Essays about: "power and solidarity"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 50 essays containing the words power and solidarity.

  1. 6. "I'm afraid World War Three is inevitable" : A Critical Discourse Analysis of German Social Media Comments on the Russo-Ukraine War

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

    Author : Astrid Winiker; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Media; Discourse; Russo-Ukraine War; Stereotypes; Sentiment; Prejudice; Russophobia; Refugees;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of comments about the Russo- Ukraine war on Facebook and Instagram from February 2022 until March 2023 and points out topics that are dominantly discussed and stereotypes that are used in connection to the war. For this, critical discourse analysis (CDA) was employed as analytical framework and method (Fairclough, 2010). READ MORE

  2. 7. The female perspective on a situation of uncertainty : examining gendered and accumulated vulnerability in multiexposure to stressors through a case study in rural Nepal

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Filippa Dahlback; [2023]
    Keywords : Multi-exposure; stressors; climate change; Ghorka earthquake; COVID-19; vulnerability; gender; Nepal; life histories; small-scale farmers;

    Abstract : Climate change impacts are becoming more severe globally, with estimations of a continued negative trend in the future. This interacts with increasing natural disasters as well as non-climatic stressors, such as pandemics or social stressors, creating a multi-exposure to stressors especially harmful for rural populations and small-scale farmers who depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. READ MORE

  3. 8. Beyond the music : Exploring the Dynamics of National and European Identity in the Eurovision Song Contest

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Maja Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Eurovision Song Contest ESC ; European identity; national identity; popular culture; nation-building; Imagineering; constructivism; imagined communities; soft power;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how member nations manage their national identities within the supranational context of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and the significance of the ESC in creating a shared European identity. Patterns of identification and attitudes relating to culture, ethnicity/nationality, religion/faith, and gender/sex are discovered by studying the winning submissions from 1998 to 2022 through content analysis and discourse analysis. READ MORE

  4. 9. China's Soft Power in Africa : A Qualitative Content Analysis on China's Strategic Narrative Projection in Ethiopia and South Africa

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Dina Hassen; [2023]
    Keywords : China; Ethiopia; South Africa; soft power; strategic narratives; perceptions;

    Abstract : China is believed to employ soft power in international politics to facilitate its peaceful riseand enhance its global appeal by leveraging numerous soft power resources. This study challenges the prevailing resource-centric understanding of China’s soft power by employing a constructivist framework wherein soft power manifests via the deployment of strategic narratives. READ MORE

  5. 10. An Internal ‘Press’-ing Divide : Power Dynamics Within the EU as Evidenced Through New Pact on Migration and Asylum Discourses

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Isabella Chaffee; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; burden-sharing; power dynamics; CEAS; EU asylum policy; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : When managing the reception and relocation of refugees within the EU, it is unsurprising that negotiating common policy and burden-sharing schemes are complex, contentious tasks (Thielemann 2003; Naurin 2015). Indeed, the individual geographic, political and economic positioning of member states are reflected in larger power dynamics within the EU, further complicating resolution on solidarity initiatives in asylum policy (Duarte and Pascariu 2017, Basile and Olmastroni 2020, Bauböck 2018). READ MORE