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  1. 16. Stereotypes in political rhetoric: “Other-Self” in electoral campaigns : a case study about the 2016 US presidential campaign

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

    Author : Victoria Marquisio Carbajal; Andrea Sosa Melendez; [2017]
    Keywords : Stereotypes; Political Persona; Self-Other; US Presidential election; LatinAmerica; binary oppositions;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to analyse the use of stereotypes about the Latin-American minority in the rhetoric of presidential candidates, using the single case of the 2016 US Presidential Campaign. The primary focus is the binary relation Self-Other established by the candidates through the use of stereotypes about the minority group and themselves. READ MORE

  3. 17. ...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

  4. 18. Altruism or Nepotism? A Study of Financial Firms' Connections to Presidential Candidates and the Resulting Impact on Stock Returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Marcus Ackland; Victor Svahn; [2016]
    Keywords : political connections; financial firms; event study;

    Abstract : It has proven difficult in previous research to quantify the accrued value derived from connections between companies and the political sector in developed countries. This thesis aims to quantify the value of connections to a presidential candidate in the early stage of a political election. READ MORE

  5. 19. It’s a Man’s Weed : Mainstream Online News and Visibility During America’s New Marijuana Legalization Era

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Kasey Hariman; [2016]
    Keywords : feminism; celebrity studies; journalism studies; gender; critical discourse analysis; content analysis; cannabis; marijuana; news sources; The Seattle Times; Snoop; Bill Clinton; Barack Obama; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed some light on the emerging mainstream news discourses connected to marijuana’s legalization in parts of the United States by asking who is most involved in these discourses, what connections involvement may have to social status and social factors, most significantly gender, as well as what a few discursive themes in marijuana-related coverage might be, and what further research could be most needed. The literature review focused on critical theory, as well as feminist journalism studies, celebrity studies, and other research connected to emerging discourses, in an effort to approach a topic with limited prior social scientific research from a social scientific viewpoint. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gendered Comments on Social Media : A Study of the Instagram profiles of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellen Axenborg; [2016]
    Keywords : Social media; female politicians; Hillary Clinton; Bernie Sanders; American politics; gender equality;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE