Essays about: "theories of nationalism"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 66 essays containing the words theories of nationalism.

  1. 21. The imagination of a dictator

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Karl Månsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Turkmenistan; Rukhnama; descriptive idea analyses; imagined communities; dictatorship; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis studies three ideas represented in the political work Rukhnama written by Türkmenbaşy, the former totalitarian dictator of Turkmenistan. Using the theories of Anderson in Imagined communities, with the method of descriptive idea analysis, it comes to the conclusion that the work represents a heavily authoritarian ideology with its basis in a family structure. READ MORE

  3. 22. "We Are the Land and the Land Is Us" - Analyzing the Construction of Sami National Identity in Sami Political Discourse on Land and Natural Resources

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Melodie Viallon; [2018]
    Keywords : Sami people; Nordic countries; identity politics; nationalism; post-colonialism; critical discourse analysis; European studies; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The collective fight for self-determination among indigenous peoples around the world has made headlines over the past few years. The exploitation of indigenous territories by settler-states has revived nationalist feelings among the groups, including the Sami, whose territories spread across four states. READ MORE

  4. 23. What kind of Russianness? : Exploring the role of traditional family in constructing the Russian national identity during “the decade of childhood”

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier; Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle

    Author : Kirill Polkov; [2018]
    Keywords : national identity; Russia; Russian; civic; ethnic; discourse; traditional family; gender; национальная идентичность; Россия; русский; российский; этническая идентичность; гражданская идентичность; дискурс; традиционная семья; гендер;

    Abstract : Family and children are brought to the front in contemporary Russia and constitute an important policy area. Manifesting the centrality of family and children, the period 2018―2027 has also been officially proclaimed “the decade of childhood”, leading to numerous policy initiatives and momentous media attention. READ MORE

  5. 24. Representing the Western Balkans, Post-war Understandings : A discourse analysis of contemporary representations of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia in UK press media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : James Boyd; [2018]
    Keywords : Representation; Balkans; Western Balkans; balkanism; media analysis; European Studies; Social Sciences; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : During the war in Bosnia in the 1990s, and the Wars of Yugoslav Succession more widely, ‘balkanist’ views, which hold the people of the Balkans as backwards and violent, were widespread in debates in the UK. Using theories of ‘balkanism’ as developed by scholars such as Maria Todorova, Andrew Hammond, and Lene Hansen this thesis explores how the countries heavily involved in the Bosnian War–Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia–are represented in the UK press media in a postwar context between 2011 and 2018, and how these representations are used in arguments about the position of these countries in relation to Europe and the EU. READ MORE

  6. 25. Conspiratorial Framing : Framing as a Tool in the War on Information

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Austin Shilstone; [2018]
    Keywords : Alex Jones; conspiracy theories; conspiratorial framing; fearmongering; frame analysis; framing theory; InfoWars; media framing; media representation; mediated construction of reality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research aims to understand the frames used by conspiracy theorists by establishing a new pathway in media framing, or in other words a media framing micro-theory, called conspiratorial framing​. The aims are accomplished through a critical analysis of the case of Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist, and InfoWars, the media channel through which Jones operates. READ MORE