Essays about: "Ruling Elite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words Ruling Elite.

  1. 1. Saviours : The opinionated and dangerous students at Uppsala university in 1793

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Ingemarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : history; student history; student politics; political history; identity; student identity;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to investigate the students at Uppsala university’s self-image and the image that they had of the Swedish population at the start of the 1790s. During this time the Swedish state was fearful of the Swedish students and their political opinions due to, amongst several reasons, the involvement of French students during the French revolution. READ MORE

  3. 2. New enemies and "illiberal" rule of law? : A discourse analysis of populist rhetoric in Hungary

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lina Granbacka; [2022]
    Keywords : populism; Hungary; Fidesz; discourse analysis.;

    Abstract : How does political power affect populist rhetoric? The research on populism has failed to describe the difference in discourse between populist parties in opposition and in government. The previous academic debate has consisted of two fundamental areas of focus; definitions that are centered around identity formations, and the political or societal effects of populism in power, referring to issues related to democracy and rule of law. READ MORE

  4. 3. Remembering the Lebanese Civil War

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Simon Nissen; [2022]
    Keywords : Lebanese civil war; memory; belonging; identity; discourse.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines the memory of the Lebanese civil war, and the sense of belonging to contemporary Lebanon by interviewing Lebanese immigrants residing in Sweden. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with Lebanese who have personal experiences and interests in the war. READ MORE

  5. 4. Master’s Thesis in Political Science Democratization in southern Africa: Process and Challenges : A case study of Zimbabwe’s divergent path in its democratic transition

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Dorcas Hällstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Democratization; democratic transition; authoritarian rule; dominant party system; power dynamics; power capture; power division; power sharing;

    Abstract : Despite promising prospects to transition towards a democracy after attaining its independence in 1980, Zimbabwe somehow fell into authoritarian rule and became increasingly undemocratic compared to other countries in southern Africa. Therefore, this thesis seeks to understand why a “most likely” case of democratization in the region failed and instead slipped into authoritarianism between 1980 and 2000. READ MORE

  6. 5. Håga in context – An analysis of the Håga complex in the Bronze Age landscape of the Mälar Valley region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Rachel Elliott; [2020]
    Keywords : Håga complex; King Björn’s mound; Bronze Age; Middle Sweden; Mälar Valley region; ritual landscapes; ritual practice theory; Hågakomplexet; Kung Björns hög; bronsåldern; Mellansverige; Mälardalen; rituell landskapet; rituellpraktiksteori;

    Abstract : The Bronze Age in Middle Sweden is characterized by several key sites and monuments which have been interpreted by previous research to play an overarching role in the elite ruling system in the Mälar Valley region. King Björn’s mound (a.k.a. READ MORE