Essays about: "Anders Breivik"
Found 5 essays containing the words Anders Breivik.
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1. The monocultural religion and the eternal Muslim : A hermeneutic study on the construction and understanding of the concept of religion within the compendium of Anders Breivik and manifesto of Brenton Tarrant
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis argues that the concept of religion plays an important role in the compendium published by Anders Behring Breivik before his terror attack on July 22nd, 2011. As well as within the manifesto published by Brenton Tarrant before his terror attack on March 15th, 2019. READ MORE
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2. Analysing Evil : A Comparison of Christian and Islamist Terrorist Acts
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Although terrorism is an area that has been the subject of much research, systematic searches in databases reveal that a focus on actors and movements that find their motivation in Christian beliefs, is, by and large, lacking. Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attack, Islamist terrorism has been the major focus. READ MORE
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3. How does othering in Abu Bakr Naji’s The Management of Savagery and Anders Breivik’s 2083 reveal what the two authors perceive as the main external threats to their own groups?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Othering is central in the rhetoric of both Abu Bakr Naji and Anders Breivik throughout their works. Both authors use it as a device to drive a psychological wedge between the groups of ‘us’ and ‘them’. READ MORE
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4. Because Our Survival Depends On It : Thematizing Breivik’s Manifesto in the Light of Moral
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskapAbstract : On the 22nd of July 2011, Norwegian lone actor Anders Behring Breivik decided tocarry out his life mission; a mission, which resulted in two separate terrorist attackskilling 77 individuals linked to the Norwegian Labour Party. The attacks directlycontributed to launch the second violence wave of the modern right-wing extremistmovement, turning it into the most violent movement of today in Western Europe. READ MORE
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5. A Matter of Relations : A reception study of global audiences’ interpretations of, and interest in, the Norwegian terrorist attacks in 2011
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudierAbstract : This Master’s thesis investigates the matter of relations as a contributing factor to foreign audiences’ interest in, and interpretation of, news events. An explorative designed quantitative study is conducted based on the example of the terrorist attacks in Norway, 2011. READ MORE