Essays about: "Far Right extremism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Far Right extremism.

  1. 6. A Loner, But Not Alone: Analyzing the Hanau Terror Attack in German News Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Keea Malin Kauhanen; [2020]
    Keywords : far-right terrorism; critical whiteness; masculinity studies; news media; racism; extremism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes how the German news media depicted the terrorist attack in Hanau, which killed 10 people on 19th February 2020. This is done by conducting a thematic analysis in two major German newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter Allgemeine. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Conquest of YouTube: Counter-Ideological Strategies In A New Digital Left

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Noah Saarela; [2020]
    Keywords : LeftTube; Online activism; Right and Left Politics ; Feminism; Gender; Onlineaktivism; Höger och Vänster Politik ; Genus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last few years, the user-generated video-sharing online platform YouTube has been recognized by the academia as well as mainstream media as an arena for predominately rightwing political content, and radicalizing far-right extremism in particular. This thesis introduces and explores the construction of a new digital left in the left-wing phenomenon LeftTube on YouTube. READ MORE

  4. 8. Ideological Misinformation: How News Corp Australia amplifies the discourses of the reactionary right

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Dean Gallagher; [2019]
    Keywords : ideological misinformation; the left; network society; free speech; extremism; critical discourse analysis; News Corp; far-right;

    Abstract : This paper analyses the interactions between Australian mainstream media and social media political influencers and how these interactions amplify ideological misinformation. Social media, particularly YouTube, is increasingly a primary source of news and information for people, principally in the younger 18 – 35-year demographic. READ MORE

  5. 9. Bachelor Thesis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Chanel Hailou; [2019]
    Keywords : Human Rights; hate speech; Social Media; Domestic terrorism; Far-right extremism; Social Movement theory; Speech-act theory;

    Abstract : With the increase and popularity of the use of internet, hate speech has reached wider dimensions in societies. This thesis will provide empirical examples to show the relation between speech and actions. READ MORE

  6. 10. Prelude to Islamic extremism : A study of radicalization among Muslims in Sweden and the effects of Islamophobia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lisa Algotsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Islamophobia; Muslims; radicalization; terrorism; violent extremism; Islam; inclusion; exclusion; security; Sweden;

    Abstract : Abstract [en] On 27 April 2017 Sweden was struck by an Islamic terrorist attack which with various terrorist attacks in Europe, lead to increased Islamophobia and far-right populism in the country. This has seemingly led to Swedes becoming more prone to believe Islamophobic conspiracy theories. READ MORE