Essays about: "taipei"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word taipei.

  1. 1. The Swedish Parliamentary Parties' Stance on Democratic Defence : Is Democracy Worth Defending and to What Extent Are They Prepared to Defend Taiwan's Democracy?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : John Abraham Mendez Perä; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study has used the method of conversational interviews and content analysis to examine how the government and the Swedish parliamentary parties view the state of democracy and to what extent democracy should be defended when under attack. The paper has analysed the government's statement of foreign policies from 2012 to 2023 and interviewed at least one member of the Parliament from each parliamentary party to understand where the party stands on the issue of defending democracy. READ MORE

  2. 2. An Imperfect World, Imperfectly Retold : Mimetic Uncertainty in Early, Late, and Meta-Modern Fiction

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Brott; [2020]
    Keywords : Mimetic Uncertainty; Uncertain Narration; Unreliable Narration; Realism; Modernism; Metamodernism; Reflexivity; Virginia Woolf; Tao Lin; Daniel Defoe.;

    Abstract : Proposing the concept of mimetic uncertainty, this project aims to provide a critical inquiry into the correspondence of unreliable narration and realism. Building on Springett (2013) and Olsen (2003), a distinction between narratorial unreliability and uncertainty is proposed to denote whether a narrator explicitly signals an awareness of their fallible narration. READ MORE

  3. 3. Innovation in Eastern and Western societies: A qualitative analysis of Startup Weekend events in Sweden and Taiwan

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Koenraad Wijbrands; [2019]
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    Abstract : Innovation contests have become a fruitful strategy to strive for innovation over the last decades. This study takes place in the context of an open access innovation contest in Sweden and Taiwan. Prior research shows a difference in the number of projects that continues after the event. READ MORE

  4. 4. ‘Cute Politics’ : a case study of 2018 Taipei mayoral candidates Ko Wen-je and Ting Shouchung’s self-presentation on Instagram

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Teng-Jhong Yeh; [2019]
    Keywords : Instagram; Goffman; dramaturgy theory; Sajiao; politician celebritisation; Taiwan; Ko Wen-je; Ting Shou-chung; self-presentation; hashtag; interactivity; Internet influencer; Taiwan-China relations; visual communication; impression management; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study the self-images built on the social media Instagram by the re-elected Mayor Ko Wen-je and the second place Ting Shou-chung in 2018 Taipei mayoral election. Through conducting a qualitative content analysis as the research method and applying Goffman’s dramaturgy theory as the theoretical framework to analyse every Ko and Ting’s Instagram posting in the duration of the 6 months before the 2018 Taipei mayoral election, this thesis probes into Ko and Ting’s performance on the front-stage Instagram. READ MORE

  5. 5. Generational Politics and Taiwan-U.S. SecurityIssues : How do the views of Taiwan’s generations compare on theU.S. security commitment?

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Matthew Blackmoor; [2017]
    Keywords : Taiwan R.O.C. ; Cross-Strait Relations; U.S. Security Commitment; Generational Politics.;

    Abstract : Sovereignty over Taiwan remains one of the most contentious issues of the modern era, and disagreements on both sides of the Taiwan Strait persist to this day. The United States continues to have an active interest in the situation, often playing the role of arbiter between the governments of Beijing and Taipei. READ MORE