Essays about: "media and conflict"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 216 essays containing the words media and conflict.

1. 1. A risk of conflict – Perception or Reality? : A media study of securitization and strategic narratives in the Suwałki Gap.

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

   Author : Fieke Margaretha van Dijk; [2024]
   Keywords : Securitization; strategic narratives; Suwałki Gap; qualitative content analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis studies news media published by Lithuanian, Polish and Russian news outlets on the Suwałki Gap and the Kaliningrad Oblast. It analyses whether and how these online news articles portray a risk for conflict in this geopolitical area for English-speaking audiences. READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Russia as a mediator in international armed conflicts: the use of mediation and coercion as an instrument for Russian foreign policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Paraskevi Palivani; [2023]
   Keywords : Mediation; Coercion; Russian foreign policy; Realism; Near Abroad; Far Abroad; Case Study; Georgia-Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh; Syria; CAR;

   Abstract : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, mediation in armed conflicts have become a popular way of conflict resolution and a valuable tool for states to promote their interests.The paper argues that mediation has been instrumentalised by Russia and has been used as atool in expanding Russian foreign policy in the Russian Near and Far Abroad. READ MORE

5. 4. Constructing Heroes and Villains : Identifying Narratives in the Ukrainian Defence’s Social Media Presence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lydia Holmén; [2023]
   Keywords : digital diplomacy; nation branding; security branding; narrative; security narrative;

   Abstract : This paper examines the narratives that Ukraine is telling through their official Defence of Ukraine account on X, and what the implications of those narratives are. At the time of this study, a conflict is taking place in Ukraine after the invasion of Russia on Ukrainian territory. READ MORE

6. 5. Analysing the role of Religion inAfghan and International newsmedia coverage prior to theTaliban's Resurgence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : John Kane; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Introduction This study explores the role of religion in Afghan and international news media coverageduring the lead-up to the Taliban's resurgence and takeover of Kabul in August 2021.Through an analysis of approximately one thousand news articles using a grounded theoryapproach, the research seeks to understand how religion was represented, framed, anddiscussed. READ MORE