Essays about: "political dissent"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words political dissent.
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1. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE
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2. “This is something we live through every day” : Negotiating the cultural memory of the Decembrist revolt in Russian historical film Union of Salvation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medierAbstract : The study examines the narratives of the Decembrist revolt created in and around Russian state-funded cinema. By exploring the narratives surrounding a particular instance of political dissent in the past, the research seeks to uncover the factors that impact on the negotiation of cultural memory between the text and the audience in the context of state-influenced media. READ MORE
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3. "We have other objectives to prioritise" A study of the depoliticisation of foreign-funded NGOs and its impact on the Lebanese anti-establishment movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This thesis takes the Lebanese anti-establishment movement as a critical case study of the impact of NGOisation. The debilitating political, economic, and social crises experienced in Lebanon is argued to create an imperative for NGOs to take new forms of action to address and solve the crises. READ MORE
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4. THE CONTRADICTORY ROLE OF THE INTERNET IN AUTOCRACIES Exploring differences between reactive and proactive online repression
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Ever since the early days of the Internet the “freedom of the Internet” has been a subject for debate. Is it characterized by an anti-authoritarian ideology that fosters public dissent and challenges the authoritarian rule? Or are autocrats using modern technology for their own illiberal purposes? Recent research argues that viewing modern communication technology as inherently liberative or repressive undermines the fact that the Internet functions in a constantly evolving political context. READ MORE
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5. The Internet's Role in the Creation of Political Protests – A Few Theoretical Reflections
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The current vagueness within the literature makes it difficult for empirical social science to adequately assess how the Internet affects (the creation of) political protests. The purpose of this study is, to circumvent this problem, to refine, extend and critically evaluate existing theory within the field. READ MORE
