Essays about: "Global terrorism"

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  1. 1. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
    Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

  3. 2. Foreign State Actors and Domestic Factors Influencing Iraq's Democratic Process, 2014-2023

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : akon baker; [2023]
    Keywords : Iraq; Clan; Ethnic; democracy; sectarianism; Post-conflict; Post-war; ISIS;

    Abstract : Since the classical work of Samuel Huntington tilted the Third Wave of Democratisation, the question of how a country becomes a democracy and why others do not have been of interest to social scientists, notably political scientists. With more than three decades since the publication of this seminal work, empirical research has focused on several regions in the world and have provided various explanation for why some countries transition to democracy and why other fail. READ MORE

  4. 3. Relative Deprivation and Terrorism in the Sahel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Aarne Walter Hakomäki; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Sahel has emerged as a global hotspot for terrorist activity during the first decades of the 21st century. Few empirical studies have been carried out to investigate the causes of this phenomenon. The overarching literature on the determinants of terrorism has also failed to establish conclusive mechanisms and channels of causation. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Spectacle of the Alien/Migrant An exploration through Hollywood Science fiction and Horror Movies before and after 9/11

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Jonathan Cardenas; [2021]
    Keywords : science-fiction; horror; blockbuster; representation; alien; the other; myth; immigration; migrant; Hollywood; orientalism; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at addressing the question of the representation of the Other within current dominant visual media. The Other, in the context of this thesis, refers to any minority community group identified as different from a certain dominant norm; depending on the context it could correspond to groups such as Women, Afro-Americans or Arabs. READ MORE

  6. 5. Counterproductivity in Counterterrorism : A Brazilian Case Study

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Blomberg Elias; [2020]
    Keywords : Brazil; counterproductivity; counterterrorism; Law 13.260; Tri-Border region;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative case study of counterterrorism in Brazil. Special focus is put on law 13.260, commonly referred to as “the anti-terror law”, enacted in 2016. Theoretically my focus is on the applicability of the common notion of counterproductivity as used in the theoretical literature on counterterrorism. READ MORE