Essays about: "international media"

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  1. 1. Examining Conservation Narratives : An Environmental Discourse Analysis of WWF Madagascar

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Félice Rubin; [2024]
    Keywords : Conservation; Discourse; Deforestation; Community management; Biodiversity; Ecosystem services; Hegemony; Baselines; Environmental History; Miljövård; diskurs; avskogning; samhällsförvaltning; biodiversitet; ekosystemtjänster; hegemoni; miljöhistoria;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 2. Israel, Russia and the US: A Strange Triangular Relationship : An analysis of an unexpected alliance and its rationality

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Alfred Lovnér; [2024]
    Keywords : International Relations; Political Influence; Security; Peace; Development;

    Abstract : The relationship between Israel and the US, as well as Israel and Russia are well documented, as it serves as a key aspect within the struggle for power and influence within the Middle East. However much research has been made on the topic, few have analysed how the relationship between Israel and the two others have affected the three, creating what could only be viewed as a blindspot within scholarship on the topic, as the relationships did not start in, nor are maintained within a vacuum. READ MORE

  3. 3. Framing the Olympics: RT’s Responses to Controversies Linked With Russia’s Presence at the Winter Games from 2014-2022

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

    Author : Colin Fritz; [2024]
    Keywords : RT; Politicisation of Sport; News Framing; The Olympic Games; Doping; Framing;

    Abstract : The Russian Federation’s presence on the global stage of the Olympic Games has been linked with considerable controversy from 2014 onwards. The nation’s use of international sport for promoting its image, state-sponsored doping, and Russia’s illegal occupations of Ukraine staged in close time proximity with the Games are all controversies which have taken their toll on the country’s image, both within and beyond the context of sport. READ MORE

  4. 4. How the Office of High Representative has impacted the reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Hanna Mustajbegovic; Berg Theodor; [2024]
    Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; Reconciliation; The Office of High Representative; Dayton peace agreement; Cold peace; Warm peace;

    Abstract : Twenty eight years ago there was a brutal war in Bosnia and Herzegovina between the three main ethnic groups in the country as a part of the bracke-up of Yugoslavia  (Balazs, 2008). This thesis analyses how the OHR has contributed to the reconciliation process in Bosnia and Herzegovina by looking at academic articles, information from local actors, analysing the local debate and semistructured interviews within the international community in BiH. READ MORE

  5. 5. Famine declarations in conflict situations: A critical examination of the process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine and starvation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Benjamin Holmsten; [2023-10-19]
    Keywords : Famine; starvation; famine and conflict; famine declaration; Tigray; Ethiopia; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This study focuses on providing a critical examination of the current process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine, with special consideration of political influences towards the process. The research methodology consists of two case studies, one from the Tigray-war, Ethiopia (2020-2022), and one from South Sudan from the start of the civil war in 2013 up until today. READ MORE