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  1. 1. “Freedom not Fear, truckers not Trudeau” : Antagonism as Populism: Against the Liberal Consensus in Canada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Mattias Törnell; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis is investigating the rise of populism in Canada, and how the Freedom Convoy 2022 changed the political landscape allowing for populism to be mainstreamed. Populism as a political force is reshaping liberal democracies, and by analysing how populism as a counter movement against the liberal hegemony is constructed, this thesis, while focused on Canada, will show how societal polarization and the construction of political frontiers is expanding the populist zeitgeist. READ MORE

  3. 2. What’s the story? A cross-societal ecolinguistic analysis of digital newspaper articles reporting on the US military presence in Okinawa, Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Emma Suzuki; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; geopolitics; environmental justice; media studies; cross-cultural studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Social and environmental issues associated with US military presence in Okinawa have adversely affected island residents for years and requires urgent attention. However, with actors with different beliefs and values involved, the search for sustainable solutions is elusive. READ MORE

  4. 3. Under the shade of rumour refutation : a critical analysis of #PoliceRefuteRumour campaign on Chinese social media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Mingyi Fang; [2021]
    Keywords : Civic Culture; Antagonism and Hegemony; Myth; Rumour; Rumour refutation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rumour refutation is a series of campaigns that the Chinese authorities invest in combating 'the overflow' of network rumours, especially since 2017. These campaigns reflect the Chinese's knowledge of rumour as false and harmful. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Emergence of Nation Sub-Branding: A Case Study on the Discourses of 'The National Developer of Egypt'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amr Ammar; [2021]
    Keywords : Nation branding; sub-branding; social justice; hegemony; Laclau and Mouffe’s Theory of Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the emerging strategy of nation sub-branding and critically argues for the domestic implications it has on national identities and the falsely promoted tradition of social justice. The study situates itself within the critical cultural stream of nation branding research, rejecting, however, prior scholarly presumption that a segmented nation brand could mean less marginalization. READ MORE

  6. 5. #NiUnaMenosBolivia fights back : A discourse theoretical analysis on the struggle against gender-based violence in Bolivia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Olga Yegorova; [2017]
    Keywords : Discourse theory; Ni Una Menos; #NiUnaMenos; feminism; counterpublic; identity; collective identity; hegemony; agonism; antagonism; Latin American; Bolivia; Mouffe; Laclau; social movements; gender; activism; women s movement; Fraser; ethnography; discourse theoretical analysis; Feminismus; Lateinamerika; Diskurstheorie; Diskursanalyse; Feminismo; América Latina; Bolivia; Ni Una Menos; discurso; movimiento social; mujeres; identidad;

    Abstract : Femicides are not a new phenomenon. Marches involving thousands of people all around the Latin American continent to fight them, however, is. Ni Una Menos - Not one woman less - is the slogan that also mobilized Bolivians to mass-based protests in November 2016. READ MORE