Essays about: "Oligarchs"

Found 3 essays containing the word Oligarchs.

  1. 1. Circumventing censorship : a multimodal critical discourse analysis of the Bulgarian satirical newspaper Pras Press

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Elena Hristova; [2023]
    Keywords : political satire; political cartoons; censorship; Bulgaria; public sphere; multimodal critical discourse analysis; Pras Press; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the role of political satire in the Bulgarian public sphere through the case of the satirical newspaper Pras Press. The bi-weekly publication is centered around political cartooning and reports on public affairs issues from pop culture to current events. READ MORE

  3. 2. Transition and Oligarchy: The Role of the Russian Oligarchs during the Yeltsin Era

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Melander; [2010]
    Keywords : Neo-Gramscian; Oligarchs; Transition; Yeltsin; Class; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : By employing the concepts found within the neo-Gramscian theory this thesis analyzes the role and effects of the Russian oligarchs during a period of transition in Russia, primarily from 1991 to 1993, during the so-called Yeltsin era. The political and economic changes during this period of time, especially the new market and privatization reforms that were implemented under Yeltsin contributed to a weak hegemonic development, for instance, and enabled the oligarchs to advantageously position themselves within politics and finance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Welfare Deficit of Exclusionary Development in Post-Peace Accords Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Johan Sandberg; [2008]
    Keywords : social welfare; development; redistribution; exclusion; Guatemala; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Sociology; Sociologi; Social structures; Sociala strukturer; History and Archaeology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study applies an embedded approach to the analysis of social welfare in Guatemala. The assumption in such a study is that welfare outcomes in developing countries could be but partially explained through structural analyses on redistribution systems; i.e. a country's social welfare, tax and social policies, and labour market. READ MORE