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1. Youtubing Sápmi : Sámi multisemiotic repertoires, decolonial mobilization and interdiscursivity in the wired age
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : This thesis explores the practice of “youtubing Sápmi”, which entails Sámi decolonial mobilization, multisemiotic and multilingual language use on YouTube. The aim is to understand how YouTube videos can function as a tool for discursive mobilization and as a complement or alternative to linguistic and cultural revitalization. READ MORE
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2. Salvaging through War and Recycling in Peace : A Comparison of Prior British Salvaging Efforts during World War II and Present Swedish Recycling Efforts
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : Recycling has often been overlooked in the conversation on how to combat climate change. The reasons behind recycling being pushed to the wayside point to difficulties in mobilizing the general public, the inherent design of recyclables, and confusing legislation. READ MORE
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3. “We survive or we sink together” : A Discursive Study of Argumentation by Small Island Developing States Leaders in a Climate Change Context
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the discursive use of first person plural pronoun we through a discourse analysis of the variety of arguments by leaders of Pacific Island States in political debates, specifically within a climate change context. The research question is “How do political leaders of Pacific Island states make discursive use of the first person plural pronoun we in political debates in a climate change context?” By using a textual discourse analysis to study statements made by Pacific Island leaders at the UN Conference of the Parties, the investigation finds a wide variety of argumentation styles and pronominal choices. READ MORE
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4. Local livelihoods, conservation and mining: An uneven struggle over land access in Punta de Choros, Chile
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the relation between national economic ventures, environmental security and community development. It does so through a case study of the implementation process of an iron and copper mine (La Dominga Project) in a “biodiversity hotspot” in central-northern Chile. READ MORE
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5. The modern International Theatre State : North Korea's statehood, hereditary successions and its place in the international society
University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis proposes an extended version of the ”theatre state” concept, originally coined by Clifford Geertz, as an alternative analysis of contemporary North Korean statehood and political rule. The DPRK is perhaps the only revolutionary, state-socialist entity to have survived the end of the Cold War with its original order intact, and to have undergone a hereditary succession of leadership twice, while withstanding remarkably adverse conditions. READ MORE
