Essays about: "grand narratives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words grand narratives.

1. 1. TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE? Narrative policy analyses of the EU’s Circular Economy policy framework

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Beatrice Engman; [2023-09-13]
   Keywords : European Union; environmental policy; circular economy; sustainability; sustainable development; efficiency; dependency; competitiveness; economic growth;

   Abstract : The thesis uses narrative policy analysis to explore how the EU’s circular economy action plan and its related strategies incorporate and use the concepts of sustainable development and sustainability. This exploration enables consideration if the EU’s circular economy policy framework is made fit for the sustainable future the EU is projecting. READ MORE

3. 2. "We're here, and we don't know why" : An analysis of the postmodernist rejection of a universal meaning to life in Ken Grimwood’s novel Replay

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Samuel Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The question of the meaning of life is at the centre of this study without being directly addressed. The study does not analyse the meaning of life but rather how the main characters of the novel Replay (Jeff and Pamela) approach the question. READ MORE

4. 3. Show and Tell: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the representation of Swedish Colonial History in the Historiska Museet, through the lenses of Swedish Exceptionalism and Nation Branding

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Giulia Manfieri; [2023]
   Keywords : National museums; Swedish exceptionalism; Swedish colonialism; nation branding; uses of history; Critical Discourse Analysis; Human Rights; colonial history; Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : When looking from the outside, Sweden is an exceptional country, with a tradition of neutrality and no notable colonial past; but history paints a different picture. This thesis investigates the portrayal of Sweden and the impact of narratives of Swedish exceptionalism in the Historiska Museet in Stockholm, through the analysis of the depiction of Swedish colonial history and Human Rights discourses. READ MORE

5. 4. #sustainabletransport : A FAIR Cross-Platform Social Media Analysis Approach to Sociotechnical Sustainable Transport Research

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Michael Stiebe; [2021]
   Keywords : Digital Humanities; Cross-Platform Analysis; Instagram; Twitter; Social Big Data; Sustainable Mobility; Sustainable Transport; Sociotechnical Transitions;

   Abstract : The paper reports findings from a FAIR principles-based research project dedicated to investigating how cross-field research between the DH and Sociotechnical Sustainable Transport Research could help to enhance the holistic understanding of sociotechnical low-carbon transport transitions.  Using the hashtag search queries #sustainabletransport and #sustainablemobility, 33,121 Tweets (2013-2021) and 8,089 Instagram images including captions (2017/2018-2021) were mined using Python scripts. READ MORE

6. 5. Bringing the War Home : A Psycho-Historical Exploration of How Right- Wing, Lone Wolf Terrorist’s Construct Group Identities in the 21st Century

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Per-Albin Johansson; [2020]
   Keywords : Right-Wing Terrorism; Lone-Wolf Terrorism; Group Psycho-history; Symbolic Convergence Theory; Discourse Analysis; Group Consciousness.;

   Abstract : Contemporary social and political discourses often emphasise the security threat of Jihadism towards Europe and the United States as the main terrorist threat. Two decades into the twenty-first century, however, the new threat of right-wing terrorism has emerged as the statistically most prominent form of terror. READ MORE