Essays about: "politicians as actors"
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1. Sweden – “a Safe Haven” for Terrorists? : Investigating the Strategic Elements in Türkiye’s Narrative of Sweden During the NATO Accession Process
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How states narrate the world, their own policies and convey their story of events to a growing extent conditions the responses of others and the trajectory of political discussions. While storytelling is increasingly prevalent as a way of exerting influence in the political spheres of today, wider understanding of its practical manifestations is limited to a handful of actors. READ MORE
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2. German coal exit : an argumentative discourse analysis of storylines and discourse coalitions
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Germany passed a Coal Phase-out Act in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the objec-tives of the Paris Agreement, at a time when Germany was already phasing out nuclear energy. Thus, Germany faces a dual challenge: not only to break its dependence on coal as a resource, but also the overlap of the phase-outs of nuclear and coal energy. READ MORE
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3. Agenda-Setting in the Arctic : Critical Discourse Studies in the Case of the Norilsk Oil Spill
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : This paper examines the existing discourses surrounding environmental issues in Russia using a large oil Spill in Norilsk as a case study. The spill, which occurred in the summer of 2020, is the largest man-made disaster to ever occur in the Arctic, resulting in around 21,000 tons of diesel fuel being spilled into the ground and surrounding waterways. READ MORE
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4. Users Attitudes on Changing Anonymity on Social Media
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Anonymity on social media is a complex topic that has garnered attention from politicians and legislators alike. However, the opinions of end users on this matter have not been given due consideration. READ MORE
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5. Somebody should do something : A qualitative study to determine challenges that politicians face in decsion-making to mitigate climate change
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/MiljövetenskapAbstract : Climate change is known to cause more frequently occurring extreme events which threaten both natural and human systems as we know them. Island nations are particularly vulnerable to these climate-induced changes, and the Åland Islands are no exception to this rule. READ MORE
