Essays about: "discursive strategies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 103 essays containing the words discursive strategies.

  1. 21. The Image of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Immigrants and Migrants in the British Media after the Refugee Crisis of 2015

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Engelska

    Author : Tatsiana Samuseva; [2022]
    Keywords : refugees; asylum seekers; immigrants; migrants; collocates;

    Abstract : This essay examines the discursive construction of the image of refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, and migrants in a 1,472-million word corpus of UK press online articles published between January 2015 and December 2021. A corpus-based approach revealed the most frequent collocates of the four query terms, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 22. National identity construction from non-alignment to Nato membership

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alva Mårtensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Nato; Critical discourse analysis; Swedish print media; peace identity; national identity; non-alignment; internationalism; foreign policy; social constructivism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : How can we understand the historical development of the Swedish national identity construction in terms of non-alignment and internationalism in the media discourse on Nato membership? Since the end of the Cold War, Sweden has been conducting increasing cooperation with Nato, putting its non-alignment and related internationalist identity narrative into question. Starting from the social constructivist assumption that national identity narratives interact with foreign policy through constructing boundaries for possible behavior, I argue that insights about the Swedish advancement towards Nato can be gained from studying how its national identity is constructed in the newspaper debate. READ MORE

  4. 23. Holding up a mirror: A study on the discursive work of academics in promoting alternative users in sustainability reporting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Minette Donner; Denise Tayli; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; standard setting; academic engagement; user; rhetoric;

    Abstract : We hold a mirror against the extensive academic critique aimed at the capture of sustainability reporting by exploring rhetorical strategies used by academics in their efforts to deprioritize the investor and promote alternative user notions. For this aim, we analyze two consultation rounds of the IFRS Foundation, a standard setter which has been suggested to be captured and that holds the potential to shape sustainability reporting practices for years to come. READ MORE

  5. 24. Phasing out Gas? Implications of the Narratives around Natural Gas for Germany’s Heat Transition in the Building Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Katrin Kraus; [2022]
    Keywords : heat transition; building sector; natural gas; narratives and discourses; lock-in effects; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Germany must decarbonise the heating of its buildings, now majorly dependent on natural gas, to meet its climate neutrality pledge. However, the share of natural gas-based heating has not been decreasing in the last decades, and Germany continuously failed to meet the building sector’s emission reduction targets. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Media Representation of Mental Health Awareness to Support Therapy and Recovery for Health Workers: : A Discourse Analysis to Break Mental Health Stigma

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Rick Gianluca Nowfer; [2022]
    Keywords : Mental Health; Health workers; Mental Health Stigma; Media for therapy and recovery; MH representation; Media health technologies; visual storytelling; E-mental heath.;

    Abstract : The mental health (MH) of health workers during the 2019 pandemic has been severely affected by the disruptive coping and heavy workload management of the Covid crisis. Critical emergency contexts trigger many MH issues and disorders in many health workers who do not have adequate tools and strategies to respond to MH threats when traditional medical methods cannot be provided. READ MORE