Essays about: "contested space"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words contested space.

  1. 1. Digital Wars: #GuacamayaLeaks and the rise of hacktivism in technopolitics : A netnography to understand the complexity of digital communication processes.

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Communication, Culture and Diversity (CCD); Jönköping University/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Jönköping University/Sustainability Education Research (SER)

    Author : Viviana Levet; [2023]
    Keywords : hacktivism; technopolitics; netnography; information flows; gatekeeping; communication ecologies; digital media; social media; network society;

    Abstract : This master thesis explores the dynamics of information flows between the hacktivist group Guacamaya, media outlets and social media users. The study aims to understand the role of various social actors within the digital space such as media outlets, journalists, bots, and trolls, in shaping public opinion and the overall effectiveness of the group's communication activities. READ MORE

  3. 2. "A Norrland before, and a Norrland after?" : Exploring re-industrialization, as an example of green growth, through the reproduction of space and planetary urbanization in Northern Sweden.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Oskarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : green growth; re-industrialization; Norrland; Northern Sweden; production of space; planetary urbanization;

    Abstract : The dominant discourse often presents green growth as a solution to the ongoing environmental and climate crisis. However, it exists an unclear understanding of what green growth means in various contexts. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Ambiguity of the Russian Measures in Outer Space

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Francesca Feltrin; [2023]
    Keywords : Outer Space; Russia; Militarization; Weaponization; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power;

    Abstract : Outer Space has been a contested domain since the Cold War but in the past few decades with the advancement of technology, it has become even more desirable. Outer space has become extremely important in our everyday lives from satellite telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, and navigation. READ MORE

  5. 4. I Don’t Know Who Was the Reason for This War, But I Know Who Paid the Price: Unpacking Marginalized Positionalities in the Contemporary Yemeni Civil War

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kaja Simmen; [2022]
    Keywords : Yemen; Bodies; Conflict; Experiences; Marginalization; Power; Resistance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the lived experiences of Yemeni individuals with marginalization in context of the contemporary civil war. Experiences on the margin are approached from a multifaceted framework which allows for a contextual understanding of how Yemeni bodies face social, political and economic exclusion. READ MORE

  6. 5. THE SUBALTERNS SING : MUSIC, AGENCY, AND THE POLITICS OF LIFE DURING THE EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN WEST AFRICA

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Amat Jeng; [2021]
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    Abstract : The Ebola epidemic in 2014 was framed as the most serious humanitarian crisis that West Africa has faced since the beginning of this millennium. In Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries that had just come out of civil wars less than twelve years ago, were the most affected. READ MORE