Essays about: "Swedish political elite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Swedish political elite.

1. 1. The naivety towards China is now over : An analysis of the Swedish political elite's changed attitude toward China

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hampus Håkansson; [2023]
   Keywords : ontological security theory; OST; Sweden; China; discourse analysis; Robert J. Steele; anxiety; critical situations;

   Abstract : Despite the well-established consensus within the Swedish parliament regarding the benefits of trade with China while at the same time promoting democracy, an unexpected change arose in June 2023, when a united Swedish parliament adopted a report that identified China as a threat to Swedish interests. Consequently, this thesis seeks to address the research question: Can the Swedish political elite's changed attitude towards China be understood through the theory of ontological security? Employing a framework established in Robert J. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Is There an Alternative? Muslim Representation in Alternative Media : A Comparative Discourse Analysis of Swedish Right-wing and Left-wingAlternative Media

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM)

   Author : Cæcilie Hauge; [2023]
   Keywords : Alternative media; discourse analysis; Sweden; media-political Populism; Muslims;

   Abstract : Over the last few years, there has been a rise in alternative media in Sweden as well as in otherEuropean countries. Although alternative media has proven to have more impact on attitudesthan traditional media, the field has been given limited attention. READ MORE

5. 4. Constructing ‘The People’, ‘The Other’ and ‘The Elite’ in populist right-wing discourse; A qualitative case study on the Sweden Democrats

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Alexandra Cvetic; [2022-11-03]
   Keywords : populism; identity; discourse; Sweden Democrats; right-wing;

   Abstract : The research is designed as a qualitative case study, where theoretical concepts of populism and identity are employed to investigate how the Sweden Democrats construct identities in their populist right-wing discourse. To execute the study, the concepts of ‘the People,’ ‘the Other,’ and ‘the elite’ are used to analyze how these popular subjects are discursively constructed and articulated in parliamentary activities. READ MORE

6. 5. GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN SHAPING PANDEMIC POLICY. A comparative case study of the Covid-19 response in Sweden and Denmark

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Johanna Löfgren; [2022-01-26]
   Keywords : Covid-19; Denmark; Sweden; Democracy; Governance; Public Administration; Policymaking;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic proves to be a major crisis with substantial effect on our society and thus projects an important area for academic research. Governments across the globe have taken extraordinary measures to fight the pandemic, with restrictions that limit social contact in order to stop the transmission of the virus. READ MORE