Essays about: "Fridays For Future"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Fridays For Future.

  1. 1. The Influence of Controversial Protest Actions by Activist Groups on the Online Climate Debate : A Case Study on the Climate Debate on Twitter in Germany Related to the German Activist Group the Last Generation in Comparison to Fridays for Future Germany

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Christina Huebscher; [2023]
    Keywords : climate activism; online climate debate; protest actions; controversial protest actions; activist groups; Last Generation; Letzte Generation; Fridays for Future Germany;

    Abstract : In Germany, the Last Generation emerged as a new climate activist group at the end of 2021. The group is considered rather controversial due to their contested protest actions of for instance vandalizing artwork. READ MORE

  3. 2. Disengagement, Defection, Abandonment - Why? : A qualitative case study on reasons of disengagement from the Fridays For Future Movement in Västerås, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Corinne Lejdström; [2022]
    Keywords : Disengagement; Fridays For Future; Biographical unavailability; Collective inefficacy; Hopelessness; Psychological pressure;

    Abstract : This study explores a little researched question by the scholars of social movements - why activists disengage before the movement’s goals have been attained. Based on interviews with former and current activists of the Fridays For Future movement in Västerås, this study argues that disengagement occurs due to four reasons, either combined or separately. READ MORE

  4. 3. Land Under Attack! : A Study of the Framing Process of the Transnational Social Movement Fridays for Future

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elsa Hellqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Movements; Framing; Fridays for Future; Indigenous Peoples; Climate Change; Mining;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the discursive framing process of the transnational social movement Fridays for Future is analyzed. The analysis builds on cases regarding mining on indigenous peoples' territory. The material used for analysis is social media content from Fridays for Future in three different countries: Sweden, Australia, and Brazil. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fridays for Future - The unexpected case of populism?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hannah Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Populism;

    Abstract : The concept of populism has been criticised for being vague and unclear, still it is used to describe something powerful, namely fierce mobilisations of support. The media frequently produces headlines labelling actors as populist and political actors tend to frame their political opponents as such, but what is populism really? The populist title is frequently associated with actors such as radical right-wing parties and Donald Trump, however this study aims to investigate an unexpected case. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Social Movements in the Online Space : A Case Study on the Influence of the Fridays for Future Movement on the Dutch Online Climate Discourse, Based on a Selection of Instagram Posts

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Imran Gozukucuk; [2021]
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