Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på emneord "representation"
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Dealing with the great unknown: A qualitative study on how representatives justify their decision-making
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Delineating boundariesbetween 'us' and 'them': A reception study of the representation of Muslim characters in the television serial 24
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-11-07)This thesis presents an examination of the US television serial 24’s representation of Muslim characters, and it explores to what extent the perception of these characters can be determined by the cultural and ethnic ... -
Does direct democracy mean more equal democracy? A study of government responsiveness in advanced democracies
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)As it constitutes a main feature of contemporary democracy, government responsiveness has provided the basis for large a body of literature, usually finding that public policy tends to reflect the preferences of citizens. ... -
Gerrymandering v. The Constitution: The case of Gill v. Whitford
(Master thesis, 2018-06-16)In this case study I analyze partisan gerrymandering in the United States with the research question: Does partisan gerrymandering violate the Constitution of the United States of America? With this as a starting point I ... -
The Muslim-American Neighbour as Terrorist: The Representation of a Muslim Family in 24
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Academic literature on movies and TV serials produced in Hollywood documents that Muslim and Arab characters are often represented in a stereotypical and negative manner. The TV serial 24 doesn't seem to be an exception. ... -
Reasoning about Knowledge and Action in Cluedo using Prolog
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)This thesis will look at how to define a representation for the implementation of Cluedo and dynamic epistemic logic into Prolog. It looks at basics of modal logic, and definitions of dynamic epistemic logic. The thesis ...