Essays about: "political battle"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 45 essays containing the words political battle.

  1. 16. Brand Activism - the Battle Between Authenticity and Consumer Scepticism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karolina Kubiak; Sam Ouda; [2020]
    Keywords : Brand activism; Brand authenticity; Marketing scepticism; Brand trust; Branding; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Brand Activism - the Battle Between Authenticity and Consumer Scepticism An explorative study on how consumers evaluate authenticity of brands that engage in brand activism Date of the Seminar: 2020-06-04 Course BUSN39 Authors: Karolina Kubiak & Sam Ouda Supervisor: Jon Bertilsson Keywords: Brand activism, Brand authenticity, Marketing scepticism, Brand trust, Branding Thesis purpose: The purpose with the research is to advance our understanding of authenticity in brand activism. Therefore, it aims to explore what consumers think of brand activism and why. READ MORE

  3. 17. Feminists, Freedom Fighters and Daughters - A Discourse Analysis of the United States Media’s Portrayal of the Kurdish Female Fighters in Syria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sophie Hogevall; [2020]
    Keywords : Discourse analysis; Gender; Islamic State; Kurdish female fighters; Media framing; Syria; YPJ; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how the US media has portrayed the Kurdish female fighters in Syria. Since the battle of Kobane the fighters of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) have been sensationalised and received immense attention in western news media. READ MORE

  4. 18. Returning Foreign Fighters to Denmark & Sweden: The Enemies of the State?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Author : Cianna Flyger; [2020]
    Keywords : Islamic state; foreign fighters; Denmark; Sweden; policy; discourses; critical security studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Denmark and Sweden, as the rest of Europe, face a dilemma of whether to repatriate their citizens who travelled to the so-called Islamic State, from the wretched refugee camps in Syria and Iraq after its fall, and how to deal with those already returned. This thesis examines the two countries’ policy-approaches and discourses to the issue of foreign fighters (FF’s) through a comparative case study, mainly focusing on Denmark, and empirical analysis of statements on FF’s from key political actors, using the social scientific method of critical discourse analysis. READ MORE

  5. 19. Sex, Love and Moral Control: Exploring the effectiveness and limitations of international and regional human rights law relevant to SOGIESC diverse groups in the quest to invalidate Zimbabwe’s “sodomy” law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Farai Irene Chikwanha; [2019]
    Keywords : Zimbabwe; SOGIESC; sex; same-sex attracted persons; sodomy; carnal intercourse against the order of nature; international human rights law; regional human rights law; comparative law; human rights; privacy; equality; non-discrimination; dignity; consensual; morality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : “Only in the most technical sense is this a case about who may penetrate whom where. At a practical and symbolical level it is about the status, moral citizenship and sense of self-worth of a significant section of the community. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Antagonistic Battle between ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’ - A qualitative analysis of the interplay between digital hate culture and civil society counter efforts in the comment sections of Facebook

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

    Author : Nadine Keller; [2019]
    Keywords : agonism; antagonism; counter speech; digital hate culture; right-wing extremism; hate speech; Facebook; Mouffe; qualitative content analysis; user comments;

    Abstract : Departing from the increasing threat that organized hate groups and their manipulative practices pose to contemporary society, this thesis seeks to unravel the workings of digital hate culture and to highlight the potential of civil society-led counter initiatives to combat the spread of hatred online. The research is based on a twofold qualitative content analysis. READ MORE