Mexican society is currently markedby an increased amount of human rights violations, together with high levels of corruption, violence and severe flaws within the democratic system. READ MORE

  6. 10. Redefining civic engagement in the digital age : An ethnographic study of the #rezist protest in Romania

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Larisa Hladiuc; [2017]
    Keywords : millennials; social media; online activism; generational shifts; civic engagement;

    Abstract : Media is belittling millennials for the current overall decrease in civic engagement. They are criticized for their apparent lack of responsibility, political knowledge and reluctance to get involved in current affairs, and social media and the Internet have been regarded as contributing to this civic decline. READ MORE