The Swedish Number - Mottagares möjligheter i modern nation branding
(2017) SKOK01 20171Department of Strategic Communication
- Abstract
- This study explores the receivers’ experience and interaction with nation branding and how this affects their image formation since most of the research within the field analyzes nation branding from the sender’s point of view. A qualitative case study has been executed with an interpretative approach from a sensemaking perspective on the nation branding campaign “The Swedish Number”. The Swedish Number was a campaign that took place from April 6th to June 24th 2016 with the purpose of letting people from all over the world call a number to be connected to a Swedish person. They could then connect and talk without any general instructions or directives. The material has been coded, themed and analyzed and was gathered through nine... (More)
- This study explores the receivers’ experience and interaction with nation branding and how this affects their image formation since most of the research within the field analyzes nation branding from the sender’s point of view. A qualitative case study has been executed with an interpretative approach from a sensemaking perspective on the nation branding campaign “The Swedish Number”. The Swedish Number was a campaign that took place from April 6th to June 24th 2016 with the purpose of letting people from all over the world call a number to be connected to a Swedish person. They could then connect and talk without any general instructions or directives. The material has been coded, themed and analyzed and was gathered through nine qualitative interviews with international participants from the campaign. The analysis provides an explanation of the participants’ image formation in relation to the campaign, thus providing material to answer the research questions contained in the study’s introductory chapter. A knowledge gap has been found in the lack of recipient-based research. The problem which is illustrated through the study is that it is not possible to determine the impact of a campaign if it the reaction cannot be read. The work on this bachelor thesis has been carried out to the same extent by both authors. (Less)
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- author
- Jonsson, Linnéa LU and Gustafsson, Jessica LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SKOK01 20171
- year
- 2017
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Nation branding, sensemaking, stereotypes, image formation, image, identity, liberation technology
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8911255
- date added to LUP
- 2017-06-12 08:24:26
- date last changed
- 2017-06-12 08:24:26
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abstract = {{This study explores the receivers’ experience and interaction with nation branding and how this affects their image formation since most of the research within the field analyzes nation branding from the sender’s point of view. A qualitative case study has been executed with an interpretative approach from a sensemaking perspective on the nation branding campaign “The Swedish Number”. The Swedish Number was a campaign that took place from April 6th to June 24th 2016 with the purpose of letting people from all over the world call a number to be connected to a Swedish person. They could then connect and talk without any general instructions or directives. The material has been coded, themed and analyzed and was gathered through nine qualitative interviews with international participants from the campaign. The analysis provides an explanation of the participants’ image formation in relation to the campaign, thus providing material to answer the research questions contained in the study’s introductory chapter. A knowledge gap has been found in the lack of recipient-based research. The problem which is illustrated through the study is that it is not possible to determine the impact of a campaign if it the reaction cannot be read. The work on this bachelor thesis has been carried out to the same extent by both authors.}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Swedish Number - Mottagares möjligheter i modern nation branding}},
year = {{2017}},
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