Essays about: "British politics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words British politics.

  1. 11. Anticolonial Resistance in the Post-Ottoman Mashriq: Examining the Iraqi Jazirah

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Rebecca Irvine; [2018]
    Keywords : Iraq; 1920; revolution; frontier; Jazirah; anticolonialism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The anticolonial uprising in 1920 against the British occupation of the provinces of Mosul, Baghdad, and Basra marked an unprecedented escalation in resistance and opposition to the colonial forces. While most narratives of this uprising focus on the more significant events across the lower and middle Euphrates, earlier, unsuccessful episodes of anticolonial resistance also emerged in the Jazirah region of north-west Iraq. READ MORE

  3. 12. Distant Suffering : A multimodal analysis of the politics of pity in news agencies’ mediation of the chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Jack Thornberg; [2017]
    Keywords : distant suffering; mediation; global crisis; poststructuralism; discourse analysis; international relations; political science; communication; analytics of mediation;

    Abstract : This thesis explores of how American and British television mediated the crisis that started with the 4 April 2017 alleged chemical attack in Syria and culminated with the subsequent attack on Syria by the United States 7 April 2017. It builds upon a rich literature and focuses on the politics of pity in the mediated representation of distant suffering as set out by Luc Boltanski. READ MORE

  4. 13. ”By the iron hand of oppression" : The performance of the parliamentary election contest in Nottingham and Middlesex 1802-1803

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Alvar Blomgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Georgian elections; political history; history of democracy; Georgian politics; Parlamentary reform; reform movement; radicals; radicalism; Pittite repression; Gagging acts; two acts; seditious meetings act; treason act; habeas corpus suspension act; habeas corpus; Nottingham; Middlesex; 1802 general election; parlamentary elections; controverted elections; 19th century; nineteenth century; treaty of Amiens; Joseph Birch; Daniel Coke; William Mainwaring; Francis Burdett; Mary Rich; Cold Bath prison; newspapers; citizenship; nationality; British national identity; English national identity; gender; masculinity; independence; working-class; lower-class; crowds; women; female; political propaganda; political artifacts; vestiary affronts; space; place; power; emotions; collective emotions; solidarity; doing politics; social practice; practice theory; practice-as-entity; practice-as-performance; Elizabeth Shove; Ducking; spencering; Hanoverian;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how politics was done at the level of the parliamentary constituencies at the time of the treaty of Amiens 1802-1803. This is achieved through two case studies of the elections in Middlesex and Nottingham, which are investigated as social practices. READ MORE

  5. 14. Pulling up the Drawbridge: From Vote Leave to the Brexit White Paper

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michael Igoe; [2017]
    Keywords : Brexit; United Kingdom; European Union; Vote Leave; Immigration; Border Politics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : On 23th June 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether or not to leave the European Union. The results were 52% to 48% in favour of leaving. This was accomplished by Vote Leave, the designated campaign group in favour of leaving the European Union, convincing enough citizens to vote in their favour. READ MORE

  6. 15. Climate Change Communication during COP21 in Paris: The Momentum for Change framed by the Guardian

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Lisa Plattner; [2016]
    Keywords : climate change communication; COP21; Paris Agreement; frame analysis; global leaders; the Guardian;

    Abstract : The study of climate change communication has become a vital research field. It has evolved into being an essential translator between the scientific community and the public. READ MORE