Essays about: "immigration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 508 essays containing the word immigration.

1. 1. Gender dynamics in media-driven belief polarization - disentangling reinforcing processes behind media usage and perception of societal issues

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

   Author : Lisa Axelsson; [2020-08-19]
   Keywords : Reinforcing spirals; selective exposure; media effects; alternative media; gender gap; interpersonal communication; belief polarization;

   Abstract : In academia as well as in mainstream media, people are voicing concern that a fragmented media environment, entailing an immense increase of alternative media, may motivate selective exposure, in turn leading to increasingly polarized perceptions of society among the public. Consulting the theory of reinforcing spirals (RSM), there is ample evidence for a reciprocal relationship between selective media exposure and sociotropic beliefs – potentially sparking polarization dynamics. READ MORE

3. 2. THE REALITY AND DETERMINANTS OF STABLE ATTITUDES A Panel Data Analysis of Immigration Attitudes in Sweden 2011-2018

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tim Segerberg; [2020-06-12]
   Keywords : Attitude stability; Public opinion; Immigration attitudes; Panel data analysis;

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4. 3. Restructured heteronormativity : An analysis of Australian Immigration guidelines for assessing  LGBT+ asylum seekers

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

   Author : Ursula Jondorf; [2020]
   Keywords : Critical Race theory; Heteronormativity; Queer asylum; Gender binary; Australia;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses materials – a set of guidelines and a presentation – provided for officials  who assess claims related to sexual orientation and gender identity within the Australian  government’s Department for Immigration and Border Protection. The analysis is conducted  using critical discourse analysis to see if the lexicon shows a white heterosexual bias, and if it  does, how the bias is manifested within the guidelines, especially within the context of the  gender binary. READ MORE

5. 4. Assessing security and IPA in Afghanistan : A comparative case study on the assessment of security and internal protection alternative in Sweden and Norway

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Kjellberg Stjernström; [2020]
   Keywords : Afghanistan; Security; Internal Protection Alternative; Asylum; Swedish Migration Agency; Norwegian Directorate of Immigration; UDI; EASO; UNHCR; International law; the 1951 Refugee Convention; the Directive 2011 95 EU;

   Abstract : It is common by states to deny asylum for asylum-seekers with the argument that the applicant could find protection within their own country of residence instead of receiving international protection. This is called internal protection alternative (IPA). READ MORE

6. 5. "Several media reports today" – A comparative analysis of discursive practices within Swedish immigration critical media and public service media

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Gustaf Rossi; [2020]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Fake News; Fria Tider; Immigration; Nyheter Idag; Sveriges Radio; Sveriges Television; Swedish Election; Swedish Politics;

   Abstract : Syftet med den här masteruppsatsen är att förstå nyhetsdiskurser i public service och invandringskritiska alternativmedier i Sverige. Uppsatsen fokuserar på hur de fyra största politiska partierna behandlar invandringsfrågan månaden före det riksdagsvalet 2018. READ MORE