Essays about: "Lebanon"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 119 essays containing the word Lebanon.

1. 21. Divide and rule : A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Hassan Nasrallah’s speech about Christians after the clashes on 14 October 2021

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Annie Wernersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Hezbollah; Hassan Nasrallah; Christians; Muslims; 14 October 2021; Lebanon; Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how sectarian tensions can be harnessed, nourished and spread in Lebanon. It does so through a case study on the speech delivered by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, on 18 October 2021, where he accused the Christian party, and former militia, the Lebanese Forces for killing seven Shia Muslims in a protest four days earlier. READ MORE

3. 22. Eight Levantine Arabic Folk Songs : An analysis of theme, structure and language

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Edvin Bergenfalk; [2022]
   Keywords : Levantine Arabic; folk songs; rhythm; metre; folk poetry; Simon Jargy; Syria; Lebanon;

   Abstract : This study sets out to investigate a corpus of eight poetic texts (songs) in vernacular Arabic from (Greater) Syria, and analyse them in terms of their themes, structure and language. The songs are taken from the ethnomusicological work La poésie populaire traditionnelle chantée au Proche-Orient Arabe by Simon Jargy (1970). READ MORE

4. 23. "We have other objectives to prioritise" A study of the depoliticisation of foreign-funded NGOs and its impact on the Lebanese anti-establishment movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Nadine Frisk; [2022]
   Keywords : NGOization; depoliticisation; professionalisation; NGOs; Lebanon; crisis; anti-establishment movement; neoliberal development regime; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis takes the Lebanese anti-establishment movement as a critical case study of the impact of NGOisation. The debilitating political, economic, and social crises experienced in Lebanon is argued to create an imperative for NGOs to take new forms of action to address and solve the crises. READ MORE

5. 24. A LANGUAGE THAT MATTERS – Viewing the Women, Peace and Security agenda through an intersectional lens

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Razi Ullah Sara; [2021-07-20]
   Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; intersectionality; conflict; National Action Plans; Sweden; Finland; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbia; Lebanon; Jordan; Liberia; Democratic Republic of Congo; conflict-related sexual violence; refugees;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse how the Women, Peace and Security agenda is intersectional in its approach to women. This study contributes to previous research regarding gendered security and peace and conflict studies. READ MORE

6. 25. Shooting for the Sun: A feasibility assessment of Lebanon’s renewable electricity targets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lea Fahrnberger; [2021]
   Keywords : Lebanon; feasibility assessment; growth modeling; renewable electricity; energy transition; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Most electricity in Lebanon is produced by burning fossil fuels, which produces more than one half of domestic greenhouse gas emissions, and the state-owned electricity companies are unable to meet the demand. To increase the country’s generation capacity and simultaneously combat the effects of climate change, the government aims to produce 30% of its electricity from renewables by 2030. READ MORE