Essays about: "terrorism US"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words terrorism US.

  1. 1. The Portrayal of Incel Violence : A Thematical Comparative Case Study of US and Swedish Media’s Presentation on Incel Attacks

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

    Author : Amanda Nordberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Incel; media; extremism; masculinity crisis; gender-based terrorism;

    Abstract : The research conducted in this thesis will focus on incels’ violence, the media coverage of it, and incels’ debatable connection to extremism. Using a comparative case study on incel violence enables an examination of how media presents the coverage, identifying similarities, differences, and patterns from a transnational perspective by analyzing news articles from two selected newspapers in the US and two newspapers from Sweden over a specific period. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Impact of Economic Interests and Oil on ‘Terror-labeling’ :   A qualitative study examining the process of ‘terror-labeling’ from a state-perspective

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

    Author : Emma Paris; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis recognizes the complexity of the ‘terrorism’ phenomena, whereas specifically ‘terror-labeling’ is of interest, as the different patterns of state-labeling are acknowledged. Specifically, this paper aims at understanding what might matter for the process of ‘terror-labeling’, hypothesizing that: states with economic interests in a foreign country are more likely to label a NSAG active, or based in that country, as ‘terrorist’. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Spectacle of the Alien/Migrant An exploration through Hollywood Science fiction and Horror Movies before and after 9/11

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Jonathan Cardenas; [2021]
    Keywords : science-fiction; horror; blockbuster; representation; alien; the other; myth; immigration; migrant; Hollywood; orientalism; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at addressing the question of the representation of the Other within current dominant visual media. The Other, in the context of this thesis, refers to any minority community group identified as different from a certain dominant norm; depending on the context it could correspond to groups such as Women, Afro-Americans or Arabs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Drought, Mechanisms and Terror: The role of crop harvests in increasing the intensity of terrorism.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thomas Bressler; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Drought; Terrorism; Conflict; Food Insecurity; Economic Shocks; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate whether crops are a mechanism through which drought affects terrorist activity. The theory suggests that drought can affect conflict if the group or country affected also is dependent on agriculture, experiences low economic development and is politically excluded. READ MORE

  6. 5. Perceptions of Women in the Far-Right : A Comparative Ideology Analysis of Far-Right Perceptions of Women. 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Eriksson; [2021]
    Keywords : Far-right Extremism; Women; Alt-right; Alt-lite; Misogyny; Conservative Feminism; Proud Boys; Proud Girls;

    Abstract : This bachelor’s thesis aspires to contribute to the field of research concerning women and far-right extremism. Scholars have during recent years called attention to the surge of far-right extremism and female participation in jihadi terrorism. However, when these fields of research meet, various knowledge gaps are distinguishable. READ MORE