Essays about: "non state actors"

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  1. 1. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Max Anklev; [2024]
    Keywords : Securitization Theory; De securitization; Non-securitization; COVID-19; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE

  2. 2. A Camouflaged Weapon : Coercive Engineered Migration against Europe by Armed Nonstate Actors in Libya

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Rebecka Rönnegård; [2024]
    Keywords : armed non-state actors; coercion; foreign policy; Libya; weaponized migration;

    Abstract : In a world witnessing unprecedented levels of forced displacement, the weaponization of migration has emerged as a potent and unexplored tool in the foreign policy arsenals of states and non-state actors. Challenging traditional state-centric perspectives in international relations, this thesis delves into the realm of Coercive Engineered Migration (CEM) employed by armed non-state actors. READ MORE

  3. 3. Fighting for Profit in Modern Warfare : A quantiative analysis of the influence of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC’s) on conflict intensity in weak states

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

    Author : Samuel Hallhammar; [2024]
    Keywords : Private Military Security Contractors; Conflict Intensity;

    Abstract : The influence of private actors within armed conflict is becoming increasingly relevant, as the market for private military and security companies (PMSC’s) is growing in tandem with new opportunities within the sector. Their involvement in many conflicts around the world suggest the demand for private actors is not likely to go away any time soon, as their professional approach to offering an advantage in settling conflicts might appeal to many contracting parties. READ MORE

  4. 4. Competition of Interest: Rebel Group Rivalry in Intrastate Conflict : A Qualitative Study of Colombia and Algeria 1994-1999

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

    Author : Vilhelm Hayen; [2024]
    Keywords : Rebel governance; Inclusive service provision; rebel; rebels; Algeria; Colombia; ELN; GIA; civil war; Colombian conflict; Algerian civil war; 1990s;

    Abstract : Although a relatively new research field, many quantitative studies have over the past decade been undertaken examining rebel governance as an insurgent practice in intrastate conflicts around the globe. Nevertheless, gaps persist in the understanding of how common aspects of rebel governance, such as inclusive service provision, affect competing non-state actors in multi-rebel group conflict landscapes. READ MORE

  5. 5. We Didn’t Start the Fire… Right? - How external support affects the use of violence in political movements

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

    Author : Hugo Rousselet; [2024]
    Keywords : Nonviolent resistance; external support; civil wars; self-determination movements; foreign support; nonviolent struggle; NAVCO;

    Abstract : Abstract: What explains the use of violence in extra-institutional political campaigns? Domestic groups challenge host states using both nonviolent and violent tactics. While Gandhi’s struggle for India’s independence is perhaps the most famous example of nonviolence, many of today’s bloody civil wars also started out as nonviolent movements. READ MORE