Essays about: "political mobilisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words political mobilisation.

  1. 1. UNCOVERING EU-SAAMI RELATIONS An exploratory research on the relationship between the European Union and Saami political mobilisation.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Théophile Huc; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Indigenous; Social Movement; Europeanization; Political Opportunity Structure;

    Abstract : In recent years, relations between the European Union and the Saami, the indigenous people of Fenno-Scandinavia who are mobilising to claim their rights, particularly in terms of rights to land and resources, cultural preservation and political representation, have multiplied. Despite mounting evidence, little research has been done on this relationship, largely due to the lack of recognition of indigenous rights by the EU. READ MORE

  3. 2. Family reunification as a Swedish citizen sponsor : A case study of intimate citizenship and mixed-status families

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Amanda Tydesjö; [2023]
    Keywords : Migration; Mixed-status family; Intimate citizenship; Intersectionality; Belongingness;

    Abstract : Global migration has increased the number of binational, mixed-status families that encounter family reunification processes and restrictive migration law. However, limited research exists on how the citizen partner in such family constellations is affected by the phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 3. Media Strategies of Russian Opposition in Exile: Values, Visibility, and Virtual Mobilisation

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

    Author : Aleksei Chumakov; [2023]
    Keywords : anti-corruption; decision-making; democracy and human rights; discourse analysis; ethical leadership; independent media; linguistic constructs; media framing; political exile; public communication; qualitative research; Russian opposition;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the media strategies employed by leading figures and organizations in the Russian political opposition landscape, namely Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Dmitry Gudkov's Secretariat of European Russians, Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Russian Action Committee, Feminist Anti-War Resistance, and Ilya Ponomarev. Using critical discourse analysis as its core methodology, the study aims to unravel the complex dynamics between stated values and media strategies. READ MORE

  5. 4. 'Ukraine Is Alive' Ukrainian Music-Making in Swedish Emergency Residencies : The impact of war, displacement, migration and networks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Hellström; [2023]
    Keywords : artist residencies; forced migration; music; displacement; Ukraine; identity; belonging; non-belonging; translocality; transcultural capital; social inclusion; refugee experience;

    Abstract : In February 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started the war that would lead to the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. In response to the war, SWAN, the Swedish Artists Residency Network, initiated the project Emergency residencies. READ MORE

  6. 5. Prefigurative politics as applied to the climate crisis : A game theoretical assessment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nathan Carlshamre; [2023]
    Keywords : Prefigurative politics; game theory; prefiguration; climate activism; activism; environmental activism; tragedy of the commons; anarchism; left-libertarianism; political theory; Montgomery bus boycott; constructive program; ecotage; non-violence; violence; cartel theory; salience;

    Abstract : In this paper, I make use of the game-theoretical concepts of cartel theory and coordination theory via salience and Schelling points in order to assess the viability of prefigurative politics when used by group actors to address the particular case of the climate crisis. I show that prefigurative politics as a strategy faces significant systematic disadvantages when used by social movements attempting to address climate change as compared to when it is used by social movements focused on other causes. READ MORE