Essays about: "elite"

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  1. 11. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

    Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

  3. 12. The naivety towards China is now over : An analysis of the Swedish political elite's changed attitude toward China

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hampus Håkansson; [2023]
    Keywords : ontological security theory; OST; Sweden; China; discourse analysis; Robert J. Steele; anxiety; critical situations;

    Abstract : Despite the well-established consensus within the Swedish parliament regarding the benefits of trade with China while at the same time promoting democracy, an unexpected change arose in June 2023, when a united Swedish parliament adopted a report that identified China as a threat to Swedish interests. Consequently, this thesis seeks to address the research question: Can the Swedish political elite's changed attitude towards China be understood through the theory of ontological security? Employing a framework established in Robert J. READ MORE

  4. 13. From Elite to Everyone: How User-Generated Content Democratizes Hermès and Challenges Its Exclusivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Smedmark; Karin Forslund; [2023]
    Keywords : Luxury brand perceptions; Brand awareness; Commodity theory; Self-brand association; Brand attitudes; User-generated content; Luxury brand management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to add to existing research and create a deeper understanding regarding the influence of online narratives on luxury brand attitudes. The research aims to explore how luxury brands are portrayed by social media users, in order to gain a cohesive understanding of its effect on the attitudes that are formed towards the brand. READ MORE

  5. 14. From the Beach to the Sahara - A qualitative study of junior management consultants' identity work between billable projects

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Oscar Holmbergh; Jakob Hägglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Young Professionals; Professional Service Firms; Management Consulting; Underutilization; Identity;

    Abstract : The recent economic downturn has largely affected businesses around the world, resulting in decreased demand for management consultancy services. In combination with recent years' aggressive hiring strategies, this has put many junior management consultants in a position where their utilization rates have plummeted and time between billable projects has increased notably. READ MORE

  6. 15. Exploring State-of-the-Art Machine Learning Methods for Quantifying Exercise-induced Muscle Fatigue

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Abboud Afram; Danial Sarab Fard Sabet; [2023]
    Keywords : EMG; SEMG; STFT; CWT; SVM; CNN; GAN; DCGAN; BCE; SGD; deep learning; machine learning; muscle fatigue; DCGAN; spectrogram; CNN models; transfers learning; data augmentation; feature extraction;

    Abstract : Muscle fatigue is a severe problem for elite athletes, and this is due to the long resting times, which can vary. Various mechanisms can cause muscle fatigue which signifies that the specific muscle has reached its maximum force and cannot continue the task. READ MORE