Sökning: "conceptions of democracy"

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  1. 6. This Is Not Real News : Discursive Struggles over Fake News, Journalism, and Democracy

    Författare :Johan Farkas; Tina Askanius; Bo Reimer; Christina Neumayer; Natalie Fenton; Malmö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fake news; disinformation; misinformation; journalism; democracy; digital media; discourse theory; metajournalistic discourse;

    Sammanfattning : Fake news has attracted significant global attention and contestation in recent years. This PhD thesis explores the explosive and oftentimes contradictory rise of fake news and dives into the discursive struggles around journalism, politics, digital media, and liberal democracy that have emerged in its wake. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Universal Burdens : Stories of (Un)Freedom from the Unitarian Universalist Association, The MOVE Organization, and Taqwacore

    Författare :Anthony Fiscella; Religionshistoria och religionsbeteendevetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Unitarian Universalist Association; Decolonialism; Inclusivity; Democracy; Human rights; Un Freedom; Unfreedom; Freedom; Liberation; Liberty; UUA; MOVE Organization; Philadelphia; Virginia; Taqwacore; Critical Religion Theory; History of religion; Islam; American Muslims; Anarchism; Anarchists; Punk rock; Hardcore; Social Movements; Frances Ellen Watkins Harper; Jiddu Krishnamurti; Zen; Imperialism; Cognitive dissonance; Racism; Indigenous peoples; First Nations; Colonialism; Critical pedagogy; Critical race studies;

    Sammanfattning : Zen Buddhists have long given the following advice to attain liberation: “Eat when you’re hungry. Sleep when you’re tired.” In other words: “Freedom” is the “knowledge of necessity” (Hegel, Marx, and Engels). LÄS MER

  4. 8. Changing conceptions of literacies, language and development : Implications for the provision of adult basic education in South Africa

    Författare :Caroline Kerfoot; Christopher Stroud; Elsa Auerbach; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; adult literacy; adult basic education; agency; citizenship; critical applied linguistics; development; linguistic citizenship; multilingualism; reflexivity; resemiotisation; voice.; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; tvåspråkighetsforskning; Bilingualism;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the circumstances under which adult education, in particular adult basic education, can support and occasionally initiate participatory development, social action and the realisation of citizenship rights. It traces developments in adult basic education in South Africa, and more specifically literacy and language learning, over the years 1981 to 2001, with reference to specific multilingual contexts in the Northern and Western Cape. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Gymnasieelevers diskussioner utifrån hållbar utveckling : meningsskapande, naturkunskapande, demokratiskapande

    Författare :Katarina Ottander; Eva Silfver; Anders Berg; Shirley Simon; Leif Östman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; science education; environmental- and sustainability education; ESE; education for sustainable development; ESD; scientific literacy; socioscientific issues; upper secondary school students. meaning-making; democracy; discursive psychology; naturvetenskaplig utbildning; miljö- och hållbarhetsutbildning; utbildning för hållbar utveckling; scientific literacy; sociovetenskapliga frågor; sociovetenskapliga dilemman; gymnasieelever; meningsskapande; demokrati; naturkunskapande; diskurspsykologi;

    Sammanfattning : In this thesis the focus is on upper secondary school students’ meaning-making in sustainability in science civic education. The aim is to study how meaning is created, if/how natural science is used and how democratic participation is constructed in students’ group discussions. LÄS MER

  7. 10. ”Liksom ett annat uppdrag” : iscensättning av social rättvisa i musikundervisningens retorik och praktik

    Författare :Anna-Karin Kuuse; Monica Lindgren; Eva Skåreus; Eva Saether; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; music education; school; social justice; music sociology; social constructionism; musical agency; affective discursive practice; educational work; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to identify, describe, and problematize constructions of social justice in Swedish music education. The thesis has an ethnographic design, and presents four empirical studies. LÄS MER