Essays about: "Belarus"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 61 essays containing the word Belarus.

  1. 26. Memorials to the Holocaust Victims in Minsk, Belarus : History, Design, Impact

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Maryna Semenchenko; [2018]
    Keywords : memorial; Holocaust; Minsk; memory; public realm;

    Abstract : This research studies two memorials to the Holocaust victims in Minsk, Belarus with the aim to identify how these spaces of commemoration were formed. The study builds upon the analysis of three spheres: the physical space of the chosen memorials, decision-making process regarding their installation, and social practices that have happened around. READ MORE

  3. 27. “I can’t stop being an activist” : study on mediated activism and social change in Belarusian LGBT+ community

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Yana Snizhko; [2018]
    Keywords : mediated activism; LGBT activism; collective connective action; social media; Belarus; ;

    Abstract : During the last five years mediated activism dedicated to LGBT+ issues in Belarus has flourished despite restrictive context: several new online initiatives, including a media project, have been launched. The current study investigates how one of the most politically underprivileged and marginalized groups – LGBT+ activists – make use of online social media to advocate for positive social and political modification in the Belarusian society. READ MORE

  4. 28. Social media and (non)democracy : The analysis of daily Facebook use by political opposition in Belarus

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Yuliya Ilyuk; [2018]
    Keywords : Social media; prosumption; traditional media; media power; authoritarian regime; democracy; civil society; civic participation; digital political communication; political opposition.;

    Abstract : The recent growth of social media and other internet technologies is believed to diminish the control of political elites over information flows and enable citizens to be active participants of political processes. Practice shows, however, that this general tendency acquires different forms in different geopolitical contexts. READ MORE

  5. 29. The EU - a Normative Power: Understanding the EU's motivations through its use and non-use of sanctions (restrictive measures)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Neriman Kikici; [2017-08-04]
    Keywords : European Union; EU; foreign policy; sanctions; restrictive measures; strategic interests; normative power; norm promotion; economic interests; security interests; neo-realism; norms;

    Abstract : The objective is to understand to what extent the EU’s behaviors/reactions, especially the use of sanctions, against the third countries vary in accordance with strategic or normative motivations and secondarily how the EU’s foreign policy choices have been varied over time. For this purpose, the thesis explores the EU’s stated motivations and actual practices by employing content analysis. READ MORE

  6. 30. The Role of Human Rights in EU-Belarus Relations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bastian Bayer; [2017]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Belarus; Lukashenka; EU; Foreign Policy; Jospeh Nye; Soft Power; Hard Power; Smart Power;

    Abstract : It has been proven that the burgeoning power of the EU is not negligible. However, it is still debatable whether the EU acts as a smart power in its external human rights policy. READ MORE