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  1. 1. Is this a country? The Candlelight movement protests as a force impacting democracy in Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elsa Ström; [2021]
    Keywords : social movements; democracy; South Korea; Candlelight protests 2016-2017; corruption; Park Geun-Hye; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : South Korea has gone from a military dictatorship to being the highest-ranking Asian country in terms of democracy over the last 35 years. In 2016, massive social movement protests broke out after media uncovered accounts of widespread corruption by then President Park Geun-Hye. READ MORE

  3. 2. DEMOCRACY, A TRAGIC CARNIVALESQUE HERO : The Narratives of a Transnational Social Movement Against the Coup in Brazil

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Bartira Silva Fortes; [2020]
    Keywords : Brazil; democracy; coup; social movement; transnational; diaspora;

    Abstract : The concern that democracy in the largest country in Latin America could drive toward fascism has surfaced as a point of departure for the creation of forms of resistance among Brazilians in the diaspora. This thesis addresses this development by bringing to light the narratives of FIBRA, a transnational social movement created in 2016 to denounce the coup in Brazil. READ MORE

  4. 3. The 2016 Presidential Impeachment in Brazil : An analysis of the coverage of protests pro and against in national newspapers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Helena Samaras; [2017]
    Keywords : Protest Paradigm; marginalization devices; presidential impeachment; Brazil.;

    Abstract : Scholars have long argued that mainstream media tends to illustrate protest events and protesters highlighting the aspects of drama, violence and deviant behaviour in the events (Harlow and Johnson, 2011: 1361). Such aspects are referred to as “protest paradigm” which can be considered as the patterns of coverage that expresses disapproval regarding protests (Lee, 2014: 2727). READ MORE

  5. 4. Demystifying the Parol Evidence Rule - An Analysis of the Parol Evidence Rule in American Contract Jurisprudence and the lack thereof under the CISG

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ågren; [2009]
    Keywords : Avtalsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The parol evidence rule is an integral doctrine of the common law contract jurisprudence. The rule was established in the 17th century English common law and has since spread amongst most of the common law jurisdictions. READ MORE