Essays about: "referent"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 43 essays containing the word referent.

1. 21. Barcelona gives way to green infrastructure : Les Glòries urban transformation as a case study of citizen participation

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Ariadna Baró Planella; [2019]
   Keywords : Green infrastructure; Barcelona; Les Glòries; Citizen Participation; Sustainability in cities;

   Abstract : Nowadays, there are more population concentrated in urban areas rather than in rural areas. This process of urbanization has altered natural processes in addition to landscape modification. The green in cities has become more and more fragmented, leading to the degradation and loss of many ecosystem services. READ MORE

3. 22. Education as a matter of security in Hungary : a case study of official statements by prime minister Viktor Orbán in 2017

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Jana Hilding; [2019]
   Keywords : education; Copenhagen school; Central European University; discourse analysis; EU; Hungary; securitization; Viktor Orbán;

   Abstract : This paper examines the securitization of education in Hungary during 2017 according to the statements of prime minister Viktor Orbán in official speeches published on the Hungarian government’s website. This quantiative examination combines the methods of discourse analysis, taking off from the works of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, partially extended with the comments of Marianne Winther Jørgensen and Louise Phillips, with the Copenhangen School’s dictum on securitization being performed through a speech act. READ MORE

4. 23. Can securitization be just? A case study of the U.S securitization of bioterrorism post 9/11

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ellen Edman; [2019]
   Keywords : Al-Qaeda; Anthrax; Biodefense; Bioterrorism; Just Securitization Theory; Securitization; War on Terror; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This study investigates the morality of securitization. More specifically, it examines the possibility of a just securitization. Using Just Securitization Theory, developed by Rita Floyd, it analyzes the morality of a case of securitization. The selected case for testing Just Securitization Theory is the U. READ MORE

5. 24. “No one is born a terrorist” : A study of Securitization, Human Rights and Terrorism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : William Sunzel; [2018]
   Keywords : Securitization; Speech Act; Terrorism; Human Rights; Discourse;

   Abstract : Securitization is the move in which an issue is argued to pose an existential threat to a referent object and has to be resolved with extraordinary measures. Speech acts are considered to be the starting point for the securitization of an issue. READ MORE

6. 25. Automatic Reference Resolution for Pedestrian Wayfinding Systems

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Dmytro Kalpakchi; [2018]
   Keywords : Reference Resolution; Pedestrian Wayfinding Systems; Natural Language Processing;

   Abstract : Imagine that you are in the new city and want to explore it. Trying to navigate with maps leads to the unnecessary confusion about street names and prevents you from a enjoying a wonderful walk. READ MORE