Essays about: "Department of Political Science"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Department of Political Science.

  1. 1. Prevalent Discord. Exploring and estimating the prevalence of the type of user disagreement on news media Facebook posts discussing the Colombian peace process (2020-2022)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Luis Felipe Villota Macias; [2024]
    Keywords : Agonistic peace; antagonism; big data analytics; binary logistic regression; computational content analysis; Colombia; Colombian peace process; discord; Facebook; machine learning; peace process; public opinion and sentiment; social media; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is dedicated to exploring and understanding public reactions within negotiated peace settlements based on social media data. Concretely, to modeling public opinion and sentiment within the context of the Colombian peace process using a curated dataset of N= ~1. READ MORE

  3. 2. Make America Green Again: Understanding Trumpism as it Relates to Environmental Injustice Legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brooke Moore; [2023]
    Keywords : Trumpism; Environmental Justice; Environmental Legislation; Framing Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United States is witnessing the emergence of what has popularly been coined Trumpism – a new conservatism inspired by the administration of Donald J. Trump, however, extending beyond to other far-right politicians. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Rising Seas and Rising Tensions – Exploring the Failure to Implement Flooding Regulations in a Swedish Municipality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Måns Berger; [2020]
    Keywords : Adaptation; Flooding; Urban Planning; Barriers; Implementation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Rising sea levels and continuous coastal development increase vulnerability to flooding in southern Sweden. National regulations try to increase local consideration of flooding in urban planning, but so far implementation is limited. READ MORE

  6. 5. Villain or scapegoat: New perspectives towards understanding the current management of the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Annemarie Russ; [2019]
    Keywords : human-elephant conflict; social-ecological systems; species co-existence; wildlife conservation; sustainability science; Sri Lanka; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The conflict between humans and elephants (HEC) in Sri Lanka is severe. Due to habitat fragmentation and resource reduction elephants increasingly roam in areas with human settlements. These human-elephant interactions often lead to losses on both sides, which should be prevented. READ MORE