Essays about: "Communal conflict"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Communal conflict.

  1. 6. Countdown to Extinction : A comparative case study of ethnically motivated and climate change-induced communal conflict in Nigeria and Bangladesh

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

    Author : Gustav Niläng; [2021]
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    Abstract : Seven years ago, Wegenast and Basedau (2014) refurbished the greed and grievance theory made famous by Collier and Hoeffler, and championed an argument that ethnic fractionalization combined with an abundance of natural resources could especially spur internal conflict in a society. Their theory is the inspiration for this thesis which theorizes that climate change-induced decrease of, and subsequent competition for, natural resources and arable land will risk escalating to communal conflict, which is an underrepresented form of plausible conflict in climate change-triggered settings. READ MORE

  3. 7. Integration of climate change adaptation in security and development policies : The case of the Darfur conflict

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Author : Måns Löfvall; [2020]
    Keywords : Darfur; climate change adaptation; peace-building; securitisation; categorisation;

    Abstract : This study has intended to demonstrate the effects of categorising climate change as a developmental issue rather than a security issue on the conflict in Darfur. This was achieved by studying the following research questions: (I) What is the role of climate change adaptation in developmental work in Darfur? (II) What is the role of climate change adaptation in security work in Darfur? (III) How is the work on climate change adaptation connected to the course of the conflict? These questions have been answered by collecting material relating to development and security in Darfur. READ MORE

  4. 8. Troubled Waters? : Explaining The Role of Water Scarcity in Communal Conflict

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

    Author : Laura Saavedra-Lux; [2016]
    Keywords : water; water conflicts; communal conflict; grievances; horizontal inequality; political power; legal institutions; legal fairness;

    Abstract : Using data on communal violence across the globe from 1990-2010, this study provides one of the first large-N studies to explore the relationship between relative water scarcity and communal conflict. It contends that relative water scarcity, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 9. Understanding Illiberal Peace-building: an Analysis of Conflict, Peace and Reconciliation in North Maluku Province, Indonesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Martin Björkhagen; [2016]
    Keywords : North Maluku Province; North Halmahera Regency; illiberal-peacebuilding; decentralisation; neo-patrimonialism; colonial legacies; reconciliation; communal violence; adat; Reality Check Approach; in-depth interviews; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The main research problem in this thesis is the lack of a holistic understanding of how neo-patrimonialism, colonial legacies, decentralisation, illiberal peace-building and the revitalisation of traditional reconciliation practices have affected conflict, peace and development in North Maluku Province (NMP). This is important to study, given the negative impacts inherent in the conflict-development nexus. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Conflict in the Moluccas: Local Youths' Perceptions Contrasted to Previous Research

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Martin Björkhagen; [2015]
    Keywords : Conflict in the Moluccas; Conflict in Maluku; Conflict in North Maluku; Maluku Province; North Maluku Province; Communal violence; Communal war; Communal wars; Collective guilt; In-depth Interviews; Qualitative case study; Ungdomar från Moluckerna; Kollektiv skuldkänsla; Djupintervjuer; Kvalitativ fallstudie; East Indonesia; Konflikt I Indonesien; Laskar Jihad; Pela-gandung; Reconciliation in the Moluccas;

    Abstract : Den våldsamma konflikten på Moluckerna (1999-2002) porträtteras ibland i termer av motsättningar mellan kristna och muslimer. Denna studie problematiserar den bilden genom att analysera flera konfliktfaktorer som belyses ur två perspektiv. READ MORE