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1. 1. Collective Digital Identity of Russian Nationalist Organisations in the Invasion of Ukraine

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Gabriele Scalise; [2023]
   Keywords : Russian invasion of Ukraine; Russo-Ukrainian War; Russian nationalism; Eurasianism; ethnography; semiotics; coding; Russian studies; media ecology; collective identity; narrative; infowar;

   Abstract : This project investigates Russian nationalist organisations during the invasion of Ukraine, to study their collective identity and practises. It features an ethnography of 26 organisations, their websites and social media. Their content is coded via a semiotic framework, categorising their symbols, images, content posted and other identity tropes. READ MORE

3. 2. Eurasianism in Sweden - the reception of Dugin's theories in Swedish identitarian forums

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Jenny Carleheden; [2023]
   Keywords : Alexander Dugin; Swedish identitarianism; Eurasianism; nationalism; ontological security; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : With Russia becoming increasingly hostile towards the West with the culmination of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine in February of 2022, the rhetoric of Putin has been linked to the philosophy of a geopolitically aggressive right-wing sociologist called Alexander Dugin. With several previous statements pertaining to the delegitimization of the sovereignty of Europe Dugin has previously argued for the Finlandization of the continent as a way for Russia to reactivate its imperial past. READ MORE

4. 3. Europe Behind the Exhibition : A Study of European Identity in NEMO’s Statements

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Camille Combaud; [2022]
   Keywords : culture; cultural heritage; European identity; museums; national identity; Network of European Museum Organisations; NEMO;

   Abstract : The Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) was founded in 1992 withthe goal of facilitating cooperation between museums in Europe. Today, the networkworks closely with the European Union to advocate for museum professionals on aEuropean level. READ MORE

5. 4. Examining Sinophobia and Racialization at the Nexus of News Satire and Public Engagement : The Case of Swedish Television SVT’s Svenska Nyheter News Satire of China in 2018

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Nini Huang; [2022]
   Keywords : Sinophobia; anti-Asian racism; liquid racism; liquid Sinophobia; Yellow Peril; Gook Humor; racialization; color-blindness; news satire; race humor; gulinghumor; sinofobi; rasism mot asiater; gula faran;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand Sinophobia in the context of post-racial, anti-racist and color-blind Sweden, specifically concerning news representations of China and racial caricatures of Chinese and other East-Asians through “Gook humor”. Sinophobia is examined through race humor and public engagement with satirical race representations using the controversial case of news satire of China produced by Swedish public television SVT in 2018. READ MORE

6. 5. Party system design and nation-building efforts : A comparative study of Kenya and Nigeria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elin Olsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Party system design; consociationalism; integrationalism; nation-building; assimilation; multiculturalism; Kenya; Nigeria;

   Abstract : How can party system design contribute to managing ethnic relations? This thesis investigatesthe relationship between party system design and the type of nation-building efforts pursuedin a country. More specifically, whether a country allows ethnicity to be a source of politicalmobilization or not and how that relates to nation-building policies having an assimilating ora multicultural character. READ MORE