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  1. 1. Sweden's relationship to NATO - How the government legitimizes its foreign security policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Karlsson; [2024]
    Keywords : NATO; securitization; legitimization; non-alignment; NATO-membership; speech acts.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study how different political orientations in Swedish foreign security policy have been legitimized. After having pursued a policy of neutrality and non-alignment for 200 years, Sweden made a decision to apply for membership in the military alliance NATO. READ MORE

  3. 2. Finding Legitimacy : Discourse Analysis on Authoritarian Legitimacy in Chinese State-run Media News Articles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellinor Fast; [2023]
    Keywords : Authoritarian environmentalism; Authoritarian legitimacy; China; International climate change negotiations; Discourse analysis.;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine the construction of legitimization strategies in Chinese state-run media connected to China’s role and efforts in international climate change negotiations. To understand how authoritarian environmentalism is legitimized, i.e. READ MORE

  4. 3. REPOLITICIZING AIRPORT ACTIVISM? Exploring the discursive struggle of environmental movements & news media in the context of depoliticized eco-politics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

    Author : Erika Stacke; [2022-09-01]
    Keywords : Environmental movements; activism; news media; discursive struggle; post-politics; depoliticization; political debate; eco-politics;

    Abstract : In a situation of ecological degradation and rapid climate change, environmental movements aim to create debate and attain political change. Here, news media is an important actor, possessing the power to represent movements and their cause in ways that legitimize or disqualify their voice in public debate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Starting-Up Alternative Food Systems. Understanding the potential of value-based supply chain startups to localize the food system in Germany through a Multi- Level Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Theresa Meyer; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Sciences; Scaling-up; Niche innovation; Localization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the global food system fails to cope with its social and environmental depletion, Alternative Food Systems (AFSs) have emerged. While previous studies have focused on localization efforts through consumer and producer food initiatives, emerging start-ups which act as mediators between the farmers and consumers have been neglected. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Popeye Paradox: Understanding Barriers to Plant-Based Consumption Maintained by Masculine Identities A Phenomenological Study on Dutch Vegan Bodybuilders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Iris Martine Theresia Arts; Siannie Quartero; [2022]
    Keywords : Plant-Based Consumption; Gender Identity Maintenance; Stigma; Legitimization; Lifestyle Transitioning; Hyper-Masculinity; Z-MET; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: A Contribution to the understanding of plant-based consumption by researching how bodybuilders navigate identity issues associated with a plant-based diet. Theoretical Perspective: We take on a consumer culture theory perspective by researching identity theory, stigma, lifestyle transitioning, and legitimization strategies of the subculture. READ MORE