Essays about: "war and media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 197 essays containing the words war and media.

  1. 1. “Russian oppositional journalism is not an institution; it is a partisan movement” : Reconfigured professional identities among Russophone exile journalists in the Baltic States

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Jana Paegle; [2024]
    Keywords : Exile journalism; professional identity; opposition; diaspora; Baltic states; Russia; resilience theory; Exiljournalistik; professionell identitet; opposition; diaspora; Baltikum; Ryssland; resiliensteori;

    Abstract : Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, repressive legislative changes and tightened war-censorship prompted a new wave of media professionals leaving the Federation. This study explores how Russian journalists resettling in the Baltic states articulate their professional identity and view the Russian versus Baltic governments’ attitudes while adapting abroad. READ MORE

  2. 2. “Freedom or Death” A Qualitative Content Analysis on Motivation in the Dzhokhar Dudayev and Sheikh al Mansur Battalion

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Femke Marije Metz; [2024]
    Keywords : Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion; Identity; Motivation; Qualitative Content Analysis; Sheikh al Mansur Battalion; Ukraine;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at how motivation to fight in war is represented in the social media of the Sheikh al Mansur Battalion and the Dzhokhar Dudayev Battalion. Both battalions are voluntary forces, therefore not conscripted or paid to fight in war. READ MORE

  3. 3. How the Office of High Representative has impacted the reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Hanna Mustajbegovic; Berg Theodor; [2024]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; Reconciliation; The Office of High Representative; Dayton peace agreement; Cold peace; Warm peace;

    Abstract : Twenty eight years ago there was a brutal war in Bosnia and Herzegovina between the three main ethnic groups in the country as a part of the bracke-up of Yugoslavia  (Balazs, 2008). This thesis analyses how the OHR has contributed to the reconciliation process in Bosnia and Herzegovina by looking at academic articles, information from local actors, analysing the local debate and semistructured interviews within the international community in BiH. READ MORE

  4. 4. Famine declarations in conflict situations: A critical examination of the process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine and starvation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Benjamin Holmsten; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : Famine; starvation; famine and conflict; famine declaration; Tigray; Ethiopia; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This study focuses on providing a critical examination of the current process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine, with special consideration of political influences towards the process. The research methodology consists of two case studies, one from the Tigray-war, Ethiopia (2020-2022), and one from South Sudan from the start of the civil war in 2013 up until today. READ MORE

  5. 5. 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