Essays about: "INternational relations topics"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words INternational relations topics.
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1. Gaining Social Power In a Time of Conflict : A case study on how the two superpowers China and the US are using security branding on Twitter to gain social power during an ongoing war.
University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och itAbstract : How are the two superpowers of the world using Twitter as a platform for gathering global support for their policies when tweeting about an ongoing international conflict? That is the question that is answered in this thesis through a small-N case study. A mixed-method content analysis, based on security branding and generic framing, was applied to the data to determine how security branding is used by the actors to acquire social power. READ MORE
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2. The Role of US Foreign Policy, 2013-2022, In the Construction of the Media Image of Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : Reports of smear campaigns and manipulated narratives about Sweden unfolding online, following a few derogatory comments by US President Donald Trump (2017-21), provided this thesis with three research aims. (1) To investigate the framing of Sweden in some of the most influential US newspapers, (2) to examine the agenda-setting role and influence of the president through US foreign policy, (3) to construct a comprehensive US media image of Sweden. READ MORE
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3. An Investigation of the Cultural Content in English Instructional Materials Used in Sweden’s Secondary Education
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This thesis is a two-pronged analysis of the cultural content in two instructional materials series presently meant for use in the English language instruction in Swedish secondary education, and it integrates an examination of surface and deep cultural content with an ideology analysis focused on the representation of nations and the international world. The driving impetus of this thesis is an interest in the representation of culture meeting the students in their instruction. READ MORE
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4. What can cooperation in the Black Sea Region teach us about Securitization Theory
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : As a relatively new theoretical framework, Securitization Theory has been criticized for its descriptive, rather than explanatory, nature, lack of unified methodology and its limited transferability. By using the Black Sea Region as an empirical example, I offer a new perspective on the merits of Securitization Theory–namely that it should be seen as a step towards an integrated multidisciplinary approach that allows for a dialogue between different theoretical schools. READ MORE
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5. Nationalism and The Construction of Others in China : Exploring Social Media in the Shadow of the “Refugee Crisis”
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om migration, etnicitet och samhälleAbstract : This research examines discourses on the social media site Weibo around the group of international asylum seekers during an online campaign launched by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise awareness of asylum seekers in the People’s Republic of China on June 2017. Sina Weibo is a Chinese social media site with its users making up of around 50% of total Chinese internet users (Weibo, 2017). READ MORE
