Essays about: "counter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 921 essays containing the word counter.

  1. 1. How Storytelling Drives Activism and Resistance? : Mobilization behind the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Suad Sadullahi; [2024]
    Keywords : Resistance; SLAPP; Activism; Space; Storytelling; Power relations; Mobilization;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on the stories of activists in Kosovo and why and how they resist in a context where powerful actors increasingly use strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP) as a new mode of exercising power. The thesis seeks to understand resistance and new ways of exercising resistance in the context of SLAPP. READ MORE

  3. 2. Countering Terrorist Content Online: Removal = Success? : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the EU Regulation 2021/784

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Nina McCarthy Hartman; [2024]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; Content Moderation; Counter-Terrorism; EU;

    Abstract : This thesis critically interrogates the underlying assumptions which legitimise the hard regulation of online platforms regarding terrorist content, by turning to the case of the EU Regulation 2021/784. Utilising qualitative critical discourse analysis, the study analyses how the EU's strategy against terrorist content online is discursively legitimised through the lens of Theo van Leeuwen's framework for discursive legitimisation strategies, focusing on moral and rational justifications. READ MORE

  4. 3. Detecting Fraudulent User Behaviour : A Study of User Behaviour and Machine Learning in Fraud Detection

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Analys och partiella differentialekvationer

    Author : Patrik Gerdelius; Sjönneby Hugo; [2024]
    Keywords : Fraud Detection; User Behaviour; Random Forest; PCA; SMOTE;

    Abstract : This study aims to create a Machine Learning model and investigate its performance of detecting fraudulent user behaviour on an e-commerce platform. The user data was analysed to identify and extract critical features distinguishing regular users from fraudulent users. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tapestry of rural lives : trust and ties within BYGDSAM association

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Zana-Sofia Merdovic; [2024]
    Keywords : weak ties; civil associations; rural development;

    Abstract : Local communities across Europe have been experiencing a decline in population and public services. To counter this trend, civil society often steps up through voluntary associations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Predicting Counter-Strike Matches using Machine Learning Models

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Broms; William Nordansjö; [2024]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Sports betting is a widespread industry where predictive modeling play a big role. The goal of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of machine learning within the realm of e-sport prediction. The data used for this thesis is publicly available data was recorded over a three year period. READ MORE