Essays about: "civic space"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 essays containing the words civic space.

  1. 16. Turkish Yoke, Red Vampires, and Euro-Genderists: Strategies of de/legitimization in the debate around the Istanbul Convention in Bulgaria

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Jullietta Stoencheva; [2021]
    Keywords : Critical Discourse Analysis; anti-gender movements; discursive strategies; de legitimization; architectures and affordances; Facebook; social media; Bulgaria; online activism; Istanbul Convention;

    Abstract : In July 2018, Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejected the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (better known as the Istanbul Convention). This rejection came following a wave of civic activism, which scholars characterized as the first anti-gender campaign in Bulgaria. READ MORE

  3. 17. Populism Versus the Populist Parties : An Analysis of the Relationship Between Ideology and Populism on the Cases of Fidesz and Syriza

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Oscar Petersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Populism; Ideology; Right-wing populism; Left-wing populism; Civic Space; Fidesz; Syriza; Freedom of association; Freedom of peaceful assembly; Freedom of expression.;

    Abstract : This is a case study aiming to clarify the potentially outdated focus on the populist features in modern populist parties. By analyzing the right-wing populist party of Fidesz and the left-wing populist party of Syriza the aim is to clarify whether populism as a feature is descriptive enough to illustrate these parties, regardless their ideological stance, or whether ideology should be taken more into account than it tends to do today. READ MORE

  4. 18. Rights, Sovereignty and Uses of Power: A Qualitative Case Study of Russian Occupied Crimea

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Anna Pitkänen; [2020]
    Keywords : Crimea; exception; human rights; Russia; sovereignty;

    Abstract : The objective of the present case study is to comprehensively examine the widely condemned and still ongoing Russian occupation of the Crimean peninsula. Drawing on theoretical notions regarding the state of exception, this study sheds a light on civil and political rights developments in the occupied Crimea. READ MORE

  5. 19. Opre Roma! // Up, Romanies! : A Thematic Analysis of Appearance, Voice and Agency of Romani Media Activists’ Platforms in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Leonie Noe; [2020]
    Keywords : Romani Media Activism; Media Activism; Collective Agency; Silence; Structural Discrimination; Othering; Dehumanization; Voice; Appearance; Historicity; Decoloniality; Thematic Analysis; Semi-Structured Interviewing; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research is concerned with Romani media activists’ use of different online platforms in order to counter the stereotypical representation of Roma in dominant discourses, such as in mass media and state policies. Links are made between these platforms and the cultural context of Sweden that they are set in. READ MORE

  6. 20. How do we address the European refugee crisis through employment and integration in an urban environment? : What architectural tactics can we use to support legal and illegal networks within a city?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Bethany Scott; [2020]
    Keywords : Refugee crisis; integration; refugees; immigration; architectural tactics; tactis; employment; residency; culture; legality; urban; language; skill sharing; Sweden; networks; asylum seeker; legislation; civic space;

    Abstract : A refugee faces many issues on their journey to safety, but the issues do not end once they reach a host country. Applying for asylum is an arduous process with long waiting times in most European countries, and a low acceptance rate. Lack of integration into a new community is one of the main issues faced during this time. READ MORE