Essays about: "Argumentative Discourse Analysis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Argumentative Discourse Analysis.
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1. Socio-technical imaginaries of the energy transition in Iceland, potential consequences for future conservation efforts
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : In 2021, the Icelandic government stated that Iceland will implement an energy transition plan with the goal of becoming a 100% carbon neutral and fossil free nation by 2040, furthermore, that a doubling in renewable energy production was needed to reach that goal. This led to an upsurge of a discourse among stakeholders and concerned citizens about the future of Iceland. READ MORE
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2. “Partner Number One” : A Political Discourse Analysis of Sweden Deciding to Join NATO
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis provides a description and an evaluation through a political discourse analysis of the report Deterioration of the security environment – implications for Sweden Ds 2022:8, which became the basis of the government’s decision to apply for NATO membership. The report was made by a working group that was provided with this task by the government; to deliberate on Swedish security policy concerning the changed European security environment due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. READ MORE
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3. German coal exit : an argumentative discourse analysis of storylines and discourse coalitions
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Germany passed a Coal Phase-out Act in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the objec-tives of the Paris Agreement, at a time when Germany was already phasing out nuclear energy. Thus, Germany faces a dual challenge: not only to break its dependence on coal as a resource, but also the overlap of the phase-outs of nuclear and coal energy. READ MORE
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4. Stories from the Swedish forest debate in the light of the climate - and biodiversity crisis : a discourse analysis of the concept Closer-to-Nature
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The concept Closer-to-Nature in forestry is increasingly acknowledged in the forestry-debates in Europe and in Sweden. The concept is one of many that has evolved through the challenges of our time, where climate change and biodiversity crisis are at our doorstep. READ MORE
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5. I cannot fix what doesn’t exist: Energy Poverty Discourse(s) in Germany
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The war in Ukraine has made the issue of energy poverty salient again in Germany after a long period of political neglect and limited attention. In studying the issue, I bridged agency and structure by employing Hajer’s Argumentative Discourse Analysis to examine both discourse coalitions and their storylines between 2017 and early 2022. READ MORE
