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Activism through the courts: How the Dutch media framed the climate case of Milieudefensie et al. vs Shell
Prins, Kyra Luna ; Skalamera, Morena (vedoucí práce) ; Ullrichová, Eliška (oponent)
Climate activists increasingly turn to courts for enforcing climate action. Scholars argue that climate cases can generate more media coverage, through this help informing and raising awareness about the urgency of the climate crisis. Despite this, studies have paid relatively little attention to the role of framing in the presentation of climate cases in the media. This study uses an inductive-deductive research design (N=165) to investigate how four Dutch newspapers framed the landmark ruling of Milieudefensie et al. vs Shell, in order to understand if conflicting frames exist, and to uncover whether left-leaning and right-leaning newspaper frame the case differently. By first using an inductive frame analysis, this study identified one frame supportive of the climate case, and three counter-frames that argue against climate action through the courts. In the deductive frame analysis it was found that left-leaning newspapers used the supportive frame more frequently, whereas right-leaning newspapers more often conveyed messages critical of the climate case. The counter-frames that were most often used in right-leaning newspapers obscured the urgency of the climate crisis, instead focusing on the economic costs, arguing that the case is undemocratic or using the rhetoric that consumers are responsible for...
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EU's Non-Recognition and Engagement Policy Towards Occupied Territories of Georgia: Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region
Bidzinashvili, Mariam ; Skalamera, Morena (vedoucí práce) ; Horák, Slavomír (oponent)
In 2008 after the Russo-Georgian August five-day war Russia recognised Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region (also referred to as Samachablo or South Ossetia) as sovereign states. Later Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru and Syria also recognised the de-facto territories' independence. In 2011 Vanuatu and Tuvalu followed the same path of recognition.1 2 Yet, they renounced the decision shortly afterwards, amid establishing diplomatic relations with Georgia in 2013 and 2014, respectively.3 Following the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the OSCE Mission had to withdraw from Georgia due to the pressure from Russia and no consensus among the other participating states. The EU was urged to play a more significant role in the conflict resolution in the region.4 Consequently, an extraordinary European Council called for the accelerated process for Georgia's approximation to the EU, as the Union saw the importance of expanding the continent's security zone.5 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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