Essays about: "UK africa"
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1. The Strategical Use of Othering in Western Media : How is the Russian advancement in Africa depicted in Western media?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper I present a discourse analysis on the narrative and depiction of the Russia developmental, diplomatic, and military cooperation advancements in the African continent in Western media, and its consequences on the general public. Through the analysis of 31 articles from 8 different newspapers from Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US, and through the theoretical lens of theories of Western media and the phenomenon of othering and orientalism, I reach the conclusion that Western narrative regarding Russia’s advancements in Africa changes based on whether Russia is perceived as succeeding or failing, with a constant undertext that the West is not happy about eventual deepening relations between Russia and the continent. READ MORE
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2. Framing Development in a New Global Order: A critical discourse analysis of British media’s portrayal of Chinese developmental involvement in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis purpose is to look at British media’s coverage of Chinese developmental involvement in Africa, particularly at how the most-read newspapers in the UK have written about the situation, and how they have used media framing when reporting on it. As media can have an enormous impact on people’s perception of certain situations, this paper’s aim is to analyse the media discourse and offer an explanation for why it might look as it does, what the causes are and what effects could be. READ MORE
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3. British Financial Imperialism and the Colonial Special Economic Zone. An analysis of the influence of foreign investment on local economic policies in the Cape Colony.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims to address the limited spatial focus of existing critiques of British financial imperialism, by analysing the economic relationship between Britain and the Cape Colony,and integrating discreet sets of literature related to British imperialism and the economic history of the Cape Colony. Specifically, focus has centred on the diamond mining industry in Kimberley, which produced some of the highest returns on investment of any mining industry in Africa. READ MORE
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4. An Unequal Partnership: Nyasaland and the Central African Federation, 1953-1963.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : From 1953-1963 Nyasaland was a part of the Central African Federation, along with Northern and Southern Rhodesia. The establishment of the Federation was hugely unpopular in Nyasaland due to fears it would be dominated by the white settler community in Southern Rhodesia. READ MORE
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5. BBC Media Action Radio for Development: Exploring maternal health programs with a gender and development lens in Ethiopia
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This paper uses case study analysis to examine one edutainment radio project in particular produced by BBC Media Action in Ethiopia. This edutainment project, funded by the UK Department for International Development, was created to improve maternal and neonatal health, and takes an interesting approach regarding gender differences. READ MORE
