Essays about: "Monarchy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word Monarchy.

  1. 1. The Symbols of Sovereignty: A Study of the Symbolism of Jamaica’s Route to Republic in the Post Elizabeth II Era

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Linnéa Dahlström; [2023-10-18]
    Keywords : Republicanism; Symbols; Jamaica; Independence; monarchy; Britain;

    Abstract : Jamaica is a constitutional monarchy and thus still has the British King as head of state, it has been on the table to remove the King as head of state for decades, and as Queen Elizabeth II passed away and King Charles III now has taken over the throne, the issue has come to the surface. This study investigates what perceptions exist on making such a constitutional reform, with the main focus on gaining greater understanding of how removing the British King as head of state of Jamaica being perceived as part of the process of gaining full independence. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Diplomacy of Trade: An Empirical Investigation of State Visits as a Tool for Export Promotion and the Specific Role of the Head of State

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ebba Lundqvist; Clara Wieslander; [2023]
    Keywords : State Visits; Export Promotion; Head of State; Monarchy; Republic; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper evaluates the impact of state visits on export flows and the specific role of the head of state based on the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We construct a complete and comprehensive dataset containing all outgoing state visits from the Nordic countries between 1973 and 2022. READ MORE

  4. 3. DIOSES EN LA TIERRA E EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DE LA MANCHA : VELÁZQUEZ’S SUBVERSION OF THE HABSBURG MYSTIQUE OF POWER

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Dan Hanqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Baroque; Siglo de Oro; Portraiture; Diego Velázquez; Philip IV; Naturalism; Subversion; Habsburg Iconography; Political Iconography; Vision; Visuality; Reception; Barroco; Siglo de Oro; retrato; Diego Velázquez; Felipe IV; naturalismo; subverción; Habsburgo; Austrias; Iconografía; Iconografía política; visión; visualidad; recepción;

    Abstract : Sometimes the concrete form and skill of a work of art stand in a non-arbitrary or non-contingent relationship with the social circumstances of its facture. I hypothesise that this form and such skill was used by Diego Velázquez for artistically, socially and politically subversive purposes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Of Those Who Dared to Dream: Student Activists’ Contestation of Hierarchy in the Thai Youth-led Protest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Lara A. Franken; [2022]
    Keywords : Student Protests; Student Activists; Thai Hierarchy; Monarchy; Junta; Protest Symbols; Thailand; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perception of hierarchy and how student activists have challenged hierarchy in the youth-led protests through attacking symbols of hierarchy and authority. Hereby, the research is based on in-depth interviews with student activists form Bangkok, linking it to the contemporary and historical development of the Thai social order. READ MORE

  6. 5. Identifying and Situating the Medieval Ragundaskogen: A Tale of Forest, Fish and Farmers

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Alexandra Cochrane; [2021]
    Keywords : Eastern Jämtland; Medieval; Marginality; Late Medieval Agrarian Crisis; Abandoned Farms; Ragundaskogen; Resource Use; Jämtland and Härjedalen Diplomatarium; Niche Construction; Archaeology; Östra Jämtland; Medeltiden; Marginalitet; Medeltiden Agrarkris; Ödesböle; Ragundaskogen; Användandet av resurser; Jämtland och Härjedalen Diplomatarium; Nischkonstruktion; Arkeologi;

    Abstract : In several medieval written sources an area called Ragundaskogen (Eng: Ragunda Forest) is documented in eastern Jämtland. The references in the sources are general and lack specific information about location, meaning and the extent of this area. READ MORE