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  1. 11. The Chinese quest for good reputation: Strategic narratives, public diplomacy and China’s mass-media strategy

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

    Author : Elena-Eliza Purici; [2021]
    Keywords : China; Strategic narratives; Public diplomacy; Soft power; Media analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Soft power and public diplomacy compose the new reality shaping the dynamics of contemporary international relations. Strategic narratives represent an essential means for political actors to extend their influence, gain the public opinion’s support for their actions and fulfill their foreign policy goals. READ MORE

  3. 12. A Forever Superior French Self in its former pré carré africain? : A post-structuralist foreign policy analysis of Emmanuel Macron's legitimation discourse around Operation Barkhane in Mali

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Kira Pakarinen; [2021]
    Keywords : Franco-African relations; Operation Barkhane; Emmanuel Macron; France; Mali; Sahel; post-structuralism; foreign policy analysis; international intervention; legitimacy;

    Abstract : Notwithstanding the promises of an end to the Françafrique era, France remains the desired external security actor in francophone Africa. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the discursive legitimation strategies of Emmanuel Macron on France’s military activism in Mali, inquiring ‘How did the French President Emmanuel Macron discursively legitimize France’s military presence in Mali before the announcement of the end of Operation Barkhane?’. READ MORE

  4. 13. Shifting powers, prospects and perspectives? : A critical reading of the European Union’s geopolitical reasoning on critical raw materials

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Linda Sztankovics; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; eu; geopolitics; energy transitions; decarbonization; critical raw materials; natural resources; critical geopolitics; discourse analysis.; Europeiska unionen; eu; geopolitik; energiomställning; kritiska råvaror; naturtillgångar; kritisk geopolitik; diskursanalys.;

    Abstract : Global energy transitions and rises in demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) are predicted to reshape global politics in yet uncertain but profound ways. With CRMs being vital for Europe’s decarbonization process, the present study sets out to examine the EU’s geopolitical discourse by taking an inquisitive yet critical stance focusing particularly on the new “geopolitical” Commission’s geopolitical reasoning on CRMs. READ MORE

  5. 14. THE RESURGENCE OF RUSSIA - A case study examining the reasons for the Kremlin to intervene in Syria and its new modus operandi -

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Julian Alexis Kasapov; [2020-10-06]
    Keywords : Russia; U.S.; Afghan Syndrome; Pax Americana; Realism; Liberalism; Multilateralism; Perpetual Peace; Kant; Hobbes;

    Abstract : This study focuses on how Russia, in modern days, through historical and current relations with Syria, is reasserting itself as a global political force to be reckoned with. The research methodology chosen is a comparative case study that uses qualitative research methods to develop the case based on existing data. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Politics of Sensitivity: Sub-Saharan Migration as an Algerian Field of Practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Linda el-Naggar; [2020]
    Keywords : Sub-Saharan Migration; Practice; Multilateralism; Civil Society; Agency; Power; Algeria; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite Algeria’s status as a transit and a destination for sub-Saharan migrants, there is no official migration policy in the country. This study explores how state and non-state actors construct a distinct field of practice of sub-Saharan migration in the vacuum of a missing formulated Algerian migration policy. READ MORE