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  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

  2. 2. Promoting Multilingualism as a Resource in Education : A Minor Field Study on a Senior Secondary School in The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för skolutveckling och ledarskap (SOL)

    Author : Melinda Malmström; [2023]
    Keywords : Access to the Curriculum; Didactic Design; First Language; Language of Instruction; Language Domination; Linguistic and Cultural Diversity; Multilingualism;

    Abstract : AbstractThe study aims to explore how students’ linguistic resources are used for learning in a school in Gambia. The study is a field study and was conducted at a Senior Secondary School during January and February 2023. READ MORE

  3. 3. Evidence use in conservation practice : Using interviews to understand the opinions of conservation practitioners on the use, availability, and diversity of evidence in conservation practice

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Raf Erik Veerle Jansen; [2022]
    Keywords : Conservation; practitioner; evidence-based; local ecological knowledge;

    Abstract : There has been a discussion in the last decades about a perceived lack of scientific evidence use in conservation practice, affecting its legitimacy and efficiency. Some researchers argue that peer-reviewed science is rarely used in conservation practice. READ MORE

  4. 4. Addressing financial gender (in)equality with advertisements - A no or a go? : A qualitative study on how the commercial bank DNB's use of femvertising influences female consumers and their image of the brand

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Elvira Nordin; Elin Nygren; [2022]
    Keywords : Femvertising; Femwashing; Advertising; Financial Gender Equality; Brand Image; Brand Activism; CSR;

    Abstract : Whilst gender equality has moved forward in recent years in Scandinavian countries like Norway and Sweden, there are still significant financial gaps between the genders. According to several scholars, women tend to invest less than men, which leads to consequences such as women having less financial capital wealth and lower pensions. READ MORE

  5. 5. Challenges of Intersectionality in terms of Honour-Related Violence

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Zahra Darvishpour(Bagherishad); [2022]
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    Abstract : This study illustrates how postcolonial researchers and activists who deal with the issue of honour-related violence from an intersectional feminist perspective have experienced a hard treatment by researchers, activists and other actors based on some other discourses on honourbased violence issues. Moreover, it is discussed whether polarization in debates between the cultural and intersectional perspectives on honour-related violence has been increased in Sweden following the growth of negative attitudes and polarization in public opinion towards refugees, diversity and immigration - and especially towards groups coming from Islamic countries. READ MORE