Essays about: "scientific discourse"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 essays containing the words scientific discourse.

  1. 1. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

    University essay from

    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ukrainian Refugee Women as The Subject of Images and Discourses in Swedish and Ukrainian Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alina Perekrest; [2023]
    Keywords : Discourse analysis; refugees; media image; media representations; news media.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, resulted in a substantial displacement of people, most of whom were Ukrainian women and children. Given the vast number of Ukrainian refugees who have fled to other countries, the aim was to examine how the news media portrays their images and experiences. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Coloniality of Food Governance in Sweden : An explorative feminist decolonial discourse analysis of the Swedish Food Agency

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Lisa Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : decoloniality; feminist critical discourse analysis; food governance; food safety regulations;

    Abstract : The Swedish Food Agency is responsible for giving guidelines and recommendations for businesses producing, importing, selling, and serving agricultural products in Sweden. The general discourse of these guidelines and recommendations are based on the notion of safeguarding the consumer from potential risks and harms. READ MORE

  6. 5. Indikatorer för hållbarhet på små mjölkgårdar i Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Theodor Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : mjölkkor; små mjölkgårdar; miljöpåverkan; hållbarhet; miljömässig hållbarhet; ekonomisk hållbarhet; social hållbarhet; djurhälsa; indikatorer; hållbarhetsindikatorer;

    Abstract : Den pågående minskningen av antalet mjölkgårdar i Sverige har drabbat mindre besättningar särskilt hårt. Små mjölkgårdar läggs ner i större utsträckning än stora, och många av de återstående utökar sin mjölkproduktion för att klara sig i konkurrensen. READ MORE