Essays about: "Social movements"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 588 essays containing the words Social movements.
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26. Media Representations of Feminist Protests in Brazil : Analysing Journalistic Discourses and the Challenges of Social Movements
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : Public policies are often driven by a combination of factors, such as the elected government's political profile and the public opinion and pressure. Media plays a vital role in documenting and educating public opinion on relevant issues, and that is not different for the feminist and LGBTQIA+ demands. READ MORE
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27. The Promise of a Green Revolution : Conceptions of climate change and sustainability in local movements objecting to mining establishment
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : This study explores how vernacular understandings of climate change and sustainability are formed in relation to local disputes concerning mineral exploration. In a search for a solution to climate change, the interest in rare earth elements (REEs), and other metals used in green technology has resulted in granting mining companies processing concessions in Sweden. READ MORE
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28. Upscaling agroecology in Sweden : a participatory-backcasting approach to investigate top-down measures for promoting an agroecological transition of the Swedish agricultural system
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Alongside its important contribution to the increase of yields, industrial agriculture has also generated environmental, social and economical negative side effects. Moreover, the forecasted growth of the world’s population puts more pressure for solutions on how to increase food supply while reducing the negative effects of the current agricultural system. READ MORE
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29. In-depth Analysis of the Presence of Aboriginals in National Politics : Political Predicament of Taiwanese Indigenous People
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Inspired by the barriers to social integration between aboriginals and non-indigenous people in Taiwan, as well as the limitations of representation and participation in national politics, and extending to turn deeply to aboriginal identity recognition and related movements, this dissertation adopts liberalism as grand background and takes scholarly scientific theory constructivism to illustrate the meanings and applicability of discourse analysis method in order to investigate textual materials notably official documents including the Constitution and Acts, press releases as well as academic articles about how those materials describe indigenous peoples. Additionally, through the deployment of practical theories such as (post) colonialism, multiculturalism, representative democracy and deliberative democracy to interpret social and political facts in Taiwan. READ MORE
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30. Assessing Visual Attention Methods in Video Games : A Comparative Study of Effectiveness and Colorblind Accessibility
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknikAbstract : Background. Visual attention in video games is a relatively underdeveloped field, especially so when it comes to colorblind accessibility. According to recent research, there is an increased social demand for options to alleviate problems colorblind individuals experience in video games. READ MORE
