Essays about: "thesis on construction claims"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words thesis on construction claims.

  1. 1. Finding Legitimacy : Discourse Analysis on Authoritarian Legitimacy in Chinese State-run Media News Articles

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ellinor Fast; [2023]
    Keywords : Authoritarian environmentalism; Authoritarian legitimacy; China; International climate change negotiations; Discourse analysis.;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to examine the construction of legitimization strategies in Chinese state-run media connected to China’s role and efforts in international climate change negotiations. To understand how authoritarian environmentalism is legitimized, i.e. READ MORE

  3. 2. The refugee crisis: the bane of Normative Power Europe? : A critical discourse analysis investigating the refugee crisis’ (2015-2016) effect on Normative Power Europe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Nora Nattorp; [2023]
    Keywords : European Union; Normative Power Europe; refugee crisis; Turkey; discourse analysis;

    Abstract : The concept of Normative Power Europe (NPE) conceptualizes the European Union (EU) as a unique international actor, empowered by a foundation consisting of certain norms and values. Scholars of the NPE underline the significance of discursive representation strategies in the EU’s normative power international identity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Excluded Subjects - A discourse analysis on (bi)sexuality and 'sexual orientation' in Swedish asylum case law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Gert; [2022]
    Keywords : asylum determinations; bisexuality; borders; credibility; sexual orientation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how bisexuality get constructed as a distinct sexual orientation category through asylum determination processes in Sweden. With a theoretical focus on the interaction between notions of sexuality and national borders this study also investigates how the assessment of ‘sexual orientation’ asylum claims contribute to the regulation of the Swedish border. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of No-da on Politeness in Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Annie Ingelsson; [2021]
    Keywords : no-da; politeness; Japanese language; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effect the no-da construction has on the politeness of two sentence types: requests and quotations followed by opinion. The purpose is, more specifically, to examine whether claims regarding the effect no-da has on these sentence types, made by Kuno (1973) and McGloin (1980), can be supported or not. READ MORE

  6. 5. “They only talk about the trees” - An analysis of relations of power and justice in the (de)construction of Nepal’s Second International Airport

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hanna Geschewski; [2021]
    Keywords : Land rights; Political Ecology; Justice; Nepal; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. READ MORE