Essays about: "non-mainstream"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word non-mainstream.
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1. Can generalised trust in news media change media exposure patterns?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskommAbstract : The question of how trust in news media relates to news media exposure patterns attracts considerable attention from both scholars and society in general. Many previous studies have found that trust in news media positively relates to mainstream media exposure and negatively relates to non-mainstream media exposure, including online and social media news. READ MORE
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2. New Party Entrance : The case of BE and PAN in Portugal
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Back in 2012, Niklas Bolin offered an innovative perspective on the importance of agency for new party entrance. With his doctoral thesis he concluded that the ownership of at least one non-mainstream position and the possession of certain party resources were two necessary conditions for new parties to reach parliament membership. READ MORE
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3. Backpacker Tourism and Local Community Development: An Analysis of Hostels as Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Sri Lanka
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : This thesis is an attempt to understand if hostels, being an essential component of the infrastructural support for backpacker tourism have been instrumental in lifting up local communities in light of socio-economic development. The analysis strives to explore not only the contours of change in the community level but also the changes in the institutions and structures within which the tourism industry operates to understand how the hostel communities create their own structures through exercising power, which is a manifestation of how capitals are accumulated and transformed. READ MORE
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4. A New Force Awakens? The Formation of the European Spallation Source as an Organisational Greenfield Project and the Influences of Identity
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This qualitative study examines the interrelation of corporate, organisational and social identity within the European Spallation Source, a big research facility under construction. The greenfield project is characterised by ongoing change, in which we explored the influences of identity layers on the diverse and rapidly growing workforce. READ MORE
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5. Is social media a fortune or misfortune? —The art film’s dilemma and breakthrough.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : In China, Weibo is a social software that almost everyone uses. Weibo does not only provide an arena for users to share their experiences with friends but also offers a platform for companies to promote their products. From 2014, the distributors of the films began to use Weibo as one of their main marketing tools. READ MORE