Essays about: "Belarus"

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  1. 6. Non-violent resistance movements in the light of digital repression

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

    Author : Anna Plaudina; [2022]
    Keywords : repression; digital repression; backfire effect; censorship; Belarus; digital revolution; mobilization; ICT; Telegram revolution;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, the success rate of non-violent resistance movements has decreased. With the development of information and communication technology (ICT), governments have taken repression into the digital realm to tamper with protest movements. READ MORE

  3. 7. Weapons or Victims? The impact of weaponized migration on the European Union’s self-perception and identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilma Sörman Ivarzon; [2022]
    Keywords : Weaponized migration; Refugee Portrayals; Ontological Security; European identity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the European Parliament portrays weaponized migration, a phenomenon in which states mobilize migrants against another state to force concessions. Furthermore, the thesis analyses how instances of weaponized migration impact European identity. READ MORE

  4. 8. PATCHING THE MOVEMENT : Belarusian feminists’ experiences of well-being support

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Yana Snizhko; [2022]
    Keywords : feminist activism; development cooperation; well-being;

    Abstract : The current study intends to investigate how processes related to acquiring well-being support are experienced by feminist activists in Belarus and what are the key ideas and notions in their statements. As a result of collected interviews and performed discourse analysis on the empirical material, the author has concluded that activists position themselves within the notion of productive “activism” where burn-out is considered to be a negative, yet normalized part of activist engagement. READ MORE

  5. 9. Theorizing the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest as political engagement: : Insights from the Eurovision Song Contest– a peace project that evolved into an arena for political propaganda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Emma Fritze; [2022]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest; imagined communities; political discourse; impression management; nation branding;

    Abstract : Over the last six decades, the Eurovision Song Contest has tried to embody the voice of European unification and international corporation. Previous scholars have depicted Eurovision as something highly influential and beneficial for all participating parties, whether that relates to the opportunity for commercial profit, outspoken Europeanist aspirations, or desired political progress– the song contest is utilized by multiple actors for varying reasons. READ MORE

  6. 10. Comparing Media Systems Applied in Post-Soviet Countries Political Parallelism and Role of the State in Armenia, Belarus and Russia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskomm

    Author : Elen Kocharyan; [2021-09-14]
    Keywords : media systems; post-Soviet countries; political parallelism; interviews;

    Abstract : Purpose: The research aims to reveal the media models operating in the selected three post-Soviet countries: Armenia, Belarus, Russia. As the latters have a joint history the thesis seeks to find out the historica, economic and socio-political casual links that have contributed to the development of the current media systems. READ MORE