Sökning: "western hegemony"

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

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Intercultural Dialogue : Perceptions of the Maternal Health Care of Indigenous Females in Veracruz, México

    Magister-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Författare :Ana Maria Camber; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Interculturality; multicultural; western health care; indigenous peoples; indigenous females; Mexico; hegemony;

    Sammanfattning : Cultural traditions in indigenous peoples about maternity, childbirth and puerperium are fundamental bases to their history and knowledge for the well-being of the community. However, government and private health services in general only offer Western birthing practices, making pregnant indigenous women fall between two systems: one based on their traditions and beliefs but weakened by poor resourcing and inefficiencies, and the other by policies of acculturation. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Transcending Power: Investigating the European Union as a Mouthpiece for Transhumanist Thought

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Författare :Amos Strömberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Foucauldian discourse analysis; transhumanism; the European Union; sociotechnical imaginaries; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This study arises from an existential concern that there is an obliviousness in academia with regards to the recent eruption of the transhumanist movement–an ideological force imbued with potentially calamitous socioecological consequences. With the support from recent claims that the transhumanist ideology exerts powerful influence on Western politics, this study seeks to investigate how the transhumanist ideology has become diluted into parts of the European Union and why this should be a concern from a human ecology lens. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Colonial Tendencies of Voluntourism: A Postcolonial Analysis of Weltwärts Testimonials

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Författare :Amelie Aue; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Voluntourism; Weltwärts; Development; Postcolonial Theory; Coloniality of Power; Orientalism; white Saviorism; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Voluntourism is often described as a sustainable development strategy facilitating Global Learning and cross-cultural exchange. Initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the voluntourism program Weltwärts strives to create stronger international partnerships, development engagement, and equitable encounters. LÄS MER

  7. 5. MANIPULATION,DESINFORMATION OCHNATIONELL IDENTITET : EN ANALYS AV DEN RYSKAPROPAGANDAN I SAMBAND MEDINVASIONEN AV UKRAINA 2022

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Gustav Eriksson Wennerkull; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Russian propaganda; invasion of Ukraine; manipulation; disinformation; national identity; Rysk propaganda; invasionen av Ukraina; manipulation; desinformation; nationell identitet;

    Sammanfattning : This study seeks to analyze and understand the Russian propaganda before and after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 15th of October 2021 to the 28th of February 2022 is the chosen research period, mainly because of the importance to get an understanding of how Kremlin used its propaganda machine to first justify the invasion and then legitimizing it after 24th of February. LÄS MER