Essays about: "Authoritarian"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 231 essays containing the word Authoritarian.

  1. 1. IS THE SEED OF REVOLUTION REPRESSION? A quantitative study of the relationship between government repression and anti-government mass mobilization

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Albertsson; [2024-03-25]
    Keywords : Government repression; Anti-government mass mobilization; Authoritarian regimes; Protests;

    Abstract : Throughout history, authoritarian regimes have used repression to avoid the opposition to flourish and to retain power. However, in the case of the protests for Mahsa Amini against the regime in Iran, it has been demonstrated that government repression instead, can be positively associated with anti-government mass mobilization. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Overpopulation and Authoritarian Regime : The Villains in an Anthropocene Era

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Kajsa Gingborn; [2024]
    Keywords : Anthropocene; Authoriterian; Overpopulation; John Lanchester; Sam J. Miller; Blackfish City; The Wall; Rebellion; Social Justice; Climate Change; Anthropocene Fiction;

    Abstract : This essay explores the dynamic landscape of Anthropocene fiction, using novels such as John Lanchester’s The Wall and Sam J. Miller’s Blackfish City as lenses through which to explore the aftermath of climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Domestic to Extraterritorial Repression : A quantitative study of how authoritarian regime type affects the incidence of transnational repression

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Linnéa Ström; [2024]
    Keywords : Transnational repression; regime type; authoritarianism;

    Abstract : Authoritarian states have an extended reach on their populations residing outside of the country borders due to globalization and digitalization. This is part of the explanation of the increase of transnational repression globally. READ MORE