Essays about: "preventing conflict"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words preventing conflict.
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1. Partners in Peace? : A Quantitative Analysis of Peacekeeping and Civil Society
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Various studies have shown the difficulty for peacekeeping missions to combat conflict-related sexual violence, including the abuse within their own ranks. Both policymakers and academics advocate for the inclusion of civil society in peacekeeping missions claiming that this can aid peacekeepers in this endeavour. READ MORE
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2. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (truth): Recognising sexual terrorism within the Women, Peace, and Security agenda.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : This thesis will be an attempt to look beyond this relatively new conceptualisation of CRSV committed in the context of terrorism, so called ‘sexual terrorism’, to determine what are its implications for the development of the WPS agenda. Answering the research question ‘What are the consequences of the increased linking of CT and WPS, in particularly with regards to the consideration of sexual terrorism, on prevention from and prosecution of CRSV committed by terrorist organisations and on the development of the WPS framework?’ If this thesis put forward that recognising of the nexus of CRSV and Terrorism in international policy through its inclusion within the WPS framework could be a real step forward for accountability and is a recognition of the harm suffered by the victims, it will underline that potential developments should be nuanced due to the risk of co-optation of the WPS framework for reasons of increasing securitisation and pursuance of national interests. READ MORE
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3. High Noon in the Himalayas
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This master’s thesis examines the escalation of the Sino-Indian border conflict in the summer of 2020. Using a modified version of Graham Allison’s multi-lens model, variants of realism, institutionalism and constructivism are applied to the case in order to find explanatory factors. READ MORE
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4. Hydro-political Security Complexes and the Role of International Organizations in Bringing Cooperation or Conflict to Shared Transboundary Rivers
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Transboundary water treaties are established to prevent disputes over shared rivers between states. Nevertheless, empirical studies indicate that international organizations manage to bring cooperation between states in some cases and fail in others. READ MORE
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5. Can previous genocides create a foundation for future research in early warning systems? : A case study of Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : In 1993 one of the most extensive genocides took place in Europe, the holocaust. As a result the United Nations (UN) created a convention in order to prosecute and prevent the crime of genocide. Although this convention was created in 1948, multiple genocides have occurred since. READ MORE
