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  1. 6. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Irma Fogelberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE

  3. 7. Conspiracy theories in cyberspace

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Damir Zizic; [2023]
    Keywords : Conspiracy theories; QAnon; disinformation; social media; cyber warfare;

    Abstract : The introduction of social media platforms influenced the social dynamics by changing the way individuals are exposed to information. The straightforwardness of social media communication resulted in an overwhelming amount of information for users, and the variety of sources of the information is limiting users’ ability to assess what information is genuine and what is disinformation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Forecasting U.S. Movie Gross Revenues : A Random Forest Classifier Approach Based on Pre-production Data

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

    Author : Isak Einberg; Arian Hanifi; [2023]
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    Abstract : Blockbusters screening in cinemas often include star-studded casts in hope of becoming profitable. However, producing a movie is associated with great risk. More than half of the movies released between 2008 and 2012 in the U.S. READ MORE

  5. 9. Saviours : The opinionated and dangerous students at Uppsala university in 1793

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Ingemarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : history; student history; student politics; political history; identity; student identity;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to investigate the students at Uppsala university’s self-image and the image that they had of the Swedish population at the start of the 1790s. During this time the Swedish state was fearful of the Swedish students and their political opinions due to, amongst several reasons, the involvement of French students during the French revolution. READ MORE

  6. 10. Make America Green Again: Understanding Trumpism as it Relates to Environmental Injustice Legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brooke Moore; [2023]
    Keywords : Trumpism; Environmental Justice; Environmental Legislation; Framing Analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The United States is witnessing the emergence of what has popularly been coined Trumpism – a new conservatism inspired by the administration of Donald J. Trump, however, extending beyond to other far-right politicians. READ MORE