Essays about: "Department of Defense"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Department of Defense.

  1. 1. Why We Fight: Subdued propaganda in movies in the age of 9/11

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maxwell Overend; [2023]
    Keywords : Hollywood; DOD; Propaganda; Culture; Movies; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This paper explores how American culture has been shaped by the U.S. Military through the lens of Hollywood movies to be more accepting and eager to enlist. READ MORE

  3. 2. Making military policy sustainable? : An analysis of military policy from a critical environmental perspective

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Constance Parsons; Johanna Feufel; [2022]
    Keywords : Military policy; critical reading; sustainability; environment; DoD; Department of Defense; SAF; Swedish Armed Forces; Carol Bacchi; WPR; HNR; Human Nature Relationships;

    Abstract : This study examines the framing of environmental policies within two military organisations;the Swedish Armed Forces and the United States’ Department of Defence. Additionally, key similarities and differences between the two were described and discussed, as well as which possibilities and challenges each organisation faces moving forward. READ MORE

  4. 3. Criminal organizations territorial control and violence against civilians

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

    Author : Carl Vosloh Zea; [2022]
    Keywords : Criminal organizations; organized crime; territorial control; criminal-civilian governance; criminal violence; Tarazá; Zaragoza;

    Abstract : Criminal organizations have been commonly associated with violence and disorder. Despite there being truth in that, what is more concerning is their growing influence. Criminal violence has exceeded traditional forms of political violence in the world. READ MORE

  5. 4. Making a stand for memory and place. The role of social leaders in the defense of the territory in the Putumayo (Colombia) and the implications of the violence against them

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Juan Antonio Samper; [2021]
    Keywords : Social leaders; territory; environment; peace-building; sustainability science; Colombia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Five years into the present peacebuilding cycle in Colombia, violence is increasing again. In the Putumayo department, social-ecological conflicts between the state, armed groups and local communities persist. Social leaders, often representing local communities, are targets of violent actions and represent an extremely vulnerable group. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Advocating injustice” - a qualitative content analysis concerning the legitimization regarding the transgender service- ban in the US military.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Ismar Didic; [2019]
    Keywords : Keywords: transgender; military; discrimination; Trump; ban; enlistment; hegemonic masculinity; gender Nyckelord: transpersoner; militär; diskrimination; förbud; tjänstgöra; hegemonisk maskulinitet; kön; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Den 12 april 2019 verkställdes ett förbud mot transpersoners militärtjänstgöring, av president Donald Trump och försvarsdepartementet. Förbudet antogs trots resultaten från RAND-studien, en studie som genomfördes endast ett år före förbudet, som drog slutsatsen att transpersoner borde få tillåtas tjänstgöra i militären. READ MORE