Technocratic-Populism in India: How Modi and the BJP Maintain Their Vast Winning Coalition Abstract Sabyasachi Saikia ID - 98898503 The politics of both technocracy and populism are viewed as hostile to representative democracy and pluralistic politics. The study of technocratic-populism in politics has proliferated in recent times, with researchers examining how both seemingly contradictory ideas combine to form a distinct political outlook or even a political logic. Furthermore, one has emerging literature examining the adverse impact of technocratic populism across various democracies. Applying Friedman's paradigm of democratic technocracy, and Ostiguy and Moffitt's performative-relational approach towards populism, this study explores technocratic- populism in Indian politics. The administration of Narendra Modi and the BJP has been widely studied and critiqued for their authoritarian, Hindu nationalist, and populist politics, with concerns over increasing religious polarization of the public and democratic backsliding. This study employs a demand-supply model to show the importance of technocratic-populist appeal in Modi and the BJP's broader political practice and discourse in impressing the voting public. With the use of survey data on the demand-side of politics, involving the examination of public...

I denna studie föreslås en vidareutveckling av den analysmetod som presenteras av Ramos (2008) och Ramos och Ford (2011) för operationaliseringen av nätverksbilder som analytiskt verktyg. Detta med syfte att undersöka huruvida nätverksbilder som analytiskt verktyg kan användas vid fallstudier i kontexten av atypiska nätverk. Utifrån fyra fallstudier av aktörer som är verksamma inom indiedelen av den svenska musikbranschen, presenteras och analyseras fyra nätverksbilder, vilka definieras utifrån begreppen bredd och omfattning. Studien finner att den anpassade analysmetoden går att använda i ett atypiskt nätverk och att de resulterande nätverksbilderna kan användas både för att bättre förstå de individuella fallen och för att jämföra fallen med varandra. Studien bidrar således till en potentiell breddning av nätverksbilder som analytiskt verktyg. För att ytterligare bredda applikationsområdet kan framtida forskning inkludera flera dimensioner i analysen, exempelvis utifrån Ramos (2008) och Ramos och Ford (2011), eller använda andra typer av urval för fallen än det som använts i denna studie.

The first chapter describes the structure of the Indian economy, the basic macroeconomic measures, the characteristics of the individual sectors and the comparative advantages and disadvantages. The second chapter analyses the development of the world trade, the development and the structure of the foreign trade of the EU and India and the bilateral trade between the EU and India. The third chapter describes the development of the foreign trade policies of the EU and India, the tariff and non-tariff obstacles of the foreign trade. The fourth chapter describes the areas of the economic and non-economic cooperation between the EU and India, trade in services and foreign investments.

This master's thesis sets out to interpret relations of India and Bangladesh and the course of their foreign policies in the light of geographical, geopolitical, demographic, and other realities and new paradigms, which determine forming of their mutual relations. The aim of this thesis is to highlight the geostrategic significance of Bangladesh for India and for the development of the surrounding region. This thesis also portrays the historical role of India in the emergence of Bangladesh and their relations since 1971 until today. It also deals with the key areas of Indian foreign and security policy towards Bangladesh, including economic cooperation, cooperation in the area of defence, legal and illegal migration, local and regional connectivity, energy, and water management. Given the topicality of the subject matter, this thesis draws information primarily from official documents published by governmental agencies, research institutes and think tanks, as well as from publicly accessible agreements, memorandums, arrangements, joint statements, press releases and other reliable sources. To a limited extent, it also sources Indian, Bangladeshi, and other media. Keywords: India, Bangladesh, India-Bangladesh Relations, South Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Neighbourhood First Policy, Foreign Policy

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2018-08-02T13:43:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernando Beretta Del Corona_.pdf: 4050624 bytes, checksum: 799d20c962674faef9e36c063091e725 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-02T13:43:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernando Beretta Del Corona_.pdf: 4050624 bytes, checksum: 799d20c962674faef9e36c063091e725 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-28 / Nenhuma / Esta pesquisa buscou compreender como se dá a construção do quadro cinematográfico dentro da obra da cineasta norte-americana Sofia Coppola a partir da análise de cinco de seus filmes: As virgens suicidas (1999), Encontros e desencontros (2003), Maria Antonieta (2006), Um lugar qualquer (2010) e Bling Ring: a gangue de Hollywood (2013). Para esse fim, se produziu um percurso histórico do cinema moderno na Europa e nos Estados Unidos no século XX, assim como do cinema independente norte-americano, contextualizando a obra da diretora dentro do movimento indie dos anos 1990. A fundamentação teórica estruturou-se a partir de conceitos e de ideias de Gilles Deleuze, Henri Bergson e André Bazin sobre a imagem. O processo da análise se baseou na metodologia da cartografia e dissecação audiovisual, de Deleuze, Félix Guattari e Walter Benjamin, trabalhando com as imagens nos filmes de Coppola, buscando entender como elas interagem entre si e o sentido que exprimem por meio dos elementos dentro do quadro. Através da análise se compreendeu como Coppola utiliza elementos como o corpo feminino, o olhar dos personagens, a vagueação e molduras secundárias para refletir sobre a sociedade contemporânea onde essas imagens são produzidas. / This research tried to understand how the construction of the cinematic frame works within the movies of north-American director Sofia Coppola, through the analysis of five of her films: The virgin suicides (1999), Lost in translation (2003), Marie Antoinette (2006), Somewhere (2010) and The Bling Ring (2013). To this end, the history of modern cinema in Europe and the United States in the 20th century was researched, as well as the history of independent cinema in America, contextualizing the director’s work within the indie movement of the 1990s. Theoretical foundation was based on concepts and ideas developed by authors Gilles Deleuze, Henri Bergson and André Bazin about images. The analysis process was based on the cartography and audiovisual dissection methodologies, by Deleuze, Félix Guattari and Walter Benjamin, working the images in Coppola’s movies, trying to understand how the interact with themselves and the meaning the express through the elements in the frame. Through the analysis it was understood how Coppola utilizes elements such as the feminine body, the character’s gaze, wanderings and secondary framing to reflect on the contemporary society where these images are produced.

With what seems like decades of debate behind us, low-risk, high-budget, high exposure releases are still seen as a threat to creativity, innovation and health of the game industry as a whole. This exploratory pilot study aims to evaluate methods and create instruments which can be used to measure and compare the levels of differentness contained within the AAA and Indie releases. The case studies and surveys performed within this study are assessed as viable instruments for future, confirmatory studies, but with serious limitations outside of the chosen data sample. / Med vad som verkar som årtionden av debatt bakom oss, spel som publiceras med lågrisk, hög-budget och hög exponering fortfarande betraktas som ett hot mot kreativitet, innovation och hälsan av hela spelindustrin. Denna utforskande pilotstudie syftar till att utvärdera metoder och skapa instrument som kan användas för att mäta och jämföra skillnadsnivån (olikhet) inom AAA och Indie spel. Fallstudier och enkäter som utfördes inom denna studie bedöms som genomförbara instrument för framtida, bekräftande studier, med allvarliga begränsningar utanför den valda datamängden.

1 ABSTRAKT HUDZÍKOVÁ, Eliška. Camp Phenomenon and its Manifestation and Forms in Contemporary Popular Music. [Magister thesis]. Charles University on Prague. Faculty of Humanities; Department of Electronic Culture and Semiotics. Supervisor: Mgr. Felix Borecký. Professional qualification level: Master's degree. Prague: FHS UK, 2015. This Magister thesis examines the camp phenomenon. Despite the wide scope of the term I will try to come up with a universal definition or several basic definitions which will after serve as a base for my following conclusions. The main source of my thesis is an essay Notes On a Camp written by Susan Sontag. This essay I will apply to contemporary (20th and 21st century) popular music in which I will search for camp signs and campy gestures in the work of independent popular and mainstream artists and performers. The main focus area for this thesis will be primarily visual aspect of their work - costumes, videos, appearance, … The line between campy and not campy is very thin and indefinite, that is why I will try to draw it demonstrating camp signs on chosen samples. I would also try to point out that in contemporary popular culture we consume some forms of camp without being aware that it is actually camp what we consume. KEYWORDS: camp, campy, kitsch, gay culture, popular...

For more than fifty years, the Independent (indie) Music Scene has existed as an evolving business model, allowing indie artists to develop a wealth of progressive musical ideas while creating a sustainable audience base. American Musical Theatre has an already-established rich history of adapting styles to fit concurrent trends in popular music while maintaining the story as the core of a show. While some indie artists (The Lisps, The Mountain Goats, Stephin Merritt, and Stew) and some musical theatre composers (David Yazbek, Doug Crossley, and Michael Friedman) have created crossover works, there is currently an overall dearth of musical theatre pieces infused with the indie style and a lack of indie albums with an actable musical theatre storyline. The intent of this thesis is to prove that although American Musical Theatre and the Independent Music Scene are two vastly different art forms, they can be combined to create a viable and unique form that appeals to both audiences. The indie-rock monologue ...and then, Claire was composed, recorded, and performed to test the viability of this thesis. In addition to presenting research on the history of American Musical Theatre and the Independent Music Scene, an analysis of the already-successful artists mentioned above is presented to provide context for ...and then, Claire. This context along with the original indie-rock monologue proves successful combinations of American Musical Theatre and the Independent Music Scene as well as the potential for more attempts in the future.

The success of independent rock music ("indie rock"), once a marginalized sub-genre of the rock idiom and now a globally recognized cultural force, has impacted the urban landscape of Omaha, Nebraska via the mixed-use urban redevelopment project, "Slowdown" - a result of cultural production by the city's successful indie rock business entities. While geographic research has previously analyzed urban redevelopment initiated by fine artists, the event of indie rock music being a catalyst for urban redevelopment has never been considered in a geographic scope. By examining the topics of affordable technological tools, Omaha's reduced cost-of-living, and cooperative efforts by city leaders, insight into how an indie rock "scene" can become a successful urban redevelopment catalyst is gained.

This thesis presents the mystic poetess Mahadevi Varma, whose poetic work is of the Chhayavad period of Hindi poetry. The thesis introduces the reader to the dynamics of modern Hindi poetry. The main focus is on Varma's life and includes an analysis of her poetic work. The paper addresses Varma's use of traditional Indian literary elements in a modern context, which represents characteristic features of Chhayavad in general. A distinguishing factor of this thesis are translations of Mahadevi Varma's poems from Hindi into Czech. The translations are not direct translations but take poetic license to retain the spirit of the poetry in Czech.