Essays about: "Laclau and Mouffe"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 87 essays containing the words Laclau and Mouffe.

  1. 16. Gestational Surrogacy or Wombs for Rent? An analysis of the surrogacy debate in Spain.

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

    Author : Rocío Urías Martínez; [2020]
    Keywords : Surrogacy; Wombs for rent; Discourse Theory; Bodily autonomy; Redistribution; Recognition; Biopolitics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Surrogacy is a much-discussed issue in Spain since in 2017 the political party Ciudadanos proposed in parliament a law to legalize altruistic surrogacy. Since then, the main political parties have constructed a discourse on surrogacy, positioning themselves in favor of or against its legalization. READ MORE

  3. 17. Teacher’s narratives on the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) : a comparative discourse analysis in Germany and Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Charlotte Ponzelar; [2020]
    Keywords : environmental education; education for sustainable development; discourse theory Laclau and Mouffe; power in education; comparative discourse analysis; role and identity of high school teachers; narratives;

    Abstract : A manifold of research and literature on Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) stretches from pluralistic interpretations of the concepts’ definition over political debates to the formulation of practical guidelines for educators’ and training programs. While being very open for interpretation, on the political agenda the concept of ESD is argued to be one of the fundamental solutions to tackle Climate Change. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Gospel of Bernie Sanders: Discourse Analysis for a Radical Democratic Politics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Yuliana Ocampo; [2020]
    Keywords : political activism; discourse analysis; cultural analysis; social movements; grassroots; modern political theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of activism, specifically the culture of political activism at the level of the individual lived experience. Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (2014) draws from Antonio Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony and develops a theoretical framework for how social movements can effectively organize and mobilize for social change. READ MORE

  5. 19. Entrepreneurialism in Uppsala : Public - Private partnership and the construction of a safe public space

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Hedvig Rudström; [2020]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial urbanism; public-private partnership; Discourse Theory; safety;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurial urbanism is the narrative of the modern city, and more and more the city is constructed as a commodity to be competitive on the market and attract investment. City managers and developers are using different strategies to market and construct the city as attractive and vibrant. READ MORE

  6. 20. "Woke-Washing" a Brand : An Analysis of Socially Progressive Marketing by Nike on Twitter and the User Response to it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Nadim Herbert; [2020]
    Keywords : Woke-Washing; Nike; Serena Williams; Colin Kaepernick; Marketing; Twitter;

    Abstract : This study examines two marketing campaigns on the social media platform Twitter by the brand Nike, with the campaigns involving American football player Colin Kaepernick and tennis player Serena Williams respectively. The study specifically explores how Nike utilizes socially and politically progressive values in these marketing   campaigns and how users then respond to it on Twitter, with the source material consisting of four Twitter-posts, two by Nike and one each by the two athletes involved, as well as the replies by other Twitter-users to those posts. READ MORE