Essays about: "ruling"

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  1. 16. Transgender and gender-diverse youth caught in the intersection of policy making, politics, gender-affirming care, and feminist discourse

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

    Author : Julia Hagstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Transgender youth; policy making; feminism; UK; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how presuppositions and assumptions can affect policy making, by investigating if anti-trans and 'gender critical' rhetoric may have affected the now reversed NHS policy ‘Amendments to service specification for gender identity development service for children and adolescents’ which directly influenced the still in use Karolinska University Hospital policy, ‘Policyförändring gällande hormonell behandling till minderåriga patienter med könsdysfori inom Tema Barn’. By using the Foucauldian inspired poststructural WPR policy analysis method by Bacchi and Goodwin, it was uncovered that the underlying assumptions and presuppositions of the hegemonic ‘truths’ the representation of the problem relied on, assumed dominance through an increase of anti-transgender and anti-gender-diverse rhetoric in political and public debates, and in media. READ MORE

  2. 17. Media representation of the LGBTQ+ community in Poland : Framing of politicized issues as a representation of political parallelism in the Polish public service broadcaster TVP

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Natalia Joanna Bajor; [2022]
    Keywords : Minority representation; the LGBTQ community; framing analysis; political parallelism; media systems; CEE countries; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This Master’s thesis analyzes the narratives that are used to portray the LGBTQ+ community and how they relate to the political parallelism of the Polish media system. The focus is on the online edition of TVP Info – the news channel of TVP, Poland’s public service broadcaster. READ MORE

  3. 18. Thermal Comfort, CO2 and Humidity Levels in Library Student Rooms at the University of Gävle : Experimental and Numerical Study

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Ibai Elosua Ansa; [2022]
    Keywords : Ventilation rate; air renewal; CO2 level; relative humidity; indoor temperature; sensors;

    Abstract : Human performance and health are one of the most relevant topics in modern society. Especially at young ages, when academic performance is indispensable. Thus, as the human being spends most of its lifetime inside a building, thermal comfort has become an essential aspect of a room. READ MORE

  4. 19. Institutional Change, the Judiciary, and Military Service in South Korea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Thomas Artaiz; [2022]
    Keywords : Conscription; Institutional change; Judicial review; Supreme court; Constitutional court; South Korea; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2018 the South Korean Supreme Court declared the Military Service Act unconstitutional and mandated that the National Assembly implement an alternative service for those who object to military service for moral or religious reasons. This ruling is a reversal from previous cases dealing with the same issue. READ MORE

  5. 20. New enemies and "illiberal" rule of law? : A discourse analysis of populist rhetoric in Hungary

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lina Granbacka; [2022]
    Keywords : populism; Hungary; Fidesz; discourse analysis.;

    Abstract : How does political power affect populist rhetoric? The research on populism has failed to describe the difference in discourse between populist parties in opposition and in government. The previous academic debate has consisted of two fundamental areas of focus; definitions that are centered around identity formations, and the political or societal effects of populism in power, referring to issues related to democracy and rule of law. READ MORE