Essays about: "Analytic Narratives"

Found 4 essays containing the words Analytic Narratives.

1. 1. FACEBOOK IS NOW META. Meta's corporate sociotechnical imaginary and the discursive construction of the Metaverse as the social platform of the future

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Marc Castell; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : corporate sociotechnical imaginary; corporate communication; future narratives; Metaverse; platform capitalism; strategic narratives; Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse;

   Abstract : The interpretive discourse-analytic framework of the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse is used to analyze how Meta's senior executives discursively frame the use of augmented reality and virtual reality in order to position the Metaverse as the next social platform during Connect 2021. The findings suggest five interpretive schemas that characterize the Metaverse as a social platform of the future: (a) the Metaverse as the next version of the Internet; (b) the Metaverse as a facilitator of presence and a connector of people; (c) the Metaverse as a marketplace in the Metaverse economy; (d) the Metaverse as a ubiquitous place in our daily lives; and (e) the Metaverse as a space designed in a responsible manner. READ MORE

3. 2. Analytical Narrative of Economical, Political, Intellectual and Maritime History of Europe from Late Medieval to Early Modern Age

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Görkem Gencer; [2021]
   Keywords : Analytic Narratives; ; Institutions as Equilibria; European Economic History; Great Divergence; Geographical Explorations;

   Abstract : The Malthusian cycle was broken in 19th century Western Europe. Industrial revolution was the underlying reason according to social scientists. However, further questions emerged. An obvious one is: why did Europe host the industrial revolution? Unquestionably, the everlasting and voluminous literacy over this issue is far from over. READ MORE

4. 3. Urban Segregation and the Paradigm of Security - A Discourse Analysis of Swedish Urban Policies

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Maja Stalevska; [2018]
   Keywords : Urban Policy; Segregation; Discourse Analysis; Governmentality; Ban-opticon dispositif;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the modalities of Swedish urban policy in its approach to urban segregation. By using a diachronic discourse analytic approach inspired by Foucault, I attempt to reconstruct the narrative of urban policy by looking at the problematizations of urban phenomena in urban programmes extending over the course of two decades. READ MORE

5. 4. The understanding of development in Ecuador through institutions and beliefs, 1950-2014

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Estefanía Fernanda Salvador Tamayo; [2014]
   Keywords : beliefs; leadership; outcomes; open society.; Institutions; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes Ecuadorian development through a historical perspective, in which the changes related to institutions and beliefs are crucial for the explanation of their dramatic transformation. In this respect, during most of its history Ecuador was characterized for lack of leadership, high external dependence, corruption, selfish interests of groups of power, and huge instability. READ MORE