Essays about: "Cultural Conflict"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 222 essays containing the words Cultural Conflict.

  1. 11. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Overstory: A Blueprint for Cultural Change in the Anthropocene

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Isak Sköld; [2023]
    Keywords : the Anthropocene; Cultural Change; Richard Powers; The Overstory; Trees; Literature; Climate Change Literature; Ecocriticism; Activism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Within the field of ecocriticism, there is an ongoing discussion about climate change fiction and the capacity for literature to inspire cultural change in relation to the climate crisis of the Anthropocene. Relatively new novels explore the inherent conflict between consumerist features of contemporary human culture and scientific facts regarding human impact on life on Earth. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Swedish way : How can employees be included in internal communication during a crisis?

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Maria-Helena Bringeskog Miller; Lina Cederlöf Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19 pandemic; internal crisis communication; higher education; crisis management; coworkership; communication channels; higher education; employee inclusion;

    Abstract : This thesis is focused on internal crisis communication during the Covid-19 pandemic at the medical faculty of a major Swedish university (MSU). This thesis aims to examine how the use of internal communication channels at MSU contributed to including employees in internal crisis communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 14. Drive the world (Girls). A comparative case study on female leadership identity in the automotive industry

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

    Author : Angélica Jiménez Méndez; [2023]
    Keywords : leadership; gender; automotive; identity;

    Abstract : The automotive industry is one of the worst performing in terms of gender equality. Not only are women underrepresented in this industry, but women within the industry have also expressed that they would start their career in another industry if they had the chance. Companies within this industry are attempting to decrease inequalities. READ MORE

  6. 15. The immoral legality of targeting child soldiers : A humanitarian dilemma

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Ellen Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Child soliders; International Humanitarian law; rules of targeting; Direct Participation in Hostillites;

    Abstract : The thesis functions as an overview of the protection of children used in hostilities and their targetability under international law, primarly in international humanitarian law. The author questions the established presumption, that children directly participating in hostilities, shall be equally targetable as their adult colleges and counter parts. READ MORE