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  1. 1. Mitigating Unintended Bias in Toxic Comment Detection using Entropy-based Attention Regularization

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Fabio Camerota; [2023]
    Keywords : XLNet; BERT; Toxic Comment Classification; Entropy-based Attention Regularization; XLNet; BERT; Toxisk Kommentar Klassificering; Entropibaserad uppmärksamhetsreglering;

    Abstract : The proliferation of hate speech is a growing challenge for social media platforms, as toxic online comments can have dangerous consequences also in real life. There is a need for tools that can automatically and reliably detect hateful comments, and deep learning models have proven effective in solving this issue. READ MORE

  3. 2. Friend or Foe? : A study analyzing ideas held by the Sweden Democrats concerning LGBTQ+ topics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellen Breuer; [2023]
    Keywords : LGBTQ ; homonationalism; heteroactivism; populist radical right; the Sweden Democrats; analysis of ideas;

    Abstract : Given the tendency of Populist Radical Right (PRR) parties to form anti-LGBTQ+ claims, this thesis aims to understand how a PRR party operating in a context characterized by progressive values relates to LGBTQ+ topics in their political messages on social media. A single case study of the Sweden Democrats (SD) – an example of a PRR party operating in such a context – was conducted. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of Islam in Russian foreign policy : A constructivist perspective

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sarah Hoover; [2023]
    Keywords : Islam; foreign policy; Russia;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to obtain a deeper and more conclusive understanding of Russia’s public foreign policy with regards to the religious aspect through the research question - What indications for a religious agenda with respect to Islam are expressed in Russian foreign policy as it is presented in the international arena? A Muslim belt with a non-Soviet identity emerged along Russia's southern border after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was thus vital for Russia to define its attitude towards the Islamist threat and included the Islamic factor in its foreign policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. "Three Young Girls" : A Case Study of Mediatization of Religion and National Identity in the Online Reception of Halal-TV

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ingrid Unander-Scharin; [2022]
    Keywords : Media; Religion; National identity; Muslim women; Sweden;

    Abstract : The Swedish national narrative regarding religion often highlights the 2000 separation of the Church of Sweden from the state and a steady decline in religiosity within the population. However, increased immigration since the end of the Second World War has resulted in rising religious diversity, particularly in the growth of Islam as a minority religion. READ MORE

  6. 5. Good Girl, Wife or Foreign Fighter - Danish Media Constructions of women in ISIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Camilla Gissel; [2022]
    Keywords : ISIS; Female foreign fighters; Social Problems Theory; Narrative Criminology; ISIS bride; Betrayal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have been understood as serving passive and largely supportive roles in ISIS state-building by media and, to a far extent, academia. Academia has argued that the passive role evolves into active participation in weaponed combat and planning of attacks. READ MORE