Essays about: "civil society and media"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 75 essays containing the words civil society and media.

  1. 16. Can mandatory disclosure help to reduce industrial pollution? Assessing stakeholder use of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register in Germany.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lucas Wotzka; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Environmental regulation; industrial pollution; mandatory disclosure; E-PRTR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Industrial pollution abatement is key to accomplishing sustainability goals. Mandatory disclosure of pollution data, e.g. through the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR), promises reducing pollution through public pressure from stakeholders, such as NGOs, the media, and investors. READ MORE

  2. 17. The EU’s democracy assistance efforts in Belarus - An analysis of the character of EU democracy assistance and involvement in the mass protests of 2020-2021 in Belarus

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fanny Flyborg; [2021-08-30]
    Keywords : European Union; Belarus; Democracy; Mass Protests; Linkage; Leverage; Democracy Assistance; Authoritarian; Civil Society;

    Abstract : During recent events, Belarus has come under the light due to the falsified re-election of Lukashenko in 2020. Mass protests arose, and the civil society’s demand for democracy became clear. READ MORE

  3. 18. Information Operations & The Rising Threat in the Cyber Domain. Case Study of Finnish Governments Addressing the Cyber Threat Environment and Policies Countering Information Operations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Tuuli Marjaana Järvinen; [2021-07-27]
    Keywords : Information operations; information warfare; cyber environment; extended security; policy analysis; hybrid influence;

    Abstract : This research was inspired by two courageous Finnish women, journalist Jessikka Aro and PhD Saara Jantunen, who shined a light on Russian hostile behaviour on the Internet and started discussions about information operations nationally and internationally all over the world. Due to personally becoming a target of aggressive information campaigns, Jessikka Aro had to move abroad from her home as the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service suggested there is nothing to be done to counter the attacks or safeguard her from getting harassed online and "offline". READ MORE

  4. 19. Engraved on Spain’s Memory : A case study of political discourses present in the media concerning three cemeteries for victims of the Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship, and their contested contribution to national reconciliation.

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

    Author : Francisco Soto Fernández; [2021]
    Keywords : memory; identity; lieu de memoire; web site; Internet; post-truth.; memoria; identidad; lugar de memoria; web site; internet; post-verdad;

    Abstract : This Degree Project (DP) deals with the current discourses present on several (web)sites of memory related to three selected cemeteries for victims of the Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship and analyzes their potential contribution to national reconciliation, taking into consideration the presumed social or political interests of the actors behind the (web)sites. Collective memory must be seen as a social construction since memory stems from the shared remembrances of society and relates to key social concepts such as identity. READ MORE

  5. 20. Empowering Arab Women through Media Development : A case study

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

    Author : Nabila Zayati; [2021]
    Keywords : media development; empowerment; gender; communication for development; participatory communication; social change; Arab region;

    Abstract : The media have power: they create frames of conceptions, influence attitudes and behaviour, and monitor the conduct of government officials. For women, the media can suggest ways and means to defend civil rights and gain access to society’s resources and opportunities. READ MORE