Essays about: "politician"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 68 essays containing the word politician.

  1. 1. Faces of Authenticity : A Comparative Analysis of Personalization Strategies in Shaping an Authentic Image of the Politician

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karin Sillén; [2024]
    Keywords : personalization; privatization; emotionalization; survey experiment; perceived authenticity; Hillary Clinton; Bernie Sanders;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to investigate what type of personalization is more successful in shaping an authentic image of the politician. Two politicians; Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been chosen for the study. READ MORE

  2. 2. Far-Right Politicians, Alternative media & Twitter. A explanatory study on far-right politicians use of alternative media

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hugo Peterson; [2023-03-03]
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    Abstract : As alternative media and its dangers have become increasingly established in the last few years and got to the forefront of Swedish politics because of the planned murder of Sweden politician Annie Lööf, this study aims to look into if far-right politicians use alternative media in order to spread their message using the research question: Do politicians of the Swedish Democrats spread more alternative media on their social media accounts than politicians of the mainstream conservative Moderates? The result of this research question was a positive causality where Sweden democrats to a statistically significant degree do post more links to alternative media than moderates politicians meaning they most certainly do. The most interesting thing about this study may be that politicians with a higher position within the party, and thus should be most in the know with the potentially damaging aspects of alternative media, post the most. READ MORE

  3. 3. WHY WOMEN’S DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION DOES NOT LEAD TO SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION: An interview study of women politician’s perceptions of hindrances for political inclusion in Bolivia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Granlund; [2023-01-30]
    Keywords : Substantive representation; Women; Hindrances; Informal institutions; Bolivia;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to understand why a high descriptive representation does not result in a high substantive representation. The theory of politics of presence (Phillips, 1995) suggests that there should be a link between descriptive and substantive representation. READ MORE

  4. 4. FOREIGN WAR,LOCAL WIN? : The invasion of Ukraine through the lens of onlinepolitical campaigns in the Czech Republic

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Silvestr Horák; [2023]
    Keywords : Political campaigning; media domestication; online communication; Facebook; Twitter;

    Abstract : In 2022, Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This act had created turmoil outside of Ukraine’s border and politicians around the globe took this as a chance to promote themselves and their values. This thesis follows how was the war used in the Czech Republic during Senatorial, Municipal, and Presidential campaigns. READ MORE

  5. 5. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Arsema Solomon Zeray; [2023]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphors; politics; gender; Africa; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. READ MORE