Essays about: "political representation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 402 essays containing the words political representation.

1. 21. Agree to Disagree?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Towe Berger; [2023]
   Keywords : agonism; agonistic peace theory; implementation; Colombia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The following essay aims to investigate how provisions on political participation in the Final Accord have been implemented in Colombia, and what the challenges for implementing such agonistic principles are. Colombia classifies as an extreme case in the sense that the peace accord is regarded as highly agonistic, and provisions on political participation are selected based on connections to agonism both in general and in terms of the specific case. READ MORE

3. 22. The renegotiation of Swedengate : A temporal and discursive examination of a viral phenomenon

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Felicia Lundstedt; [2023]
   Keywords : viral phenomenon; social media; discourse; articulation; floating signifier; antagonism; hashtag publics; nation branding;

   Abstract : This study examines the discursive development of the viral online phenomenon known by the hashtag #swedengate. Having originally revolved around Swedish dinner customs, the discussion and the meaning of ‘Swedengate’ soon came to encompass more serious themes, including various forms of criticism directed at Sweden. READ MORE

4. 23. Indigenous Peoples and the shifting paradigm on conservation - From the myth of untouched nature to the role of human cultures in protecting biodiversity

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling

   Author : Nigel Maduro; Carlos Ambriz; Lisa Heyman; Mari Buoro; [2023]
   Keywords : conservation policymaking; Indigenous Peoples; biodiversity; cultural diversity; traditional ecological knowledge; sustainability;

   Abstract : This master thesis explores the shifting paradigm in conservation, moving away from the myth behind the preservationist approach that separates humans from nature towards a more inclusive conservationist approach. The study focuses on the role of Indigenous Peoples in this evolving paradigm and examines factors that influence their ability to participate in and influence conservation debates and policies. READ MORE

5. 24. Global Power Structures and the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matilda Kyhlstedt; [2023]
   Keywords : The United Nations; Global North and Global South; Indigenous Peoples; Power; Global Governance; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to generate hypotheses about the power structures within the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. A comparison of the governing of Indigenous Peoples from the Global North and Global South respectively, is made. Firstly, the representatives in the Forum are counted. In a second step, a discourse analysis is conducted. READ MORE

6. 25. Won’t Somebody Think of the (Queer) Children?! : Changing Representations of and Media Reactions to Same-Sex Attraction and Queer Relationships in British Teen Television, 1994 and 2019

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Louise Hallman; [2023]
   Keywords : Queer studies; TV studies; LGBTQ ; media representation; media reaction;

   Abstract : This thesis draws on queer theory, media representation, intersectionality and news values to conduct a combined queerfeminist visual and critical discourse analysis examining how representation of same-sex attraction and queer relationships in British teen television—and the media’s reaction to them—has changed between 1994 and 2019.  The queerfeminist visual analysis compares two scenes featuring same-sex attraction between male teenagers in two TV shows: Byker Grove (1989-2006), which featured a chaste but angrily rejected kiss in 1994 and Sex Education (2019-2023), which featured an unseen but implicitly enjoyed blow job in 2019. READ MORE