Essays about: "hegemonic values"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words hegemonic values.
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1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This thesis examines the conservation narratives of Madagascar the ambiguity of forest cover and deforestation estimates, and the difficulty in deconstructing the narratives linked to the idea of a once fully forested island. In particular, shifts in the conservation debate are related to the discursive power of a large-scale international NGO, the WWF. READ MORE
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2. Can an alternative cosmovision challenge the market hegemony? : an analysis of article 6.8 in the Paris agreement
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : A rising global temperature and increased emissions, in combination with the slow progress of the yearly climate negotiations shows that there is something hindering the radical improvement needed to protect both the planet and humanity. The outset for this thesis is to study the UN climate negotiations and the alternative discourse that can question the hegemony. READ MORE
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3. The Interplay Between the Agency of Civil Society Organizations and Foreign Aid : What does Analyzing the Agency of Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon Reveal About the Possibilities for Transforming the Hegemonic Relationships Within Foreign Aid?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The flow of political aid into civil society organizations has sparked extensive debates and controversies surrounding the impact of foreign aid on the efficacy of said organizations in recipient countries. These discussions explore foreign aid through theoretical and empirical lenses, investigating its implications on global, regional, and national levels of analysis. READ MORE
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4. "You're completely brainwashed" : A qualitative study on toxic masculinity as expressed by a 'men's rights' influencers fanbase
University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I will use a ‘men’s rights’ influencers fanbase as an example of a new generation of people who values toxic and traditional masculinity. I will do so by doing a critical discourse analysis on 1200 comments from the platform Reddit, using Fairclough's three-dimensional model as inspiration. READ MORE
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5. Transforming Heterotopia : Exploring how Women Danmei Fans Explore Gender, Build Community, and Circumvent Censorship
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikationAbstract : Danmei fandom is a subcultural community of young women in China. In the context of strict online censorship in China, they engage in the practices of writing, sharing, and reading Danmei fanfic, which is fan secondary works that focuses on the romantic relationship between male characters in media content and popular culture productions. READ MORE