Essays about: "international narratives"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 136 essays containing the words international narratives.

  1. 21. When Dragon meets Nāga, the study of strategic narratives of China’s Buddhist Diplomacy in Thailand after the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Chinnapong Chullanandana; [2023]
    Keywords : Sino-Thai relations; soft power; public diplomacy; Belt and Road Initiative; Southern Buddhism; Strategic narratives; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the strategic use of narratives in Chinese Buddhist public diplomacy to support the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Thailand. This study examines the different levels of narrative formation, including system, identity, and issue narratives, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms that drive communication, persuasion, and influence in international affairs. READ MORE

  2. 22. The Shifting Power Dynamics Between Indonesia and West Papua in Global Discourse : Narratives in the 50s versus Now

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

    Author : Mariam S. P. Bonson; [2023]
    Keywords : West Papua conflict; Power Relations; Narratives; Political Discourse;

    Abstract : This Study is concerned with the WP-Indonesia conflict and the development of its narrative since 1949 as well as the shifting in power dynamics. It reveals that the past decades have not changed the essential power dynamic of Indonesia holding the main power by portraying itself as the “protector,” while WP describes them as a “colonising power”. READ MORE

  3. 23. Strategic Narratives During Armed Conflict : The Case of Ukraine Post-2022 Russian Invasion

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

    Author : Linh Pham; [2023]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; Ukraine; Russia; strategic narratives; digital diplomacy; political communication; national identity archetypes;

    Abstract : This thesis contributes to the digital and narrative turn in International Relations, supplying a response to the inquiry ‘Which strategic narratives have emerged in Ukraine’s digital diplomacy following the February 2022 Russian invasion?’ The paper observed how the field of politics is revitalised by the interplay between political communication during times of incertitude, digital diplomacy and the trend of personalisation. The thesis evaluated different approaches taken by prior theorists of these spheres and leveraged their knowledge in order to respond to the research question. READ MORE

  4. 24. The European pressurized-water reactor between narratives and policies: exploring the French nuclear reactor design with a feasibility framework to assess wider implications for France and the EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Simone Della Coletta; [2023]
    Keywords : EPR; nuclear; feasibility; narrative; policy; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : With fossil fuel-dependencies affecting energy generation, and renewables being contextually limited by intermittency and dispatchability issues, this work explores European Pressurized-water Reactors (EPRs) as a nuclear-based climate mitigation measure in France and in the EU. Through its conceptual framework, this paper evaluates the technical potential of EPRs through the gate-keeping effect of initiative feasibility and narrative analysis. READ MORE

  5. 25. Narratives in Conversation : A Study of Russia’s Strategic Narratives and Internarrativity

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Ludwig Modin; [2023]
    Keywords : Strategic narratives; master narratives; Russia; history; discourses; narrative analysis; international relations; internarrativity;

    Abstract : In general, previous research on Russia’sstrategic narratives has assumed that Russian narratorsinstrumentally refer to other narratives to enhance the strategic narratives’ persuasiveness.Consequently, the implication is that the Russian narrators are unconstrained by their sociocultural situatedness since they are supposedly free to exploit other narratives for reasons of strategic benefit. READ MORE