Essays about: "Political Right"

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1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
   Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

3. 2. We Didn’t Start the Fire… Right? - How external support affects the use of violence in political movements

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Hugo Rousselet; [2024]
   Keywords : Nonviolent resistance; external support; civil wars; self-determination movements; foreign support; nonviolent struggle; NAVCO;

   Abstract : Abstract: What explains the use of violence in extra-institutional political campaigns? Domestic groups challenge host states using both nonviolent and violent tactics. While Gandhi’s struggle for India’s independence is perhaps the most famous example of nonviolence, many of today’s bloody civil wars also started out as nonviolent movements. READ MORE

4. 3. The Limits of Free Expression : An Ideational Analysis of Quran Burnings in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linnéa Lindström; [2024]
   Keywords : Freedom of Expression; Quran burnings; Democracy; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the political discourse surrounding the controversial act of Quran burnings in Sweden, focusing on the positions of leaders from the three largest political parties between April 2022 and October 2023. Utilizing a theoretical framework that differentiates between consequentialist and non-consequentialist perspectives, it examines the politicians’ arguments for justifying and limiting freedom of expression in this context. READ MORE

5. 4. THE EFFECT OF POLITICAL SYMPATHIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE PERCEPTION

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Safia Dindić; [2023-02-28]
   Keywords : Polarization; Political sympathies; Climate change perception; Left-wing; Right-wing;

   Abstract : In contemporary society, numerous countries are experiencing an upsurge in polarization and its advancement has made itself palpable in a number of topics of debate, one of which is climate change. The public opinion on the matter varies on aggregate and individual levels and previous research has found political sympathies to be one of the most prominent determinants for one’s climate change perception. READ MORE

6. 5. THE SWEDISH MODERATE PARTY – NOT SO OPENLY HEARTED ANYMORE?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Arvid Barregren; [2023-02-07]
   Keywords : Populist Radical Right; Moderates; Sweden Democrats; Meguids Modified Spatial Model; Political language; Political communication; Populism; Nativism; Authoritarianism; Thematic analysis; Parliamentary speeches.;

   Abstract : Existing literature argues that mainstream parties strategise when other niche parties threaten their position. I argue that we can observe this unfold on a practical level through how the mainstream parties use language. READ MORE