Essays about: "social elite"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 165 essays containing the words social elite.

  1. 1. National Heroes, Digital Soldiers, Vulnerable Children and all the Others: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Videos Communicating the QAnon Conspiracy Theory

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Cecilia Gatenheim; [2024-02-23]
    Keywords : conspiracy theory; far-right; emotions; video analysis; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the making of Us and Them in videos communicating the QAnon conspiracy theory, which have been circulating on online social forums. For this purpose, Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis is used, together with Sara Ahmed’s cultural theory of emotions. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Political Ecology of Green Hydrogen from the global South : An analysis along the socioecological fix framework

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Maximilian Rischer; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioecological fix; global South; green hydrogen; political ecology; just energy transition; decolonial; uneven development; Hyphen; Socioekologisk fix; globala södern; grön vätgas; politisk ekologi; rättvis energiomställning; avkolonisering; ojämna utvecklingen; Hyphen;

    Abstract : Infrastructural projects to realize the energy transition are framed by governmentsfrom all around the world very positively. This is also the case for green hydrogen,which is considered as a silver bullet to solve multiple crises simultaneously. READ MORE

  4. 3. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Gustaf Hallström; [2023]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Genocide; narratives; memory politics; ethnicity; identity; collective identity; power struggle; Paul Kagame; social psychology; collective memory; politics of memory; memory consumers; politicised identities; reconciliation; official narratives;

    Abstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE

  5. 4. From Elite to Everyone: How User-Generated Content Democratizes Hermès and Challenges Its Exclusivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Smedmark; Karin Forslund; [2023]
    Keywords : Luxury brand perceptions; Brand awareness; Commodity theory; Self-brand association; Brand attitudes; User-generated content; Luxury brand management; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to add to existing research and create a deeper understanding regarding the influence of online narratives on luxury brand attitudes. The research aims to explore how luxury brands are portrayed by social media users, in order to gain a cohesive understanding of its effect on the attitudes that are formed towards the brand. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Making of a Transnational Capitalist Class: A Network Study of the Contemporary Global Corporate Elite

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Caroline Ahler Christesen; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

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