Essays about: "BLM Movement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words BLM Movement.

1. 1. Hawkes Processes on Socialand Mass Media: : A Causal Study of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement inthe Summer of 2020

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistik, AI och data science

   Author : Alfred Minh Lindström; [2023]
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   Abstract : In this work we study interactions in social media and the reports in mass media during the Black LivesMatter (BLM) protests following the death of George Floyd. We implement open-source pipelines to process the data at scale and employ the self-exciting counting process known as Hawkes process to address our main question: is there a causal relation between interactions in social media and reports of street protests in mass media? Specifically, we use distributed label propagation to identify such interactions in Twitter, that supported the BLM movement, and compared the timing of these interaction to those of news reports of street protests mentioning George Floyd, via the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) Project. READ MORE

3. 2. Protests in Europe: Is violence the answer? : A comparative case study on protest violence and success in democracies

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

   Author : Catrin Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Protests; Protest violence; Democracy; Europe; Concession;

   Abstract : This thesis has empirically investigated the relationship between violent protest and concession in democracies. Previous research has focused on maximalist movements that aim to overthrow sitting governments using violent methods. READ MORE

4. 3. Creating National Relevance : A Qualitative Study on “Black Lives Matter Sweden”

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

   Author : Adia Atwell; [2022]
   Keywords : BLM; Black Lives Matter; Race; Sweden; Qualitative; Transnationalism; Digital Activism; Facebook; Digitally Networked Action;

   Abstract : Black Lives Matter protests and rallies erupted in the summer of 2020 following several cases of police brutality in the US, including the death of George Floyd after video of him being killed by a police officer were shared in the media. These protests quickly spread internationally and pushed countries to face their own histories and structurally embedded racism, including Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. The Role of Social Media in the Activism Measures of Nonprofit Organizations : An Empirical Study of Nonprofit Organizations

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Sara Ruzic; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Media; Twitter; Facebook; Instagram; LinkedIn; Digitalization; Digital Ecosystem; User Behavior; Digital Activism; Digital Marketing; NPO Nonprofit Organization ; BLM Black Lives Matter ; LISC Local Initiatives Support Corporation ; DDM Dolgin Digital Marketing ; IRC International Rescue Committee ;

   Abstract : Social media and its underlying technologies have created an advanced and sophisticated platform for digital activism. As a result, companies and organizations are undergoing a pivotal transition in how they reach and engage with users in a fast and efficient manner. READ MORE

6. 5. Corporations, Social Movements, and Social Media. Investigating Corporate Engagement with the Black Lives Matter Movement on Twitter.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Nils Lange; [2021-07-27]
   Keywords : Corporate Communication; Social Media; Social Movement; Black Lives Matter; Engagement; Twitter; Dialogue Theory; Public Relations; Strategic Communication;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates to what extent corporations engage with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on Twitter. The purpose is to facilitate a better understanding of corporate communication on social media in general, and around social movements in particular. READ MORE