Essays about: "Post-Election_Violence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Post-Election_Violence.
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1. Watchdogs or Instigators? : Examining the Impact of Election-Observation Reports on Government-Supported Post-Election Violence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : .... READ MORE
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2. How International Election Observers Impact Post-Election Events: The link between international observers, acceptance of results and post-election violence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Since 1990, international election observers have been travelling the world to monitor and assess close to 1 500 elections in developing democracies. Although often championed as the primary tool of democracy promotion, little is still known about its immediate consequences. READ MORE
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3. RE-THINKING WOMEN IN PEACEBUILDING
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The debate on the inclusion of women in peacebuilding has hit the scholarship field and received wide attention in the last years. There is a greater understanding of the significance from including women in the peacebuilding process. Most existing research focuses on the inclusion of women in the peace process. READ MORE
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4. Dangerous elections : A study on electoral violence and clientelism
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Why do some elections spark violence whilst others do not? That is a question that has gained increased interest from scholars during the last few years. However, because of the field’s relative novelty, and despite the vast literature on democratization and civil war, it is still a question that is not fully comprehended. READ MORE
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5. "Democracy on Trial": the Role of the Losers in Post-Election Violence : A Qualitative Comparison of Presidential Elections in Nigeria 2011 and Kenya 2013
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Most of the literature on electoral violence focuses on the role of the incumbents as perpetrators, although taking into account that other actors can play this role. This essay aims at filling the research gap concerning the role of the losers of an election as perpetrators of electoral violence by addressing the research question: “Why do losers of an election engage in post-election violence in some contexts, while in others do not?” I focus on post-election violence, given that it is the timing in which the minorities are most likely to mobilize. READ MORE
