Essays about: "Lone-wolfs"

Found 2 essays containing the word Lone-wolfs.

1. 1. Genderless violence and invisible whiteness : A study of how white supremacist extremism is represented in Western media

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emilia Lindén Guinez; [2020]
   Keywords : White supremacy; extremism; terrorism; knowledge regime; whiteness; masculinity; violence; postcolonialism; Islamophobia; Western media;

   Abstract : This paper examines what kind of knowledge is (re)produced in Western media coverage of the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March 2019. A central point of departure is that the media plays a significant part in the construction of knowledge. READ MORE

3. 2. Collaboration, Lone-wolfs and Returners – Framing Terrorism in Swedish Counter-Terrorism Policies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Hanna Edgren; [2018]
   Keywords : Terrorism; Counter-terrorism; Collaboration; Lone-wolfs; Policy analysis; Social problem; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Whereas a lot of research on social problems has focused on understanding them as objective conditions, the purpose of this study is to examine how terrorism is framed in three Swedish policies for countering terrorism. The three Swedish policies for countering terrorism, included in this study, were published between 2008-2015, and are important platforms wherein the framing of terrorism as a social problem takes place. READ MORE