Essays about: "far-right movements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words far-right movements.

1. 1. In cahoots with the Kremlin : Strategic narrative alignment between the Georgian far right and Russia

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Bibbi Pehrson; [2023]
   Keywords : Strategic narratives; narrative alignment; Russia; Georgia; far-right movements;

   Abstract : Russia’s connection to far-right movements is an emerging research area. By looking at the case of Georgia, a strategic narrative approach is employed to further understand this connection in a complex environment of anti-Russian sentiments. READ MORE

3. 2. “Pardon me if I don't weep for your victimhood” : examining the aftermath of deplatformization through influential far-right activists’ framing and alliance-building on Telegram

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Klara Avsec; [2023]
   Keywords : Moderation; deplatformization; far right; frame analysis; collective identity; alliance-building; Telegram; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the social unfolding of the recent deplatformization of the far-right extremes on Telegram. Leaving prior approaches to moderation behind, this study asks questions around how moderation imprints itself on the complex terrain of meaning and practice, interacts with intensified reflexiveness of the social agents, and leaves affected collectivities changed in unanticipated ways. READ MORE

4. 3. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
   Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

5. 4. Far Right Populism Beyond Borders and Party Politics : The German Identitarian Movement and its Transnational Advocacy Network

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Hannah Katinka Beck Beck; [2022]
   Keywords : Populism; Transnational Advocacy Network; Far Right Mobilization; Populist Social Movements;

   Abstract : In 2017, the far right populist, transnational movement “Generation Identity” (GI) embarked on an activist “mission” in the Mediterranean Sea to stop non-European migrants from reaching the European continent. This paper presents a study of how GI was able to do so, analysing the empowering network of support that evolved during the movement’s “Defend Europe” campaign. READ MORE

6. 5. Authoritarian, far-right responses to the Covid-19 pandemic: an analysis of QAnon’s crisis narratives

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

   Author : Panagiota Efthymiadou; Anelia Miteva; [2021]
   Keywords : QAnon; digital media; social movements; conspiracy theory; network society; uncertainty identity; Covid-19; coronavirus; extremism; content analysis;

   Abstract : The coronavirus pandemic has changed the lives of individuals all over the world. The goal of this research is to investigate and understand the narratives and underlying messages of the QAnon movement concerning COVID-19. READ MORE