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Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 61 avhandlingar innehållade ordet publics.

  1. 16. 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. 17. Fostering Participation and Dialogue Using Strategic Environmental Assessment

    Författare :Juan Azcarate; Berit Balfors; Linda Soneryd; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; deliberative democracy; collaborative communictive planning; strategic environmental assessment; participation; networks; decision making;

    Sammanfattning : Various international conventions and several theories and approaches from the planning and environment fields of study have focused on enhancing the public’s access to information and its participation in strategic decision making. However, it seems that it is challenging to encourage a meaningful public participation in decision making processes, since it is difficult to engage civil society in strategic discussions, it is complex to institutionalise participative processes, and it is demanding to include traditionally marginalised groups in current debates on development. LÄS MER

  4. 18. They Will Call Me the Black God : Imaging Christianity and the Bible in African Film

    Författare :Oulia Adzhoa Sika Makkonen; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Ashleigh Harris; Jolyon Mitchell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion in film; African Film; Reception of the Bible; World Christianity; Transnational; Religionshistoria och global kristendom; History of Religions and World Christianity;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the ways in which African filmmakers have historically addressed Christianity and the Bible on the continent. It begins with the premise that on the African continent, marked political films (Mazierska) are embedded in transnational dynamics involving movements of economic and symbolic capital, ideas, discourses and multiple publics. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Digital aftermaths of terror : reactions to terrorist attacks on twitter

    Författare :Moa Eriksson Krutrök; Simon Lindgren; Ragnar Lundström; Sarah J. Jackson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background. This thesis explores digital public reactions to terrorist attacks, and specifically how discourses on terrorism become articulated on social media. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Call for Protection : Situating Journalists in Post-Cold War Romania in a Global Media Development Discourse

    Författare :Urban Larssen; Karin Norman; David A. Kideckel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; journalism; Romania; public sphere; development; NGO activism; protection; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with the development of journalism in post-Cold War Romania, and it does so with a particular interest in the transnational dimension this entails.Many NGOs and international organizations are currently seeking to monitor journalists’ situations in countries around the world, while at the same time aiming at having the whole world aligned with international standards of the journalistic profession. LÄS MER