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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Mining the imagery : A text mining and news media content analysis of the Swedish country image in the Guardian, 2010-2020

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Axel Tjellander; [2022]
    Keywords : Sweden; country image; public diplomacy; text mining; distant reading; topic modelling; corpus assisted discourse analysis;

    Abstract : In the field of public diplomacy, it has increasingly become relevant to develop analytical operations in order to gain knowledge on the perceptions of foreign publics and their attitudes towards countries – a construct known as the country image. In recent time, research on public diplomacy has been increasingly occupied with the impact of media on country images due to the continuous expansion and fragmentation of the hybrid media landscape. READ MORE

  4. 3. Public Service – at your service? : A study of attitudes toward the public service broadcasting company SVT

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Else Mikkelsen Båge; [2022]
    Keywords : Public service broadcasting; post-broadcast democracy; audience fragmentation; Sveriges television; media consumption; SOM institute; public service; publikfragmentering; sveriges television; svt; mediekonsumtion; som-institutet;

    Abstract : Public service broadcasting is a longstanding broadcasting institution in Sweden. Being the most consumed and highly trusted media broadcasting institution on the market, it suffers both challenges and acclaim. It has become a highly politized matter. READ MORE

  5. 4. RAISING A NEW COLLECTIVE VOICE THROUGH GREENFIELD UNION ORGANISING : The mobilisation and unionisation of workers and the establishment of a collective agreement at Foodora in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Sophie Banasiak; [2021]
    Keywords : workforce fragmentation; food-delivery platforms; greenfield organising; unions; collective agreement; agency; structures; interactions; resources mobilisation; learning; strategy; institutional change; fragmentation du travail; plateformes de livraison de repas; implantation syndicale; syndicats; accord collectif; agence; structures; interactions; mobilisation des ressources; apprentissage; stratégie; changement institutionnel; fragmentering av arbetsstyrka; matleveransplattformar; greenfield-organisering; fackföreningar; kollektivavtal; mänskligt agentskap; strukturer; interaktioner; mobilisering av resurser; lärande; strategiskt handlande; institutionell förändring;

    Abstract : Following an actor-centred approach to institutional change, the aim of the study was to explore the process of ‘greenfield organising’ through which unions and collective bargaining structures are established in workplaces where there are none initially. A qualitative theory-oriented single case study, using some principles of the grounded theory, analysed the organising process and negotiations at Foodora in Sweden that resulted in a collective agreement. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Katechon and Moscow as Third Rome : Visual analysis of Russia's religious soft power in Greece

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Laura Pennisi; [2021]
    Keywords : Russia; Greece; ROC; soft power; religion; Orthodox businessmen; multimodality; visual grammar;

    Abstract : The symphonic relationship between the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), a mission conceived as entrusted by God to coordinate their contributions to the society, provides the Russian state with a moral framework and the ROC with the possibility to confirm her spiritual role for the establishment of a Russian Orthodox world. This vision of a new Russian world helps the ROC expand her canonical borders to amend for the fragmentation of the pastoral community after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. READ MORE