Essays about: "Civilian power"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words Civilian power.

1. 1. Concordance and the risk of military intervention in post-military states : A comparative case study of Indonesia and Myanmar

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Elvira Svenheim Paldanius; [2023]
   Keywords : civil-military relations; military coup; civilian control; concordance theory; Southeast Asia; Myanmar; Indonesia;

   Abstract : The 2021 military coup in Myanmar is part of a much bigger trend towards democratic regression in Southeast Asia where military influence has played an important role. Previous research on the SEA region suggests that the citizenry has been overlooked in understanding how civil-military relations have been shaped. Rebecca L. READ MORE

3. 2. Assessment of How Design and Operational Parameters Affect Plutonium Production for Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors : A Study of the Ågesta, NRX and CANDU Reactors

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för materialvetenskap

   Author : Isak Hedberg; Stina Fredriksson; Axel Hallander; [2023]
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   Abstract : Nuclear weapons are an ever-present danger which threatens our very existence, which is whymany call for total nuclear disarmament. To do this, we need to know how many nuclear bombsthere are in the world. READ MORE

4. 3. Close Encounters and the Role of Information and Communication Technology in Science Fiction Cinema

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för samhälle, kultur och identitet (SKI)

   Author : Christian Paredes Guzman; [2023]
   Keywords : Technology; History; Science Fiction; ICT; Aliens; Actor-Network Theory;

   Abstract : Science Fiction movies have in recent decades become sources of information and interpretation, in other words, a window that reflects the time period in which they were made. While the role of technology has been researched in science fiction material, not much focus has been put into researching specific types of technology. READ MORE

5. 4. Normative Power Europe, in Times of War? : A discourse analysis exploring the politics of sanctions against Russia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Maja Carlberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Normative power; Civilian power; European Union; Russia; Identity constructions;

   Abstract : Researchers have characterized the European Union as a normative power that carries the potential of shaping conceptions of norms in international affairs. The theory of normative power embeds discursive standards to which an actor needs to adhere, by representing others in a non-antagonistic, humble way. READ MORE

6. 5. A False Sense of Security? - A Critical Analysis of the Civilian Protection Against Attacks on Nuclear Power Plants in International Armed Conflicts

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Sam Boekelman; [2022]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Public international law; International humanitarian law; International armed conflicts; Nuclear power plants; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Mot bakgrund av kriget mellan Ryssland och Ukraina i närheten av kärnkraft-verket i Zaporizjzja frågar sig många hur civilbefolkningar i dag är skyddade mot en potentiell kärnkraftskatastrof orsakad av krig. Syftet med denna upp-sats är således att undersöka vilka bestämmelser som finns för att skydda ci-vila mot militära attacker på kärnkraftverk i internationella väpnade konflikter, samt att undersöka hur effektivt de nämnda bestämmelserna skyddar civila. READ MORE