This paper tests the applicability of state-capacity theories concerning countries decision to carry out national ’lockdowns’ during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on previous research by Axel Cronert and deepens his conclusion of high state-capacity’s connection to slow implementation of disruptive measures through a contrasting qualitative analysis. By measuring infrastruct

The purpose of this study is to examine how the Swedish parliament legitimizes Swedish participation in military interventions. By comparing two different cases, Sweden's participation in the NATO-led intervention in Libya 2011 and Sweden's participation in the UN-led mission in Mali 2014, we aim to identify the legitimating factors. By picking interventions led by different organizations,

Det syriska inbördeskriget har pågått i nio år. De första demonstrationerna innehöll till stora delar fredliga budskap och en önskan om demokrati och reformering. Det som orsakade den sociala mobiliseringen tycks dock innehålla mer än en önskan demokratisering. Mot denna bakgrund var vårt syfte att undersöka vilken relation regimens och oppositionens framing har med den sociala mobilisering som ut

Föreliggande arbete är en kvalitativ studie vars syfte är att ta reda på hur betyg påverkar elever som studerar på en estetisk gymnasieskola. Studien utgår från ett elevperspektiv där de centrala faktorerna är lärande, motivation och självkänsla. I bakgrunden ligger ett intresse för vad som får en individ genuint motiverad att lära, samt en upplevelse av att det inom skolan läggs mycket fokus på bThe present thesis is a qualitative study which aims to explore what impact grades have on students in an esthetic upper secondary school. The study uses a student !3 perspective where the central factors are learning, motivation and self-esteem. The background to the study is an interest in what makes an individual genuinely motivated, and the experience that school puts a great focus on grades.

Marin conflicts has always been on the agenda for states with a goal to gain more sovereignty in regions that has strategic, economic and political worth. When Suez Canal was constructed in the late 19th-century it became clear for Great Britain the benefits that the canal would bring to the table. Influence in the region would contribute with an economic growth for the states who had stakes and s

Uppsatsen studerar organisatoriska gränser mellan myndigheter, i bemärkelsen skiljelinjer mellan deras befogenheter, och framförallt varför dessa gränser överskrids. Gränsöverskridningar studeras genom en fallstudie av skogsbränderna i Sverige 2018 och Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskaps (MSB) upprättande av direktkontakt med landets kommunala räddningstjänster för att samla in informat

The early 20th century was the deciding moment for how Sweden and Denmark would control alcohol in the future. Sweden decided to restrict how much and when people could buy alcohol while Denmark decided to go through a more liberal approach where they only created extra taxation on liquor. The aim of this study is to explain why this difference occurred and which role interest groups played in the

The master thesis "Produce Wu Lei: a National Icon or a Product? - A Case Study on National Identity and Sports Media in China" studies the news coverage of a Chinese professional footballer - Wu Lei, by conducting a multi-method qualitative case study to analyze the representation of him in Chinese media. This thesis aims to understand the interrelation between football, media and natio

This research employs qualitative methods to look at the audience site of veganism documentary What The Health. Through semi-structured interviews with 13 participants (6 non-vegetarians and 7 vegetarians), the thesis attempts to understand the self and individual response to veganism portrayal, truth claims and how viewers learn from the documentary. Exploring audiences’ media practices enables r

The thesis explores online knowledge production around a subject that has been considered taboo and inappropriate through history – sexual, reproductive and genital health for people with female genitals. Therefore, it also examines the political potential of coming together to openly discuss such “delicate issues”. The focus of the study is the Swedish Facebook-group “Fittlife – underliv och häls

Beginning from June 2019, the streets of Hong Kong have been turned into a theatre of protests. Together with their banners and umbrellas, protesters took to the street to protest against the proposed extradition bill that allows the government to send suspected criminals to mainland China. This ongoing movement is the largest anti-government movement in the city’s history, and it is also the firs

In recent years, digital technologies provided new affordances for movement leaders as communication strategies in political protests in order to advance democratisation processes, especially in less developed countries. In Ethiopia, numerous protests have been taken place lately, which were mainly organised along ethnic lines on the basis of nationalist sentiments. Political activists in Tigray,

Over the years more and more drama documentaries regarding the mediatisation of past events have been released on various platforms such as online streaming services. Mediatisation is the influence the media has on an individual’s everyday life either through the influence of a medium or through the act of communication. The drama documentary genre on the other hand is built through the combinatio

This cross-sectional case study investigates patterns of politicisation in election campaigns of the German Eurosceptic party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) by means of a comparative multi-level analysis. It adds to the existing literature by examining the Eurosceptic elements of the party’s campaign communication across various decision-making levels. It examines EU issue salience, the dimensi

Trots att Estland och Lettland är två länder som i nästan alla avseenden liknar varandra råder det en relativt stor skillnad i graden av korruption länderna emellan. Jag vill med denna undersökning försöka bidra med en förklaring till vad detta kan bero på. Jag har valt att undersöka detta med hjälp av Putnams teori om det sociala kapitalet. Jag kommer i min studie gå igenom indikatorer på social

This paper aims to answer whether a country with a history of war leads to a thoughtful crisis preparation even in peaceful times. To do this, I will utilize the crisis management theory which is based on the concept of there being two important steps to take to prevent a disaster and to deal with a crisis. These are preparation and response. The government needs to have a good preparation plan, a

The European Union and human rights, LGBTI rights included, are often considered to be closely interconnected. This seemingly straightforward image is, however, more complex than it might seem. LGBTI rights occupy a rather slim part of EU legislation, and Member States are not on the same page regarding the issue. Against this backdrop, this thesis aims to bring more clarity to the intersection be

How audiences engage with news has not always gotten a lot of attention in academic and industry research; and, even then, it is often studied in terms of exposure and interaction. This does not fully capture the dynamism and multidimensionality of this phenomenon; and industry attempts to apply market principles to engagement risks depoliticizing and reducing it to economic values. Rather than po

Media literacy has been described as the ability of a citizen to access, critically analyze, and produce media content for specific outcomes. It also involves an awareness of the impact of media in the society and an understanding of media processes. More so, there are scholarly views that suggest that media literacy is a foundational skill for democracy. Here, the focus is not only on a media lit