Essays about: "Ethnic violence"

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  1. 26. Leave No One Behind – But What About the ‘Scum of the Earth’? : A Discourse Analysis Based on Theories by Arendt and Agamben on Rohingya and Statelessness

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : Arendt; Agamben; Rohingya; Statelessness; Human Rights;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to understand the situation of Rohingya through the concept of statelessness and to illustrate the importance of citizenship in relation to human rights. The Rohingya minority has for a long period of time been victims of violence and discrimination by the Myanmar government and military. READ MORE

  3. 27. Survivors of Terrorism - A Study on How Survivors of the Terrorist Attacks Perceive their Attackers

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

    Author : Abbas Ali Hossaini; [2019]
    Keywords : Enemy Images; Attitude; Terrorism; Terrorist Survivors; Terrorist Victims; Interpretative Case Study;

    Abstract : The growing number of victims as the result of increased terrorism has caused areal concern. Because many of the victims ends into mental disorders, the scholarships in this regard has increased. However, it is rare to find scholarships focusing on the attitudes held by the victims produced in line with the sufferings caused by terrorism. READ MORE

  4. 28. QUALITY OF GOVERMENT AND INTERNAL CONFLICT A large N study of developing countries

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Pettersson; [2018-09-14]
    Keywords : quality of government; impartiality; institutional trust; governance; good governance; political institutions; administration; bureaucracy; internal conflict; new wars; riots; protests; demonstrations; security; peace; corruption; rule of law; political science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effect of quality of government on low-intensity internal conflict, and how this relationship could be conditioned by the extent of ethnic division, in a context of developing and newly industrialised countries. It hypothesises that (H1) impartial bureaucracy reduces internal conflict, and that (H2) this effect is diminished in highly ethnically divided societies, and finally test these propositions empirically by using data from the Quality of Government Institute’s Expert Survey and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED). READ MORE

  5. 29. Gender-based violence in the refugee camps in Cox Bazar : -A case study of Rohingya women’s and girls’ exposure to gender-based violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Linda Nordby; [2018]
    Keywords : Rohingya; Myanmar; Burma; Rakhine; gender-based violence; sexual exploitation; trafficking; survival sex; prostitution; refugee camps; SRHR;

    Abstract : The Rohingya, an ethnic minority group that traditionally have lived in Rakhine State, Myanmar, are facing severe structural discrimination from the Myanmar state. Rohingya women and girls have experienced horrific acts of gender-based violence from the Myanmar army in Rakhine State before they fled to Bangladesh and the refugee camps in Cox Bazar area. READ MORE

  6. 30. Gender (in)equality and electoral violence : A cross-national study in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2008

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Norman; [2018]
    Keywords : elections; violence; gender equality;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent gender equality correlates with electoral violence, through a quantitative study of 220 elections that have taken place in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2008. As such, it has a two-folded purpose. READ MORE