Essays about: "Communal violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Communal violence.

  1. 1. Wells of Conflict : A Qualitative Study on How Groundwater Scarcity Affects Communal Conflict

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

    Author : Rebecca Ander; [2024]
    Keywords : Groundwater; Water Scarcity; Communal Conflict; Ethnic Conflict; Kenya;

    Abstract : The topic of whether resource scarcity affects conflict has for long been debated in the field  of peace and conflict studies. This study aimed to understand if there is a correlation between groundwater scarcity and communal conflict by answering the research question ‘How does groundwater scarcity affect communal violence in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land of Kenya’. READ MORE

  3. 2. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sanna Sandehl; [2024]
    Keywords : Communal division; polarising and reconciliation rhetoric; ethnic religious and tribal affiliations; election campaign rallies;

    Abstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fighting fire with fire? : An exploration of the relationship between nonviolence and sustainability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Johansson Vodusek; [2023]
    Keywords : Nonviolence; Sustainability; Development; Agenda 2030; Sustainable Development Goals; Galtung; Ecocentrism; Gandhi; structural violence; cultural violence; peace; future generations; conflicts; global warming; globalization; knowledge; cooperation and environment;

    Abstract : This study aims at exploring the connections between nonviolence and sustainability in two cases. The relationship between nonviolence and sustainability is identified and discussed in light of the theories on nonviolence of Johan Galtung and theories of the ethical framework of ecocentrism. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can Streams of Weapons Create Waves of Violence Between Farmers and Herders? : A qualitative case study on the role of Small Arms and Light Weapons in conflicts between farmers and herders

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

    Author : Emelie Aréen; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract :  This paper empirically examines the relationship between the circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and its effect on farmer-herder conflicts, particularly the risk of escalation. Researchers have emphasised the role of these weapons that are being frequently used in communal conflicts across several African countries. READ MORE

  6. 5. ”We used to be brothers. What has happened to us?" : A qualitative case study on civilian opposition to international peacebuilding in Mali.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Regina Weckström Breidenstein; [2023]
    Keywords : International Peacebuilding; Civilian Opposition; Mali; Liberal Peace; MINUSMA; Civil War; United Nations; Hybrid Peace; Top-down Peacebuilding; Bottom-up Peacebuilding.;

    Abstract : Abstract The international UN-led peacebuilding mission MINUSMA has been deployed in Mali since 2013 and was initially rather successful. The mission managed to support the government with stabilization and a peace agreement that ended the conflict between the north and the south. READ MORE