Inner Development as a Response to Global Challenges Facing Humanity
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 15 credits / 22,5 HE credits
Student thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable DevelopmentAlternative title
Inre utveckling som svar på globala utmaningar som mänskligheten står inför (Swedish)
Abstract [en]
This thesis explores how the Inner Development Goals (IDG) Foundation communicates inner development as a meaningful pathway to global transformation through digital media. Positioned within the field of sustainable communication, the research investigates how the Foundation constructs and performs its institutional identity across three platforms: its official website, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Drawing on Erving Goffman’s dramaturgical theory of the presentation of self, along with Persson’s (2019) digital extensions of this framework, the thesis analyzes how values such as empathy, self-awareness, and co-creation are framed as socially relevant and emotionally resonant. Using abductive thematic analysis, the study examines 15 strategically selected media items published between 2022 and 2025. The findings show how the Foundation adapts its tone, narrative, and visual strategies to different platform contexts while maintaining a coherent institutional ethos. The analysis highlights how digital communication serves not only as a vehicle for information, but as a performative space where legitimacy, trust, and identity are negotiated. By focusing on how inner development is made publicly meaningful, the thesis contributes to understanding how value-driven organizations use media to align personal growth with collective sustainability agendas.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 100
Series
Forskningsrapporter från Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationDoktorsavhandlingar från Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation, ISSN 1652-7933
Keywords [en]
Inner Development, Sustainability Communication, Digital Media, Presentation of Self, Digital Communication Strategies, Institutional Identity, Dramaturgical Theory, Inner Development Goals (IDG) Framework, Organizational Communication.
National Category
Media and Communication Studies Media and Communications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-68929OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-68929DiVA, id: diva2:1975195
Subject / course
HLK, Media and Communication Studies
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-06-262025-06-232025-10-13Bibliographically approved