Essays about: "foucault discourse analysis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 97 essays containing the words foucault discourse analysis.

  1. 1. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Perla Gabay; [2023]
    Keywords : Sinhala; Tamil; Strategy; Governmentality; Discourse; Foucault; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. READ MORE

  3. 2. Attempting to Serve with Pride and Dignity: A Discourse Analysis Exploring Swedish Peacekeepers' Pre-Mission Education on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Elsa Hilltorp; [2023]
    Keywords : Swedish Armed Forces; Case Study; Peacekeeping; Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; Discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The United Nations peacekeeping operations is a unique global partnership to maintain international peace and security. However, several reports in the last three decades show allegations of peacekeeper soldiers sexually exploiting and abusing the civilians of host nations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Politics at Play: Analyzing discussions on political protests in Animal Crossing - New Horizons

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Cecilia Lundström; [2023]
    Keywords : Foucault; political discourse; protesting; video games; Animal Crossing; ludology; online communication; politisk diskurs; protester; tv-spel; ludologi; onlineforum; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Executing and performing political protests is not just for the streets. A number of political protests have been held in video games, using the features of the game to convey political messages. In a world where there is ample possibility to communicate online, players are able to discuss these protests in online communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Growing Greener : A WPR analysis of the urban sustainability discourse in Stockholm’sclimate policy

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cornelia Böttiger; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; urban governance; policy; WPR; sustainability; discourse; Stockholm’s climate policy;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to critically examine how the problem of “climate change” is constructed in Stockholm’s climate policy and what underlying assumptions that those problematizations are built upon. The study also explores what is silenced in the problem representation and what potential effects (subject positions) it generates. READ MORE

  6. 5. Who is “woman”? : A Discourse Analysis of IOC Transgender Recommendations that are Governing Women Bodies in Elite Sport

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

    Author : Nada Parcina; [2023]
    Keywords : transgender; transwomen; International Olympic Committee; IOC transgender policies;

    Abstract : Abstract: The world of sport is a world of sex segregation. This is true both for the elite sport and for amateur sport. Only a handful of sport disciplines defy this norm. Historically, this segregation had roots in discrimination, sexism and chauvinism. READ MORE