Essays about: "Lisa Bergsten"

Found 2 essays containing the words Lisa Bergsten.

1. 1. Evil Monsters and Machines : A Techno-Orientalist Perspective on Threat Perception in the United Kingdom

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Lisa Bergsten; [2021]
   Keywords : techno-orientalism; orientalism; security; threat perception; United Kingdom; China; discourse analysis; poststructuralism;

   Abstract : This thesis looks at the construction of China as a security threat in the United Kingdom, through the theoretical lens of techno-Orientalism. The main argument is that techno-Orientalist ideas influence the Western perception of China as a security threat, which leads to the creation of certain fears regarding China which affects the identity creation of both the United Kingdom and China. READ MORE

3. 2. Violence against LGBTIQ+ Individuals in the Syrian Arab Republic

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Lisa Bergsten; [2019]
   Keywords : lslamic State; Free Syrian Army; Ideology; LGBTIQ ; Gender; Sexualities; Targeted Violence; Victim Selection; Armed Conflict; Syrian Arabic Republic; Sexual Minorities; HBTQ ; genus; kön; sexualiteter; sexuella minoriteter; ideologier; beväpnad konflikt; Syriska Arabiska Republiken; IS; FSA;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis is a qualitative, small-n, empirically driven comparative study that examines the relationship between rebel group ideology and targeted violence against the LGBTIQ+ community. Two rebel groups in the Syrian Arab Republic, with different ideological beliefs, are examined and compared in relation to their level of violence against LGBTIQ+ individuals. READ MORE