Essays about: "official ideology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 26 essays containing the words official ideology.

  1. 11. Hiding in plain sight : A descriptive content analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood politicizing Islam 2005-2011

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Ian Holmes Julius Fernström; [2019]
    Keywords : Egypt; Muslim brotherhood; Islam; Politicized religion; Ikhwanweb;

    Abstract : This thesis highlights the ways in which the Muslim brotherhood politicizes Islam, depicted in the group’s official documents. The study theorizes a social-constructivist approach to politicized religion and argues the concept as an effort to manipulate an understanding of religion with political intentions. READ MORE

  3. 12. Extremism amid Uncertainty? A Case Study of Fighters' Motivations to join the Right Sector's Volunteer Ukrainian Corps

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Khalil Mutallimzada; [2019]
    Keywords : Right Sector s Volunteer Ukrainian Corps; volunteer fighters; paramilitary; uncertainty; extremism; case study; Ukraine; Odesa; Donetsk;

    Abstract : In response to the conflict in eastern Ukraine that began in April 2014, thousands of Ukrainians voluntarily enrolled to various paramilitary battalions. Except the Right Sector’s Volunteer Ukrainian Corps, all battalions have been incorporated into official defense and security structures. READ MORE

  4. 13. Competing Narratives in Contemporary Japanese War Cinema : Comparing representations of World War II and the military in four recent films

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL)

    Author : Benjamin Vaughn; [2018]
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    Abstract : In Japan, the question of how to best remember the events of World War II is often a politically sensitive issue. Japan has occasionally been accused of glossing over its history of war crimes and acts of aggression in textbooks, official statements and other areas. READ MORE

  5. 14. A New Russian Idea? : Neo-Eurasianist Ideas in the Russian Presidential Addressesto the Federal Assembly 2014 – 2016

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kristina Melin; [2017]
    Keywords : Aleksandr Dugin; Neo-Eurasianism; Vladimir Putin; Addresses to the Federal Assembly; civilization;

    Abstract : This essay aims to determine the prevalence of Neo-Eurasianist ideas in the Russian official political discourse be examining the Presidential Addresses to the Federal Assembly 2014, 2015 and 2016. Neo-Eurasianism is understood as a political ideology encompassing narratives, norms and policy suggestions. The study is conducted in two steps. READ MORE

  6. 15. Protecting the Cross and Welcoming the Stranger : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Church of Sweden’s Refugee Work the Year 2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Sundström; [2017]
    Keywords : refugees; religion; migration; CDA; discourse analysis; The Church of Sweden; faith-based organization; religion and social engagement; religion and humanitarianism.;

    Abstract : Through the application of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)— and paying extra attention to the utilization of ideological squaring, actor descriptions, and lexicalization— this thesis aims to discuss the Church of Sweden’s “official” discourse regarding its humanitarian and social engagement with refugees and refugee issues the year 2017. Wherein, the author attempts to discuss what the collected material— from the internet-based function Support migration, and personal semi-structured interviews with Church personnel— can tell one about the Church’s views on its self-identity, social engagement, as well as ecumenical and interreligious relations, in an increasingly diverse Swedish society. READ MORE