Essays about: "Grievances"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the word Grievances.

1. 21. UNEQUAL PILLARS Examining Inequality and Protest Among Autocracies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Clancy Karlsson; [2020-11-13]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to analyze the relationship of economic inequality to protest occurrence alongside other factors across autocratic regimes. Earlier work has done much to explore the diversity of autocracies and their policy outcomes. Others have examined how economic inequality may affect resources and grievances. READ MORE

3. 22. The Welfare State Upholders: Protests against Cuts in Sickness Benefits in Sweden 2006-2019 : A Case Study of Political Action against Welfare Retrenchment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Magda Bertz Wågström; [2020]
   Keywords : programmatic welfare retrenchment; protest; interest groups; labor movement; clients;

   Abstract : The debate between the Power Resource Approach and the New Politics thesis has been ongoing for decades. The PRA claims that the labor movement continues to be the most prominent defender of the welfare state. READ MORE

4. 23. "Visit My Mosque": Exploring Religious Activism to Help Tackle Islamophobia and Negative Perceptions of Muslims in Britain

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Moh Susilo; [2020]
   Keywords : islam; muslims; muslims in the west; social movements; religious activism; islamophobia; media s portrayal of muslims; mosque; visit my mosque;

   Abstract : Islamophobia and misconceptions or negative portrayal of Muslims have led Muslims in Western societies being discriminated by people who hold religious and racial prejudice. Against this backdrop, Muslim communities in Britain run a national campaign called “Visit My Mosque”. READ MORE

5. 24. Executive Constraints and Civil Conflict Onset

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

   Author : Joshua Krusell; [2020]
   Keywords : civil conflict; political science; bayesian;

   Abstract : Do institutional constraints on a regime's executive decrease the likelihood of civil conflict onset? An unconstrained executive is free to loot state resources undermining the state's capacity to effectively deal with nascent rebellions, and may be more likely to engage in violent repression, especially in the form of indiscriminate violence. This can encourage political grievances, lead to a loss of legitimacy for the regime, and provide the opportunity for would be rebel groups to attract new members by offering protection against government violence. READ MORE

6. 25. The anti-state jihadist war front of al-Qaida in Pakistan: A study of the post-9/11 localization strategy of al-Qaida

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

   Author : Abdul Sayed; [2020]
   Keywords : Terrorism; al-Qaida; Pakistan; Tehreek Taliban Pakistan TTP ; anti-state jihad; Macro-level analysis.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study explains the post-9/11 localization strategy of al-Qaida by examining its role in anti-state jihad in Pakistan. The central argument of this study is that al-Qaida harnessed the domestic problems of Pakistan to incubate an anti-state jihadist movement in the country, which came to be led by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. READ MORE