Essays about: "Opponents"

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1. 1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
   Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

   Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

3. 2. Will article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market alter the fair balance between copyright and the freedom of expression and information? 

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Jesper Ågren; [2023-02-15]
   Keywords : Digital Single Market; Copyright; Freedom of expression and information; Fair Balance;

   Abstract : In 2019 the controversial article 17 of the Directive (2019/790) on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was passed in the EU Parliament. The article sparked some of the biggest protests against an EU legislative reform ever. READ MORE

4. 3. Enhancing video game experience with playtime training and tailoring of virtual opponents : Using Deep Q-Network based Reinforcement Learning on a Multi-Agent Environment

   University essay from

   Author : Nishant Pillai; Roberto Giaconia; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : When interacting with fictional environments, the users' sense of immersion can be broken when characters act in mechanical and predictable ways. The vast majority of AIs for such fictional characters, that control their actions, are statically scripted, and expert players can learn strategies that take advantage of this to easily win challenges that were intended to be hard. READ MORE

5. 4. Tennis and sports psychology : Mental toughness as a decisive factor in critical moments of elite male tennis

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysiologi, nutrition och biomekanik

   Author : Hamed Dares; Patrik Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : tennis; sport; psychology; mentality; coaching; tennis; idrott; psykologi; tränarskap; tränarlänktennis;

   Abstract : Introduction  The study is based on tennis and its connection to sport psychology. Matches are often five hourslong, against opponents who possess the same tennis skills as oneself. Mental toughness cantherefore be the deciding factor, especially over time. READ MORE

6. 5. The Legality of Unilateral Economic Sanctions - An analysis of international law on the lawfulness of unilateral economic restrictive measures

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Johan Holst; [2023]
   Keywords : public international law; unilateral economic sanctions; coercive measures; countermeasures; state sovereignty; non-intervention; customary law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the legality of unilateral economic sanctions in international law. It concludes that economic sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, as well as countermeasures taken by states in accordance with established ILC criteria, are lawful when adhering to the principle of proportionality and aligning with human rights regulations. READ MORE