Essays about: "Swedish exceptionalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Swedish exceptionalism.

1. 1. Captivating Communication : The Swedish Prison and Probation Service’s Storytelling and Creation of Legitimacy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kriminologiska institutionen

   Author : Ella Wendt Höjer; [2024]
   Keywords : prison; cultural criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; legitimacy; Kriminalvården;

   Abstract : The stories about prison are infinite, and ultimately affect our understanding of incarceration. Punishment and prison are also political, and the shape of the penal system is fundamentally different in different countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Discursive Shift on Migration Policy in Swedish Politics and Press Media : A Critical Look at Securitization of Migration in Sweden

   University essay from

   Author : Gözde Orhan Gül; [2023]
   Keywords : Refugee crises; migration; a welfare state; discourse analysis; securitization; CDA ; discursive shifts; social constructivism; Flyktingkriser; migration; en välfärdsstat; diskursanalys; värdepapperisering; CDA ; diskursiva skiftningar; socialkonstruktivism.;

   Abstract : The refugeecrisis was a turning point in Swedish exceptionalism a discursive shift has somehowoccurred within the Swedish policy debate and mainstream media whereby the '(im)migrant' isconstructed as a potential security threat. To achieve the goal of the 'security' concerns of thisthesis, a theoretical framework of the social constructivist perspective is to assess howsecuritization is discursively constructed within discursive power relations among differentsocietal actors an d to understand identifying conditions that potentially have enabled this shift. READ MORE

4. 3. Show and Tell: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the representation of Swedish Colonial History in the Historiska Museet, through the lenses of Swedish Exceptionalism and Nation Branding

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Giulia Manfieri; [2023]
   Keywords : National museums; Swedish exceptionalism; Swedish colonialism; nation branding; uses of history; Critical Discourse Analysis; Human Rights; colonial history; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : When looking from the outside, Sweden is an exceptional country, with a tradition of neutrality and no notable colonial past; but history paints a different picture. This thesis investigates the portrayal of Sweden and the impact of narratives of Swedish exceptionalism in the Historiska Museet in Stockholm, through the analysis of the depiction of Swedish colonial history and Human Rights discourses. READ MORE

5. 4. Role Conceptions in Sweden’s Foreign Policy: A Textual Analysis of the China-strategy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : Role Theory; Foreign Policy Analysis; Sweden’s Foreign Policy; Sweden-China; Qualitative Content Analysis.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Research on Sweden’s foreign policy often highlights its exceptionalism regarding activism and value promotion. Yet, I detect a less idealistic side in its foreign policy towards China, characterized by a protection of national interests. In addition, contemporary trends of liberalization suggest an entirely different dimension as well. READ MORE

6. 5. Heroes, Villains & Victims : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Swedish News Media’s Representation of Frontex

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Eva Björling; [2022]
   Keywords : Frontex; Sweden; CDA; victim saviour dichotomy; humanitarian borderwork.;

   Abstract : This thesis explores in which ways the EUs border management agency Frontex was represented as a ‘humanitarian’ actor in the Swedish news media during Operation Triton 2014-2017 in the Central Mediterranean. It conducts a critical discourse analysis of Sweden’s largest newspaper Aftonbladet, using traditional and contemporary understandings of humanitarianism paired with saviour, villain, and victim narratives as a theoretical framework. READ MORE