Essays about: "cultural divide"

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1. 1. Linking for Peace. An affordance perspective of LinkedIn as an instrument for peace professionals to advance constructive conflict resolution and transformative efforts

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Jasmine Traore; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : Affordances; Human Computer Interaction HCI ; Peace and Conflict Research;

   Abstract : Has LinkedIn become the platform for a global community of practice for peace professionals? Does it have the potential to be? An inductive approach to Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) following Braun and Clarke’s six-phase methodology was used as an analytic instrument on empirical data from 13 semi-structured interviews with professionals in peace mediation, using the theoretical lens of affordances. The participants in the study were found to use LinkedIn to create and sustain meaningful connections globally and across sectors, learn from empirical knowledge, stories and insights from others and explore economic opportunities. READ MORE

3. 2. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
   Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

4. 3. China's elderly trapped in the digital age : A qualitative study on the elderly in a fourth-tier city

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Siyu Xu; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese elderly; ICTs; digital divide;

   Abstract : China is moving into an aging society, and the quality of life of the elderly has become a topic of public concern. With the development of ICT technology, China’s digital level is increasing, and there is a digital literacy gap between the young and the elderly, and the intergenerational digital divide is widening. READ MORE

5. 4. Reception of Antiquity in18th century Opera : A Study of Divine Elements in the Story of Alcestis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Filip Swital; [2023]
   Keywords : 5th century B.C. Athenian theatre; 18th century opera; divinity; enlightenment; reformed opera; Atensk teater under 400-taket f.Kr.; 1700-talsopera; upplysningstid; reformerad opera;

   Abstract : The story of Alcestis is an interesting case of divine agency pervading the narrative and the characters in the play. It intimately concerns the mortal players, who, though largely powerless in the struggle, are central to the story. READ MORE

6. 5. Landskapsanalys för byutveckling : en tillämpning av SAVE-metoden på landsbygden

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

   Author : Fanny Ciszuk; [2023]
   Keywords : landskapsanalys; SAVE; byutveckling; landsbygd; landskapskaraktär;

   Abstract : Resultatet av min SAVE-analys i Lagga kyrkby visar att de viktigaste delarna att skydda i landskapet runt Lagga för att behålla den nuvarande karaktären är bronsålderslandskapet, odlingslandskapet med sin bystruktur och den småbrutna karaktären. Jag anser att SAVE-analysen i Lagga kyrkby kompletterar kommunens och bybornas förslag. READ MORE