Essays about: "unity the power"

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  1. 1. The Battle of Words. Uncovering the Narratives of the Conflict in Ukraine

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

    Author : Anneli Perijäinen; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative criminology; presidential speech; conflict; war; emotion; threat; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : What if the true battleground lies not in the physical confrontations but in the complex realm of narratives? This study explores the use of narratives employed by Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy while shedding light on their techniques and the construction of competing narratives in the context of the conflict in Ukraine. Drawing on narrative theory and Philip Smith's narrative genres, the study aims to examine the leaders’ competing understandings and their use of emotions and notions of threat in relation to the Ukrainian conflict. READ MORE

  2. 2. "We are not leaving." Tunisian civil society organisations in the context of democratic backsliding.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Linnea Bernö; [2023]
    Keywords : democratic backsliding; civil society; civil society organisations; Tunisia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent decades have seen the emergence of a global trend of democratic backsliding, in which authoritarianism is gaining traction, leading to a weakening of democratic practices, institutions, governance, and norms. Interestingly, this trend is noticeable in Tunisia, which just over a decade ago experienced a political revolution and began a democratisation process in which civil society played a central role. READ MORE

  3. 3. Bi-directional Charging System Design for a set of Li-ion Batteries Located at Angstrom Laboratory Campus of Uppsala University

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för elektroteknik

    Author : Mosab Mohammed; [2023]
    Keywords : Onboard chargers; bidirectional charging system;

    Abstract : In this study, onboard chargers for EVs are investigated and a design of bi-directional onboard chargers is proposed and simulated. The goal of the charger is to be built in the future to be used in the test setup at Uppsala University. READ MORE

  4. 4. Exploring the Prospects of Turkish Resource Nationalism. Constructing Subject and Places through Hydrosocial Territories - the Case of GAP

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nadja Ali; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource nationalism; GAP; hydrosocial territories; governmentality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis sets to interrogate the deployment of resource nationalism in the Turkish case, using the hydraulic project Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi as a case study. While previous research has often determined resource nationalism through state-building and economic accumulation, the thesis challenges this literature by focusing on how conceptualizations of subjects and places are constructed in conjuncture to resource nationalist imageries to build a sense of national unity. READ MORE

  5. 5. Divide and rule : A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Hassan Nasrallah’s speech about Christians after the clashes on 14 October 2021

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Annie Wernersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Hezbollah; Hassan Nasrallah; Christians; Muslims; 14 October 2021; Lebanon; Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how sectarian tensions can be harnessed, nourished and spread in Lebanon. It does so through a case study on the speech delivered by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, on 18 October 2021, where he accused the Christian party, and former militia, the Lebanese Forces for killing seven Shia Muslims in a protest four days earlier. READ MORE