Essays about: "Laclau"

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  1. 1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

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

    Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
    Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

    Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

  3. 2. The renegotiation of Swedengate : A temporal and discursive examination of a viral phenomenon

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Felicia Lundstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : viral phenomenon; social media; discourse; articulation; floating signifier; antagonism; hashtag publics; nation branding;

    Abstract : This study examines the discursive development of the viral online phenomenon known by the hashtag #swedengate. Having originally revolved around Swedish dinner customs, the discussion and the meaning of ‘Swedengate’ soon came to encompass more serious themes, including various forms of criticism directed at Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Our future is our history" : A qualitative interview study with Sami crafts people, analysing the tradition of craft making in a contemporary society

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för historia och samtidsstudier

    Author : Sofia Isaksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Sami; traditional knowledge; craft making; Duodji; tradition; religion; spirituality; articulation; digital adaptations;

    Abstract : This essay is a qualitative interview study with Sami craftspeople. The purpose of the study is to outline and analyse how my informants, being active Sami crafts people, relate to tradition, and tradition in a contemporary society. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Freedom not Fear, truckers not Trudeau” : Antagonism as Populism: Against the Liberal Consensus in Canada

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Mattias Törnell; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis is investigating the rise of populism in Canada, and how the Freedom Convoy 2022 changed the political landscape allowing for populism to be mainstreamed. Populism as a political force is reshaping liberal democracies, and by analysing how populism as a counter movement against the liberal hegemony is constructed, this thesis, while focused on Canada, will show how societal polarization and the construction of political frontiers is expanding the populist zeitgeist. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring the Nordic State’s Roles in the Fourth Industrial Revolution : A Multi-Case Study of National Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Representational AI Discourse in the Nordic Countries

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Markus Jonasson Krook; [2023]
    Keywords : artificial intelligence; national strategies; Nordic; discourse; content analysis; Borrás Edler.;

    Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is a research field that has raised both the potential and dilemmas of the impact of advanced technology. This thesis draws its inspiration from studies on National AI strategies, which are countries' papers outlining their vision for their future in AI. READ MORE