Essays about: "Cause Of Civil War"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Cause Of Civil War.

  1. 1. Commitment Concerns Concerning Contemporary Condottieri : What effect do Private Military Contractors and their use have on Civil War Recidivism?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Carl Fredrik Kjellberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Mercenaries; PMC; commitment problems;

    Abstract : This paper addresses the relationship between Private Military Contractors and their use, whether operationally active or strictly training, on civil war recidivism. The paper aims to contribute to the wider research on Private Military Contractors, and specifically whether their use can cause commitment problems or information asymmetries that can hamper peace-making. READ MORE

  3. 2. CONSCRIPTION WITH CONSEQUENCES? Exploring the Effects of Military Personnel Supply Method Choice on Civil War Onset

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Victor Hasslöf; [2021]
    Keywords : Civil War; Civil War Onset; Conscription; Military Policy; Voluntary Service; Quantitative; War; Military Personnel; Military Manpower; Military Manpower Studies; Cause Of Civil War; Conflict; Conscription With Consequences; Inbördeskrig; Värnplikt; Orsak; Militärpolicy;

    Abstract : Positing that the characteristics of a state’s military has an effect on civil war outbreak likelihood, this thesis examines a hitherto unexplored relationship —that between military personnel supply method and civil war onset. Based on earlier research on the two phenomena separate from each other, a theory linking conscription to an increased probability of civil war onset compared to voluntary service was developed and an hypothesis derived. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender relations and sexuality in Arab women’s writing: A narratological reading of Hanan al-Shaykh’s novel Ḥikāyat Zahra

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Mary Zaia; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender; Sexuality; Lebanon; Arabic literature; Narratology; Hanan al-Shaykh;

    Abstract : This thesis examines gender relations in the war novel Ḥikāyat Zahra (1989) by the Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh. The analysis focuses on interpersonal relations among male and female characters in the novel as well as perceptions of gender and sexuality within a patriarchal order as depicted in the writing of Hanan al-Shaykh. READ MORE

  5. 4. China-Africa Relations and Imperialism: Towards an End of the Debate : Testing Imperialism Theory on The Case Of China And Angola

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Benjamin Gustavsson; [2021]
    Keywords : China-Africa Relations; Imperialism; Colonialism; China; Angola; Africa; Development; Underdevelopment; Capitalism; Kina-Afrika-relationer; Imperialism; Kolonialism; Kina; Angola; Afrika; Utveckling; Underutveckling; Kapitalism;

    Abstract : This study assesses the popular claim that Chinese engagement in Africa is imperialism through a case study of relations between China and Angola. Using Marxist imperialism theory as point of departure, it develops a comprehensive theoretical framework for testing the hypothesis that China is imperialist in its relations with Angola. READ MORE

  6. 5. Turkey's Security and the Syrian Civil War : A Case Study about how the Syrian Civil War has Impacted Turkey's State and Human Security from 2011 until 2019.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Frida Berg; [2020]
    Keywords : Turkey; Syria; civil war; human security; state security; international security.;

    Abstract : This essay addresses the issue of how the Syrian civil war has impacted Turkey’s state and human security. The study aimed to provide an enhanced understanding of how the Syrian war has impacted Turkey’s security, within the timeframe of 2011-2019. READ MORE