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1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. Chinese Expansionism : A case study on the Chinese expansionist initiative in the South China Sea during the last decade

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Måns Nilsson; [2024]
   Keywords : The South China Sea; Realism; Balance of Power; Regional Hegemony and Elements of National Power.;

   Abstract : The Asian renaissance in the twentieth first century, constituted by astronomical economic growth combined with the ambitious and authoritarian leadership of Xi Jinping's reign, has led China in the direction of proactive international policies. The South China Sea is one of the major arenas where such policies are taking place. READ MORE

4. 3. Political Islam and Democratic Transition in the Middle East and North Africa: The Puzzle of Contradictory Trajectories in Egypt and Tunisia : A Comparative Analysis of the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Ali Al Mohammad; [2023]
   Keywords : Middle East and North Africa; Democratic Transition; Ennahda Movement; Muslim Brotherhood; Tunisia; Egypt;

   Abstract : The theme of this research paper is political Islam and democratic transition in the MENA. The study is delimited to the Ennahda Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood as two prominent political Islamist movements, focusing specifically on their experiences during the democratic transition period. READ MORE

5. 4. Dreams of Democracy within Extreme Dystopias : A Study of the Imperium of Man

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Patrick Sundkvist; [2021]
   Keywords : Warhammer: 40000; dystopia; literature; authoritarianism; science-fiction; violence; police; leadership; hierarchy; government; law; punishment; Warhammer: 40000; dystopi; litteratur; auktoritär; science-fiction; våld; polis; ledarskap; hierarki; regering; lag; straff;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyse several of the extreme dystopian elements found in the Warhammer: 40000 megatext and reveal how these elements display critique towards authoritarian policies and philosophy. I opted for a close reading of several texts and analysed several characters’ relationship to the galactic empire known as the Imperium of Man and found themes of suppression of thought, self-existential crises and wishes for freedom. READ MORE

6. 5. The Effect of International Organized Punishment of Foreign Policy : A study on the effects of sanctions imposed against the Government of Zimbabwe between 2002-2020

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Amanuel Yokabel; [2021]
   Keywords : Zimbabwe; ZANU-PF; United States; European Union; sanctions; effect;

   Abstract : In the early 2000 the government of Zimbabwe was targeted by sanction and restrictive measures imposed by the United States and the European Union. Sanctions have for decades been used as a method to delegitimize and isolate wrongdoers in order to promote democratic transitioning. READ MORE