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  1. 1. Gaining Social Power In a Time of Conflict : A case study on how the two superpowers China and the US are using security branding on Twitter to gain social power during an ongoing war.

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Emil Karlsson; Linda Wilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Security Branding; Generic Frames; Digital Diplomacy; International Relations; Soft Power; Social Power; Superpower Rivalry; Twitter;

    Abstract : How are the two superpowers of the world using Twitter as a platform for gathering global support for their policies when tweeting about an ongoing international conflict? That is the question that is answered in this thesis through a small-N case study. A mixed-method content analysis, based on security branding and generic framing, was applied to the data to determine how security branding is used by the actors to acquire social power. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender, Diplomacy and Symbolic Representation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Anderson; [2022-06-20]
    Keywords : Middle East; gender; women; diplomacy; ambassadors; symbolic representation;

    Abstract : For many diplomats, an appointment as ambassador is the highlight of a career, yet women are underrepresented in these career-making appointments. In addition, most existing research on contemporary diplomacy often lacks a gender-sensitive lens and typically focuses on diplomats from the West. READ MORE

  4. 3. Emotions, fear, and empathy: a design approach to human experiences

    University essay from Konstfack/Experience Design

    Author : Veronica Polinedrio; [2014]
    Keywords : fear; empathy; design empathy; design emotions; sensorial experience; senses; emotions; sharing; change; evolution; imagination; function; wearable technology; transhumanism; experience design; ethics; morality; humans; interdisciplinarity; design research;

    Abstract : Fear is an intrinsic human emotion, which produces with variable intensity a bodily reaction as a response to a stimuli. It is considered one of the basic human emotions, and it is universal of all animal species. READ MORE

  5. 4. Taiwan’s Public Diplomacy and Mega-event : An Analysis of Foreign News Reports of the World Games 2009 Kaohsiung

    University essay from Centrum för studier av politik, kommunikation och medier (CPKM)

    Author : Hsien-Yu Chung; [2011]
    Keywords : Kaohsiung; Mega-event; Mega Sport Event; Olympic Type Event; Public Diplomacy; Soft Power; Taiwan Image; The World Games;

    Abstract : This thesis, as a case study, focuses on the perspective of foreign news reports on Taiwan’s first time hosting an international multi-sport event, the World Games 2009 in its biggest port city Kaohsiung. The World Games 2009 Kaohsiung, the significant Olympic type mega-event as to Taiwan, is applied as the approach to public diplomacy and soft power for the purpose of expanding Taiwan’s international space. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Image of Sweden : Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy in Germany

    University essay from Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Heidi Marie Nömm; [2007]
    Keywords : Nation Branding; Public Diplomacy; external communication; content analysis; case study; Swedish Embassy Berlin; channel of communication; information flow.;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Title: The Image of Sweden - A study of the Swedish Embassy’s Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy in Germany Number of pages: 46 (57 including enclosures) Author: Heidi Marie Nömm Tutor: Göran Svensson Course: Media and Communication Studies C Level – Bachelor’s Thesis. Period: Autumn term 2006/2007 University: Division of Media and Communication Department of Information Science Uppsala University Purpose/Aim: The purpose of my research study is to examine how the press, culture and PR department at the Swedish Embassy in Berlin is organising its external communication of Swedish affairs and “branding” Sweden as an attractive and competitive nation in Germany. READ MORE