Essays about: "sociopolitical inequality"

Found 5 essays containing the words sociopolitical inequality.

  1. 1. Be better than nationalism: overcoming economic inequality for international solidarity. Using social movement theory to deconstruct the cultural ideology of the Alternative for Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Lisa Neidl; [2021]
    Keywords : Economic Inequality; International Solidarity; Social Movement Theory; Sustainability Science; Alternative for Germany AfD ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis advocates for the evaluation of current sociopolitical conflicts through the lens of social movement theory, as a decisive path to deconstruct the premises of the German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD). The party is conceptualized as an institutionalized social movement, which is insufficiently answering public material grievances caused by economic inequality with the cultural response of nationalistic solidarity. READ MORE

  3. 2. A cross-country analysis of o shore wealth determinants

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Matteo Machiorlatti; [2020-07-10]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this work, I investigate what are the elements that are associated with the amount of individual financial wealth held offshore by a country. To do so, I exploit a novel dataset constructed by Alstadsaeter, Johannesen and Zucman (2018) which contains cross-country estimates of financial wealth that individuals held in tax havens in 2007. READ MORE

  4. 3. United We Stood, Divided We Fall: The 21st Century Paradigm of Inequality and Polarization in the United States

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : William Church; [2020]
    Keywords : Polarization; Development; Economics; Inequality; Society; United States; Sociology; Political Science; Social Capital; Institutions; Survey; Division; Media; Unity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Polarization as defined by the Merriam-Webster (2020) dictionary is “a state in which the opinions, beliefs, or interests of a group or society no longer range along a continuum but become concentrated at opposing extremes.” In theory, polarization is a static condition which can impact a particular group. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sociopolitical Drivers and Barriers to Development and Adoption of Biogas in Mokambo Peri-urban in Mufulira, Zambia: How Does Local Government Fail to Provide Renewable Energy?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Andrew Tembo; [2020]
    Keywords : Biogas; renewable energy technologies; biodigester; adoption; barriers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Biogas has been acknowledged as one of the most important aspects for sustainable development. It is a renewable energy technology being promoted especially in developing countries for poverty reduction and climate change action. READ MORE

  6. 5. Occupy Wall Street as radical democracy : Democracy Now! reportage of the foundation of a contemporary direct-democracy movement

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Davis Schirmer; [2013]
    Keywords : Direct democracy; hegemony; agonistic pluralism; Occupy Wall Street; discourse theory; social identity; sociopolitical inequality; intersectionality;

    Abstract : Democracy Now! is an independently syndicated hour long daily audio and video program that is broadcast on 1179 radio, television, and internet stations throughout the world, as well as being freely available on their website under a Creative-Commons License. They are a global news organization based in New York City, with the stated goal of providing “rarely heard” perspectives in their coverage. READ MORE