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  1. 1. Eurasianism in Sweden - the reception of Dugin's theories in Swedish identitarian forums

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Carleheden; [2023]
    Keywords : Alexander Dugin; Swedish identitarianism; Eurasianism; nationalism; ontological security; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With Russia becoming increasingly hostile towards the West with the culmination of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February of 2022, the rhetoric of Putin has been linked to the philosophy of a geopolitically aggressive right-wing sociologist called Alexander Dugin. With several previous statements pertaining to the delegitimization of the sovereignty of Europe Dugin has previously argued for the Finlandization of the continent as a way for Russia to reactivate its imperial past. READ MORE

  3. 2. Flexible Organizational Structures of the Digitally Mediated Collective Actor - A Case of the Shame Movement in Georgia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Darejan Tsurtsumia; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication Constitutes Organization; CCO; Collective Action; Structures; Digital Media; Georgia; Shame Movement; Social Movements; Logic of Connective Action; Flexible Organisational Structures; Protest Transformation; Gavrilov s Night; Georgian Dream; Private Facebook Group; Rallies; Non-human agency; Four Flows Framework; Solidarity; Citizenism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent scholarship has challenged the notion that digital tools alone can sustain a social movement, emphasizing instead the importance of collective identity and organizational structures. However, there is still limited understanding of how organizational structures emerge and transform in a social movement. READ MORE

  4. 3. Understanding the Freedom Convoy Movement's Collective Identity and Roles of Conspiracy Narratives: A Study of a Telegram Group

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michelle Konopka; [2023]
    Keywords : conspiracy theories; collective identity; Covid-19; Telegram; text messages; memes; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how conspiracy narratives are used to negotiate a collective identity within the global branch of the Freedom Convoy movement. To better understand what common conspiracies are present and how they function for the group’s collective identity, this paper is based on empirical data from text messages and memes shared in a group chat on Telegram, an instant messaging platform. READ MORE

  5. 4. Prioritizing national security over care for land? A qualitative study on the social, ecological and cultural impacts of the U.S. military in Hawaii

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Yuichi Tsuchibuchi; [2023]
    Keywords : U.S. military; collective identity; counter-hegemony; social movement; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Social, ecological, and cultural impacts associated with the U.S. military in Hawaii are egregious. However, due to the historical oppressions and injustices to Hawaiians, the U. READ MORE

  6. 5. “If Men Acted Like Women Do, There Would Be Riots in the Streets” : Personalized and Collective Action Framing in the Incelopshere

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ebba Wallin Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Incels; Online movement; Contentious action networks; Frame analysis; Connective action; Antifeminism;

    Abstract : In recent years, several high-profile acts of violence linked to the virtual incelosphere have sparked public concern and scholarly interest. Yet, scant attention has been paid to whether these perpetrators can be understood as lone-wolf attackers or as members of a collective. READ MORE