Essays about: "Antagonism"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 63 essays containing the word Antagonism.
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16. Mapping the Terrain and Avoiding the Minefield: identifying the antagonistic constructions and socio-emotional motives of climate change contrarianism in the United States
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Since climate change reached public attention in the US, contrarian platforms have successfully established a counter-narrative to plant an illusion of deep controversy around the reality of climate change, effectively reproduced in conservative media. Despite growing scientific knowledge, a trend of enhanced, rather than decreasing, affiliation to contrarianism is paradoxically evident in the US. READ MORE
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17. #DeleteFacebook and Hashtag Activism in a Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis aims to conduct an in-depth study of the activism surrounding the #DeleteFacebook hashtag by applying Critical Discourse Analysis. By theorizing framing, digital colonialism, power relations, and antagonism, this thesis examines the qualitative analysis of 1.987 Tweets posted on Twitter between 20 February and 4 March 2021. READ MORE
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18. 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 kommunikationAbstract : 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
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19. Evaluation of in vitro antagonism assays in the mycoparasitic fungus Clonostachys rosea
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant PathologyAbstract : Fungicide use is the dominant direct method to control fungal pathogens on crops in agriculture. While effective, excessive use of them can be harmful to biodiversity and lead to fungicide resistance in pathogen populations. Biocontrol is an alternative where natural antagonistic organisms, called biocontrol agents (BCA), are used to protect crops. READ MORE
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20. How the story of control limits the reproduction of knowledge : a study of narratives in the Swedish Climate Policy Action Plan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Responses to combating worsening climate change are legitimized through narratives employed in government policy which build on existing master narratives about climate change produced in the subpolitics of international mega-science mainly influenced by IPCC as an expert authority. In Sweden the climate law forces the government to produce a Climate Policy Action Plan (CPAP) every four years that seeks to show how the set net zero emission target by 2045 is to be reached. READ MORE
