Essays about: "dictatorship"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the word dictatorship.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Militarization: A Witch's War Brew? : How military power affects authoritarian regimes' behavior

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Lina Sigurdh; [2021]
    Keywords : Militarization; autocratization; conflict onset; conflict behavior; military power;

    Abstract : The effect of regime type on conflict onset is a well-studied phenomenon, and various studies have found that variance in regime type, and within regime types, affects conflict onset. For instance, militarization in autocracies seems to be linked with increased risk of initiating conflict. READ MORE

  4. 13. Are stories just stories? : An analysis of the effect of intergenerational narratives about communism on ethnic identity

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lydia Lamboley; [2021]
    Keywords : Intergenerational memories; symbolic ethnic boundary; communism; dictatorship; ethnic identity; identity construction;

    Abstract : Post-dictatorship reconstruction is a recurrent research topic in peace and development. Memories and the remembrance of the past, at the collective or family level can impact populations years after the beginning of their democratisation processes. READ MORE

  5. 14. Is this a country? The Candlelight movement protests as a force impacting democracy in Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elsa Ström; [2021]
    Keywords : social movements; democracy; South Korea; Candlelight protests 2016-2017; corruption; Park Geun-Hye; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : South Korea has gone from a military dictatorship to being the highest-ranking Asian country in terms of democracy over the last 35 years. In 2016, massive social movement protests broke out after media uncovered accounts of widespread corruption by then President Park Geun-Hye. READ MORE

  6. 15. Relationship Between Religion and Nationalism in Pakistan : A Study of Religion and Nationalism in Pakistan during the period 1947 to 1988

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Akmal Safi; [2021]
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    Abstract : Religion has always been at the core of the Pakistani national narrative. This research paper argues that the relationship between religion and nationalism in Pakistan is complex and has changed its character during different phases of the Pakistani political history. READ MORE