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1. 1. Threats and opportunities in a contested field of integration – EU forest policy as framed in forest owner media

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Marit Fahlander; [2023-01-17]
   Keywords : EU forest policy;

   Abstract : This thesis discusses the framing of EU forest policy in Swedish forest owner media, in the years 2006, 2013 and 2021. While Swedish forest owners have historically been influential in shaping EU forest policy, no research has previously been made on how the EU is framed in forest owner media. READ MORE

3. 2. ”Which way, western woman?” : An Intersectional Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis on the portrayals of women on YouTube web-TV channel ’Riks’

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Maria Kjellgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Nationalism; Intersectionality; Feminism; Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis; Sweden Democrats; Social Media Studies; YouTube; Human Rights;

   Abstract : In Sweden, the web-TV channel Riks which is a media initiative on YouTube by nationalist political party Sweden Democrats, has gained popularity contributing to the normalization of nationalist discourses. The aim of this study is to analyze how the discursive and visual construction and representation of women on Riks are created in nationalist discourse. READ MORE

4. 3. Swedish People’s Experiences of Following the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar : A Globality, Cosmopolitanism, and Cosmopolitanization Perspective

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

   Author : Amanda Svärd; [2023]
   Keywords : FIFA World Cup; Qatar; Globalization; Cosmopolitanism; Globality; Cosmopolitanization; Human Rights; Mass Media;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates Swedish people’s experiences following the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar from a globality, cosmopolitanism, and cosmopolitanization perspective. The 2022 World Cup was controversial due to allegations of human rights violations in preparations for the Cup in Qatar as well as allegations of corruption within the FIFA organization. READ MORE

5. 4. MEDIA USE AND VACCINE HESITANCY - A qualitative study of individuals’ media use and vaccine choice in the covid-19 era

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation

   Author : Ellen Hemmingsson; [2022-11-08]
   Keywords : Vaccine Hesitancy; Covid-19; Vaccination; Selective Exposure; the Reinforcement Spirals Model;

   Abstract : Vaccine hesitancy has long been recognized in separate research disciplines concerning different vaccines and societal contexts to comprehend what factors determine individuals’ vaccine choices. Likewise, communication scholars have distinguished how it is possible to select the information that aligns with pre-existing beliefs – particularly in the high-choice media environment with copious information channels. READ MORE

6. 5. IS THE MEDIA DIVIDING US? A Panel Data Analysis on the Relationship Between Media Fragmentation and Mass Polarization in 71 Democracies (2000-2018)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Samuel Larsson; [2022-06-17]
   Keywords : mass polarization; media fragmentation; electoral system; income inequality; panel data;

   Abstract : Mass polarization as a phenomenon that divides the electorate on political and societal issues is on the rise globally, and its negative consequences for the well-being of a polity are well documented. Literature on the drivers of these upward trends frequently blame income inequality and immigration for polarizing the masses. READ MORE