Essays about: "russian community"

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  1. 1. Is the cultural field hypothesis true for Finland?

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Emanuel Tapio Bustos; [2023]
    Keywords : Finland; cultural field hypothesis; spatial correlations; community detection;

    Abstract : This study presents an in-depth analysis of spatial voting behavior in Finland at the municipality level, using electoral data from 1983 to 2019. The primary objective is to investigate if the cultural field hypothesis holds true for Finland. If this hypothesis holds, distinct cultural domains should emerge within Finland. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘Safeguarding moral decency’: A Queer discourse analysis of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s sexualized discourses and boundary-making in the Russian-Ukraine war

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Rasmusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Putin; discourse; gender identity; sexuality; national belonging; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates discourses on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in national addresses performed by Russian President Vladimir Putin since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It applies an embedded approach of Critical Discourse Analysis and Queer Linguistics to disseminate how such discourses are produced by Putin in the war. READ MORE

  4. 3. The European Union and Ukraine: From Neighbor to Family Member : A study of a changed European identity narration in relation to Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sara Norbäck; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; Ukraine; identity; Lacan; narrative; European values; Eastern gaze; Žižek; signifier;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the occurrence of a shift in the EU’s narration about the Self and Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022. Previous research points toward the EU as having a diminishing outlook on Eastern Europe and constantly keeping Ukraine at arm’s length. READ MORE

  5. 4. “The natural evolution of non-alignment” A qualitative case study of how Sweden’s identity as non-aligned is reconstructed through narratives in a changing security context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Dorotea Katthän; [2022-02-02]
    Keywords : non-alignment; identity; security; critical constructivism; strategic narratives; Sweden;

    Abstract : Sweden’s defence policy is characterized by non-alignment, which historically has meant avoiding military alliances to stay neutral in war. This policy of non-alignment is over 200 years old and deeply ingrained into Swedish national identity. READ MORE

  6. 5. "Ukraine at the regional level" : Mapping emerging identities in Kharkiv and Slobozhanshchyna

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Aleksa Aleksic; [2022]
    Keywords : Kharkiv; Slobozhanshchyna; identity; regional; politicians; theme; Ukraine;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the regional perspective in the second largest city of Ukraine, Kharkiv, and investigates various self-identification strategies with a particular emphasis on the local and regional element. A specific time period was chosen, starting with the Orange Revolution in 2004 and ending with the month before the Russian invasion in 2022, with a target group consisting of Kharkiv politicians at both the state and local levels. READ MORE