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1. 1. »CAUSA CAFFIER«: FAR-RIGHT CONNECTIONS IN GERMAN POLITICS AND SECURITY AGENCIES - Political Crisis Communication and its Representation in Legacy News Media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

   Author : Merle Frederike Sontheimer; [2022-09-01]
   Keywords : Germany; Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania; right-wing radicalism; extremism; crisis communication; image repair; image restoration; political communication; CDU; Lorenz Caffier; Nordkreuz;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this case study is to add to research on crisis communication, accountability, and scandals in evaluating a German state Minister of Interior’s exoneration strategies through their representation in news media. Additionally, it aims to offer insights on German legacy news media’s treatment of a rightwing radicalist crisis and implications of its potential failures. READ MORE

3. 2. Understanding the non-removal of §219a of the German penal code : A process tracing study of the power struggle over abortion regulation in a confessional/secular government coalition

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Joel Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Feminist institutionalism; Germany; coalition government; SPD; CDU CSU; Union; abortion law; feminist policy change; policy failure; abtreibung; §219a;

   Abstract : In 2017 an old law recirculated in Germany which illegalized doctors from informing about abortion other than verbally in person. According to previous research on feminist policy change, a removal (liberalization), of the law hinges on: the presence of an autonomous feminist organization, if civil society, norms and a political majority supports the removal. READ MORE

4. 3. Mainstream Parties reacting to Right-Wing Populism: An analysis of final speeches during the 2017 federal elections in Germany

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Katharina Schaake; [2018]
   Keywords : Party competition; spatial theory; populism; Germany; final speeches; national elections; election campaigns; mainstream parties; niche parties; Alternative für Deutschland AfD ; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Right-wing populist parties are on the rise all over Europe. While academia pays a lot of attention to well-established populist parties in France, Austria and Italy, new competitors such as the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Germany are mostly disregarded. READ MORE

5. 4. Political Competition and Party Incumbency : The Case of German Federal Elections

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karen Demski; [2017]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This paper investigates party incumbency advantage in German federal elections. I use a sharp regression discontinuity to exploit the firstpast-the-post voting system on the first ballot electing district representatives to the Bundestag, using election results from all voting districts that existed in Germany between 1953 and 2013. READ MORE

6. 5. ...And Reconcile Us With Evil : A Critical Investigation of the Imagery of Good and Evil in Western Religion, Film and Politics

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Arne L Gellrich; [2016]
   Keywords : Peace and conflict; social psychology; religion; good; evil; böse; übel; Kant; Nietzsche; Obama; Trump; Clinton; TTIP; CETA; Germany; Sweden; USA; presidential elections; presidentials 2016; theology; Jesus; demons; satan; devil; iblis; christianity; judaism; yahweh; god; leviathan; hero; batman; marvel; harry Potter; twilight; avatar; James Bond; Jason Bourne; dragon; brexit; Daesh; Facebook; Campact; protest; CDA; critical discourse analysis; fairclough; SPD; CDU; AfD; Grüne; Linke; PEGIDA; Flüchtlinge; Flüchtlingskrise; TTIP; CETA; Campact; Gabriel; Merkel; Obama; Hannover; Demonstration; Kant; Böse; gut; wohl; übel; Gott; teufel; Jesus; Löfven; Wallström; Brexit; SD; förolämpning; Farsan; Hamilton; flytingar; flyktingskrisen; Facebook;

   Abstract : With an eye on the current social and political situation in Europe, and with regards to the so-termed refugee crisis, this study aims to map the discourse on assumed good and evil shared among Western cultures, as represented by Sweden, Germany and the United States.  The thesis takes its point of departure from essayistic reflections of the philosophical tradition and theological and religious analytical positions respectively. READ MORE