Search for dissertations about: "political communication"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 171 swedish dissertations containing the words political communication.

  2. 11. Justice and Society : Problems of Reformist Politics

    Author : Mikael Spång; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; communication; good; right; ethics; morality; social unfreedom; equality; freedom; democracy; social justice; capitalism; reformism; social democracy; Management of enterprises; management; Företagsledning;

    Abstract : The subject of the dissertation is a theoretical discussion of the possibilities and limitations of reformist politics. Theories of social justice and democracy are discussed and assessed in relation to the argument that reformist politics, which underlie the welfare state program, is a contradictory politics. READ MORE

  4. 12. Performing and Re/Defining Democracy in Post-austerity Spain : Political Communication and Discursive Practices of the 'Podemos' Party-Movement

    Author : Irene Rapado; Michal Krzyzanowski; David Machin; Björn Hammar; Antonio Reyes; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political communication; performative democracy; political identity; Critical Discourse Studies; left-wing populism; Podemos;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at the Spanish Podemos party-movement in its attempt to both undertake and to a large extent ‘live’ a certain political experiment in the context following the 2007–2008 economic crisis. Podemos is thus perceived as performing and re/defining democracy as part of undertaking political action and building a political identity. READ MORE

  5. 13. Under the influence? Understanding media’s coverage of opinion polls and their effects on citizens and politicians

    Author : Per Oleskog Tryggvason; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; opinion polls; public opinion; political coverage; political communication; mediatization; bandwagon effects;

    Abstract : News media’s use of horse race polls is a defining feature of contemporary political reporting. This thesis investigates how the news media use these opinion polls and how this coverage can influence two of the most central actors in representative democracies: citizens and politicians. READ MORE

  6. 14. Politicizing crisis communication via social media : A contextual understanding of organizational crises in China

    Author : Hui Zhao; Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategic communication; crisis communication; Politics; social media; context; organizational crisis; China;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to increase the knowledge about how societal contexts shape the social construction of crises in Chinese social media. It consists of four articles to advance current crisis communication research theoretically and empirically. READ MORE

  7. 15. Political Entrepreneurship in Swedish : Towards a (Re)Theorization of Entrepreneurial Agency

    Author : Evangelia Petridou; Bo Svensson; Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg; Pär Olausson; Lee Miles; Karin Ingold; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political entrepreneurship; policy; crisis management; risk governance; economic development;

    Abstract : Public policies affect all of us, regardless of who we are or where we live. The study of public policymaking necessarily entails the study of the entire political system and to this end, researchers employ a multitude of frameworks, theories, and models, which tend to be complementary rather than mutually exclusive. READ MORE