Essays about: "politics in United States"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 71 essays containing the words politics in United States.

  1. 16. The Effect of International Organized Punishment of Foreign Policy : A study on the effects of sanctions imposed against the Government of Zimbabwe between 2002-2020

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Amanuel Yokabel; [2021]
    Keywords : Zimbabwe; ZANU-PF; United States; European Union; sanctions; effect;

    Abstract : In the early 2000 the government of Zimbabwe was targeted by sanction and restrictive measures imposed by the United States and the European Union. Sanctions have for decades been used as a method to delegitimize and isolate wrongdoers in order to promote democratic transitioning. READ MORE

  3. 17. Media and Politics : A Descriptive  Analysis on CNN and Fox News with Focus on President Trump’s Coronavirus Management

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Ndey Ramou Darboe; [2021]
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    Abstract : The US is one of the oldest democratic states in the world, and exemplary to many countries. One of the core principles of democracy is freedom of the press. America adopted the freedom of the press as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights on December 15th, 1791. READ MORE

  4. 18. Russia’s Geopolitics in Southeast Europe: Energy security and pipeline politics

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Filip Sasic; [2021]
    Keywords : Geopolitics; Southeast Europe; Russia; energy security; natural gas; pipelines; defensive realism; soft power;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Russia’s geopolitical objectives in Southeast Europe by focusing on natural gas pipelines and energy security. Natural gas is a crucial soft power asset that Russia utilizes to maintain its sphere of influence in the region. READ MORE

  5. 19. Introducing degrowth to socio-environmental movements in the United States: A case study of the Sunrise Movement and Democratic Socialists of America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Amanda Schockling; [2021]
    Keywords : climate change; social movements; Green New Deal; politics; democratic socialism; framing theory; USA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In a country with a large historical and current share of emissions, recent climate inaction and political upheaval have disallowed substantial social-environmental reforms from being endorsed. This thesis critically examines the current cycle of contention in the United States by classifying the Sunrise Movement and the Democratic Socialists of America as social movement organizations through the lens of social movement theory with a goal to identify successes and understand how the movement could increase the viability of democratic socialism in America and make governmental climate action inevitable. READ MORE

  6. 20. In the Aftermath of the Kneel that Sparked a Difference: Examining Athlete Activism on Social Media

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

    Author : Veronika Mirkovic; [2021]
    Keywords : athlete activism; Kaepernick; social media; bottom-up framing theory; media practices;

    Abstract : The increasingly entangled correlation between media, sport and activism in the United States has generated an upsurge in new media research that focuses on athletes’ political social media posts from an ‘outsider’s’ perspective. To clearer comprehend the complex relationship of media, sport and activism from an ‘insider’s’ perspective, this thesis aims to converse with collegiate athletes in the United States about how they experience their personalized politics on social media, as well as it observes the collegiate athletes’ activist practices on particularly Twitter and Facebook. READ MORE