Sökning: "Global War on Terror"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Global War on Terror.

  1. 1. From Frontline to Homefront : The Global Homeland in Contemporary U.S. War Fiction

    Författare :Kristen Rau; David Watson; Danuta Fjellestad; Caren Irr; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Global Homeland; derealized warfare; direct warfare; military-civilian relations; sanitization of warfare; state fantasy; War on Terror; War on Terror fiction; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Criticized for providing a simplified depiction of a post-9/11 United States, contemporary American “War on Terror” fiction has been largely neglected by critical discourse. In this dissertation, I argue that this fiction offers a vital engagement with how the War on Terror is waged, and how the fantasies and policies of the Global Homeland inform it. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Beyond Orientalism and Occidentalism : Identity constructions in Arab and Western news media

    Författare :Mahitab Ezz El Din; Stig-Arne Nohrstedt; Leonor Camauër; Åsa Kroon; Göran Eriksson; Peter Hervik; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Orientalism; Occidentalism; Arab; West; Othering; identity; media constructions; tolerance; multiculturalism; xenophobia; Peace Journalism; Global War on Terror; Media and Communication Studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Journalistik; Medievetenskap och journalistik; Media and Communication Science;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines how the media construct the identities of the Other by creating various ‘us’ versus ‘them’ positions (Othering) when covering non-violence-based intercultural conflicts in Arab and Western news media. Othering in this study is understood as an umbrella concept that in general terms refers to the discursive process of constructing and positioning the Self and the Other into separate identities of an ‘us’ and a ‘them. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Sensitising Urban Transport Security : Surveillance and Policing in Berlin, Stockholm, and Warsaw

    Författare :Ola Svenonius; Fredrika Björklund; Rune Premfors; Peo Hansen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; urban security; security governance; public transport; surveillance; police; private security; emotion; fantasy; fear of crime; discourse analysis; Berlin; Stockholm; Warsaw; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The city as a focal point of both domestic and international security policy is characteristic of the 21st century security landscape in Europe. Amidst the 'War on Terror' and the pan-European battle against organised crime, the city is the location where global processes are actually taking place. LÄS MER

  5. 4. George W. Bush : en (r)evolution i amerikansk utrikespolitik?

    Författare :Frida Stranne; Mikael Baaz; Svante Karlsson; Anders Stephanson; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International relations; American foreign policy history; Bush doctrine; ideology; historical synthesis; progressive continuity; Internationella relationer; amerikansk utrikespolitisk historia; Bushdoktrinen; ideologi; historisk syntes; säkerhet; progressiv kontinuitet; International relations; American foreign policy history; Historical synthesis; Ideology; Bush doctrine; Security; Progressive continuity;

    Sammanfattning : This PhD dissertation sets out to deepen our understanding of American foreign policy and to place the George W. Bush administration, its world view, ideology and war on terror in a historical perspective. The question is if George W. LÄS MER