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  1. 1. #1ed760: How green is Spotify? The importance of reporting for democratic and sustainable digitalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Francesca Fitzgerald; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; participatory democracy; delay discourse; climate change; data centres; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Internet services can aid steps towards sustainability, but can also be a means of exploitation and power-ownership. Data centres are an intrinsic part of this system, but reporting regulations do not require full disclosure on them. This paper takes the position that incomplete or misleading reporting is a form of delay discourse. READ MORE

  3. 2. (Regional) jobs vs. the climate. A Critical Discourse Analysis of the German coal phase-out debate.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Luise Hülsmann; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability science; just transition; coal regions; structural change; climate delay; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To reach its climate goals, in 2020, Germany decided to phase out coal as a particularly emissions-intensive source of energy. Although environmental associations demanded a much earlier date for the phase-out, the final coal phase-out law set the phase-out date to 2038. READ MORE

  4. 3. FRAMING VACCINES IN THE MEDIA. An examination of the United States media coverage of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine and the Human Papillomavirus vaccine

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

    Author : Nicole DeLay; [2021-07-30]
    Keywords : politicization of science; vaccines; vaccination; science communication; MMR; HPV; Fox News; The New York Times;

    Abstract : This study examines the news coverage in two different online media outlets, the New York Times and Fox News, in their reporting on two different vaccines, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR). It uncovers media frames in the respective outlets in order to evaluate if political divides in attitudes towards the respective vaccines can be attributed to the media portrayals in these outlets. READ MORE

  5. 4. Climate policy delaying discourse by an American think tank

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tova Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate delay; American Enterprise Institute; Climate denial; Climate policy delaying discourse; Lamb et al.; Argumentation analysis;

    Abstract : A case study of the conservative and allegedly climate denying think tank American Enterprise Institute and its usage of climate policy delaying discourse. By applying William Lamb et al.'s model of the discourse climate delay, this essay seeks to describe and analyse if and how American Enterpise Institute uses climate delaying discourse. READ MORE

  6. 5. Disagreement in business negotiations : A qualitative study of BELF usage in face-to-face business negotiations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Anton Marra; [2016]
    Keywords : BELF; expressing disagreement; business negotiations; conversation analysis;

    Abstract : Knowledge of successful Business English as a lingua franca (BELF) has been recognized to be an essential element in overall business know-how (Kankaanranta & Louhiala-Salminen, 2010). In line with this notion, research has found that professionals use BELF and exploit a variety of discourse and pragmatic strategies that aid the process of cooperation and agreement so that mutual understanding can be reached (Firth, 1996; Kankaanranta & Planken, 2010; Pitzl, 2005). READ MORE