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1. 1. Ethnic fragmentation and political instability in post-colonial Uganda : understanding the contribution of colonial rule to the plights of the Acholi people in Northern Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Hannes Tornberg; [2013]
   Keywords : political instability; marginalization; Human Rights Watch; ethnicity; ethnic fragmentation; colonialism; Acholi; Africa; post-colonial; Uganda; mänskliga rättigheter; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Uganda, along with a number of other African states, is a state struggling with the task of bringing together a vast range of ethnic minority groups into one nation-state decided by geographical borders drawn by colonial masters Britain during imperialism. The effects of these colonial decisions and policies are widely known to having plagued the native population during the course of history. READ MORE

3. 2. In search for the road to resilience - A qualitative minor field study on risks, protective processes and efforts to create resilience among former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Harry Mallik Egonsson; Katarina Lagerholm; [2013]
   Keywords : Uganda; resilience; child soldiers; ecological system theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose with this thesis was to investigate the recovering process of former child soldiers in Northern Uganda through the perspective of professionals. Data have been collected through eleven semi-structured interviews conducted in the districts Gulu, Pader and Lira. READ MORE