Violentization Theory and Genocide

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Winton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Extreme Violence ◽  
Compare And Contrast

The purpose of this article is to use Lonnie Athens’ violentization theory to explain the Bosnian and Rwandan genocides. These two case studies are used to compare and contrast how the brutalization, defiance, violent dominance engagements, and virulency stages emerged prior to and during the genocides. Using published texts such as interviews with perpetrators, human rights reports, and court transcripts, qualitative content analysis is employed to test the fit between violentization theory and the two case studies. The results demonstrate that violentization theory is consistent with the data and provides an explanation of how the genocides developed and were enacted. Similarities and differences between Rwanda and Bosnia are described to explain how the perpetrators went through the violentization process, and an additional stage is added to illustrate extreme violence. Suggestions for further research using this model are provided.

A mathematical analysis of world cup advertisements

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650062
Author(s):  
Eric Goding ◽  
Crista Arangala
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mathematical Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Common Method ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Single Value Decomposition ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Value Decomposition

Qualitative content analysis is the most common method to compare advertisements cross-culturally or cross-generationally. However, quantitative methods, such as chi-square or Fisher tests, can also be used. In this paper, we introduce results for Fisher tests, seriation and single-value decomposition that prove useful in determining similarities and differences in cultural appeals in advertising.

scholarly journals Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Nollywood Films: Isoken and King of Boys in Focus

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-145
Author(s):  
Emwinromwankhoe Osakpolor
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Cultivation Theory ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Female Directors ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Positive Light

This study investigates the portrayal of women in contemporary Nollywood films, using Isoken (2017) and King of Boys (2018) as case studies. The objective was to highlight the various ways in which women in the films are portrayed to viewers and ascertain whether contemporary Nollywood movies are an improvement on the issues of gender stereotypes and sexism which are hitherto prevalent in the industry. Anchored on the cultivation theory, the study adopted the qualitative content analysis method. Findings showed that women in the studied films are negatively portrayed in various ways and that these portrayals are, at best, parallel to the stereotypical ways in which women were portrayed in previous Nollywood movies. Taking cognizance of the fact that both films are directed by women, the researcher recommends that Nollywood female directors should look beyond the lenses of financial gains and set a pace with regards to changing the narrative and portraying Nigerian women in a positive light.

scholarly journals We Choose What to Fear in Indonesian Horror Cinema

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Achmad Ridwan Noer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Natural Selection ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Selection For ◽  
To Come

Horror movies in Indonesian cinemas have seen a recent surge of viewers despite being associated with exploiting sensualism under the blanket of horror. Meanwhile, the top ten viewed Indonesian horror movies in recent years managed to somewhat acquire the trust of Indonesians to come back to watch more horror movies in their favourite cinemas. This paper employs the qualitative content analysis method to better grasp what movie trailer elements are employed by the top 10 viewed Indonesian horror movies and see what are the similarities and differences in the elements of horror they present. Ultimately, as the market demands it, a natural selection for the kinds of horrors Indonesians watch is currently on going.

Documenting Harassment, Sexism, and Misogyny in Digital Feminist Spaces

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-72
Author(s):  
Kaitlynn Mendes ◽  
Jessica Ringrose ◽  
Jessalynn Keller
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technology Studies ◽  
Platform Architecture ◽  
Critical Technology

Chapter 3 presents results from a qualitative content analysis and thematic textual analysis drawn from four case studies: Hollaback!, Everyday Sexism, Who Needs Feminism?, and #BeenRapedNeverReported. The chapter presents one of the first attempts to analyze these popular feminist campaigns by answering the question of what kinds of experiences of harassment, misogyny, and rape culture the public are sharing on feminist digital platforms. We begin here to develop a key argument that digital feminist activism is far more complex and nuanced than one might initially expect, and is used in a multitude of ways, for many purposes, drawing on a range of different conventions or vernacular practices. Taking a cue from critical technology studies, we attend to emerging vernacular practices that we argue have been shaped by platform architecture, affordances, and conventions, which work to simultaneously encourage and discourage certain narratives from certain groups of people.

scholarly journals Reducing Confusion about Grounded Theory and Qualitative Content Analysis: Similarities and Differences

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Cho ◽  
Eun-Hee Lee
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Selection Of

Although grounded theory and qualitative content analysis are similar in some respects, they differ as well; yet the differences between the two have rarely been made clear in the literature. The purpose of this article was to clarify ambiguities and reduce confusion about grounded theory and qualitative content analysis by identifying similarities and differences in the two based on a literature review and critical reflection on the authors’ own research. Six areas of difference emerged: (a) background and philosophical base, (b) unique characteristics of each method, (c) goals and rationale of each method, (d) data analysis process, (e) outcomes of the research, and (f) evaluation of trustworthiness. This article provides knowledge that can assist researchers and students in the selection of appropriate research methods for their inquiries.

Humanitized violence: Targeted killings and civilian deaths in the US war against the Islamic State

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Bonds
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Total War ◽  
Us Military ◽  
The Us ◽  
More Care ◽  
Administrative Procedures

Based on a qualitative content analysis of human rights reports, US military statements, and newspaper accounts, this article describes the ascendency of ‘humanitized violence,’ which characterizes airstrikes in the US war against the Islamic State (2014–2017). This hyper-rationalized violence utilizes precision weaponry, technical and administrative procedures to limit civilian deaths, and calculations to achieve goals in ‘proportionality.’ This method of violence is further accompanied by a discourse of precision, care, legality, and regret. The article further shows that leading nongovernmental critics of this violence largely accept its logic. Consequently, rather than offering opposition, humanitarian NGOs instead reinforce the humanitization of violence by calling on governments to be more precise and to exercise more care when striking enemy targets. Noting the high numbers of civilian deaths that can accompany humanitized violence, along with the US government’s continued capacity for total war, the author cautions that its rise does not necessarily portend a more peaceful future.

scholarly journals Human rights in selected daily newspaper in Serbia: A content analysis

2011 ◽  
pp. 547-558
Author(s):  
Dubravka Valic-Nedeljkovic
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Daily Newspaper ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

The paper presents the results of quantitative and qualitative content analysis of the six most influential daily newspapers in Serbia with a focus on writing about topics that are directly and indirectly related to human rights. It was noted that the selected media content was presented as internal - political thing especially when the question of State responsibility and the measures that have been undertaken by the State were raised, or when the subject of activity of state institutions was questioned. Most often quoted were representatives of the government as centers of political power, though members of marginalized groups were also not absent. The journalists showed sensitivity to marginalized actors of social practice.

The path to human rights in Romania: Emergent voice(s) of legal mobilization in prisons

2020 ◽  
pp. 147737082096657
Author(s):  
Cristina Dâmboeanu ◽  
Valentina Pricopie ◽  
Alina Thiemann
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Legal Mobilization ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Institutional Determinants ◽  
Institutional Status ◽  
The Individual

Starting from the premise that a better understanding of the legal efforts to implement European norms regarding human rights in prisons cannot overlook prisoners’ subjective experiences of rights, this article addresses the issue of prisoners’ complaints in Romania. Using survey data on a sample of 557 prisoners, it first seeks to examine how often prisoners lodge formal complaints and on what grounds, and how their complaints are framed. Second, employing models drawn from the legal mobilization literature, it tries to identify which are the individual and institutional determinants of prisoners’ complaints. Third, based on a unique qualitative (content) analysis of the comments prisoners made at the end of the survey, the article examines how prisoners articulate their discourse on rights’ claims. The article concludes by pointing to the relevance of institutional status variables as determinants of prisoners’ complaints and to the development of prisoners’ discourse embracing legal and procedural languages.

Does Counterterrorism Trump Human Rights? An Analysis of US Foreign Aid Hearings Pre- and Post-9/11

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-370
Author(s):  
Jessie G. Rumsey
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
International System ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Regime Theory ◽  
International Regime ◽  
Human Rights Regime ◽  
Before And After

Abstract This article empirically evaluates the comparative importance of human rights and counterterrorism during Senate subcommittee hearings on US foreign aid. Drawing on, and further developing, international regime theory, the article predicts that the human rights regime will be resilient to the September 11 shock to the international system. Qualitative content analysis of discourse during the seven years before and after the 9/11 attacks demonstrates the predominance of the human rights regime—even post-9/11, when the counterterrorism regime emerged as a competitor. The article explains why this is the case and offers insight to the human rights regime’s resilience.

scholarly journals Framing the Reaction of President Abbas on the Issue of Moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Fadel Arandas ◽  
Chang Peng Kee ◽  
Emma Mohamad ◽  
Syed Arabi Idid
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tel Aviv ◽  
News Stories ◽  
News Agencies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Information Center ◽  
Similarities And Differences

The study has examined the similarities and differences in the coverage of two Palestinian news agencies Ma’an and Palestinian Information Center (PIC) on the reactions of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s regarding relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The study has also aimed to explore the use of four function of framing by Entman 1993 in the news stories of both agencies. Qualitative content analysis has been adopted to achieve the aim of this study. The total sampling number was 9 news stories; 3 stories have been retrieved from Ma’an, and the other 6 have been retrieved from PIC. The time frame has started from December 5, 2017 which marked the day of informing Abbas by Trump’s decision to move the Embassy until December 22 2017 which was a day after gaining a sweeping victory in UN by president Abbas through a resolution that rejected the decision. Both of the news agencies were supportive to President Abbas in their coverage and none of them has any negative coverage about him. From the sampling number it can be seen that PIC has paid more attention for the coverage of this issue than Ma’an. However, PIC has ignored the success of President Abbasfor achieving UN resolution against Trump’s decision. Moreover, all the news stories has included “define the problem” while excluded “diagnose causes” functions. However both“make moral judgment” and “suggest remedies” have been included in all news stories of Ma’an, and only half of news stories of PIC.

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