Essays about: "power power tactics"

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1. 1. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

   Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
   Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

   Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

3. 2. Cultural Clash and Colonial Consequences: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Foosey Abdulgadir; [2023]
   Keywords : European missionaries; Christianity; Postcolonialism; Igbo culture; Cultural clash; Christian missionaries; ancestral spirits; British colonialists;

   Abstract : This paper explores Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart (1958) within the context of postcolonial theory, focusing on the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the forces of European imperialism. Achebe's work serves as a response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) and challenges the stereotypical portrayal of Africans. READ MORE

4. 3. Soft approach in the hardest cases : Facilitative mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Jonathan Norton; [2023]
   Keywords : Israeli-Palestinian conflict; readiness theory; mediation;

   Abstract : Intractable conflicts are characterized by their duration, level of violence as well as their attractivity of conflict management and resolution efforts. When mediated, they are most often dealt with coercive tactics designed to pressure the parties to reach an agreement. READ MORE

5. 4. The Uses and Abuses of Sports Diplomacy The European Parliament versus FIFA 208 & 2022 : Discourse analysis on EP statements on the controversies surrounding FIFA 2018 & 2022

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Jarjatu Johanna Jarju; [2023]
   Keywords : Sports Diplomacy; Soft Power; European Parliament; FIFA; Qatar; Russia;

   Abstract : Are there any consequences of using sports diplomacy? This thesis will look into sports diplomacy in the recent FIFA 2018 and 2022 cases from the lens of the European Parliament. Large sporting events have grown into an international phenomenon, that has been studied from the premises of power. READ MORE

6. 5. Identifying Optimal Throw-in Strategy in Football Using Logistic Regression

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Stephan Nieto; [2023]
   Keywords : Set-piece; throw-in; football analytics; optimal strategy; logistic regression; model assumptions; feature importance; feature transformations; gradient boosting; Fasta situationer; inkast; fotbollsanalys; optimal strategi; logistisk regression; modellantaganden; variabelvikt; variabeltransformationer; gradient boosting;

   Abstract : Set-pieces such as free-kicks and corners have been thoroughly examined in studies related to football analytics in recent years. However, little focus has been put on the most frequently occurring set-piece: the throw-in. READ MORE