Essays about: "politics and communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 143 essays containing the words politics and communication.

1. 1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
   Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

   Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

3. 2. Creating the world's most sustainable and attractive travel destination. A content analysis of sustainable place brand identities in Southern Sweden

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Douglas Berglund; Katherine Driscoll; [2023-11-22]
   Keywords : place brand identity; place branding; sustainability; content analysis;

   Abstract : This study examines how the place brand identities of seven Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) in southern Sweden guide their sustainable tourism communication. With the importance of sustainability becoming clear, interest in sustainable place branding is growing rapidly in scholarly and professional contexts. READ MORE

4. 3. Participation, Empowerment and Power Dynamics in the Digitalisation of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa; Ethnographic Research on the Smallholder Farmers’ Use of Mobile Platforms for Agricultural Development in Kenya

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Álvar González Bujedo; [2023-02-09]
   Keywords : ICT; Digital Services; Rural Development; Economic Growth; Poverty Alleviation; Social Practice Theory; Site Analysis; Participant Observation.;

   Abstract : Information and Communication Technologies, such as mobile phones, are hoped to contribute to rural development and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that mobile platforms bundle diverse digital services, including financing, marketing, and value chain management, they are supposed to be of support to smallholder farmers. READ MORE

5. 4. THE SWEDISH MODERATE PARTY – NOT SO OPENLY HEARTED ANYMORE?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Arvid Barregren; [2023-02-07]
   Keywords : Populist Radical Right; Moderates; Sweden Democrats; Meguids Modified Spatial Model; Political language; Political communication; Populism; Nativism; Authoritarianism; Thematic analysis; Parliamentary speeches.;

   Abstract : Existing literature argues that mainstream parties strategise when other niche parties threaten their position. I argue that we can observe this unfold on a practical level through how the mainstream parties use language. READ MORE

6. 5. urStory : A Tool to Connect Generations Through Voice-Recorded Memories and Experiences

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Ecenur Bacaksizlar; [2023]
   Keywords : Intergenerational Connections; Generational Gap; Digital Storytelling; Designing for Cultures; Interaction Design; Ageism;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, there has been a decline in the recognition and prevalence of communication and interaction between people of different age groups. This change can be perceived as a loss of value in societies on several different levels while this societal segregation continues to create larger divisions within societies. READ MORE