Essays about: "Political institutions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 696 essays containing the words Political institutions.

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. THE PANDEMIC’S EFFECT ON TRUST IN THE EU

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Oliver Toivanen; [2024-02-15]
   Keywords : Trust; EU; corruption; pandemic;

   Abstract : There are some democratic deficiencies with the European union such as low voter turnout and lack of control from directly elected institutions. Political trust is an important aspect of democracy as it creates democratic legitimacy for political institutions. READ MORE

4. 3. EU LEADERSHIP AND SANCTIONS A comparative analysis of EU’s crisis response during the Russia-Ukraine conflicts of 2014 and 2022

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andreé Lindahl; [2024-02-15]
   Keywords : Leadership; European Commission; CFSP; Ursula von der Leyen; Angela Merkel; Sanctions;

   Abstract : The research field on international political leadership is a rich field focusing on leaders as individuals, at institutions and relations between leaders and followers. The literature regarding political leadership in the EU has its focus on supranational and intergovernmental leadership. READ MORE

5. 4. Explaining Gender-Based Political Funding: A quantitative cross-national analysis of the impact of electoral, political, and cultural factors on political funding

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Saba Muneer; [2024]
   Keywords : gender targeted public funding; gender quotas; cross national; gender and politics; political; electoral; cultural; regression analysis;

   Abstract : Despite global progress on gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented in politics. One widely debated policy measure aimed at tackling this issue is gendered public funding – which has been adopted in more than 30 countries worldwide yet remains understudied in the literature on gender and politics. READ MORE

6. 5. What is vulnerability to climate change and who are the particularly vulnerable?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

   Author : Emilie Greve Pobiega; [2024]
   Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The effects of climate change are resulting in harmful impacts — known as loss and damage — hitting the most vulnerable countries the hardest. At COP27 in Sharm el- Sheikh, a new “loss and damage fund” was agreed upon, creating history within the international climate change policy arena. READ MORE