Essays about: "Grievances"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 57 essays containing the word Grievances.

  1. 6. “Pardon me if I don't weep for your victimhood” : examining the aftermath of deplatformization through influential far-right activists’ framing and alliance-building on Telegram

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Klara Avsec; [2023]
    Keywords : Moderation; deplatformization; far right; frame analysis; collective identity; alliance-building; Telegram; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the social unfolding of the recent deplatformization of the far-right extremes on Telegram. Leaving prior approaches to moderation behind, this study asks questions around how moderation imprints itself on the complex terrain of meaning and practice, interacts with intensified reflexiveness of the social agents, and leaves affected collectivities changed in unanticipated ways. READ MORE

  3. 7. The People’s Protest: An exploratory case study of drivers for heightened levels of protest in southern Peru during the 2022/2023 protests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anna Edmeades; [2023]
    Keywords : Southern Peru; protest; identity; place; decoloniality; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the underlying reasons for recent protests in Peru that began after the ousting of President Pedro Castillo in December of last year. The research is an explorative case study based on the thematic analysis of news articles. READ MORE

  4. 8. Drought and Communal Violence : A study of the relationship between drought and communal violence in Kenya from 1997 to 2012

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

    Author : Tor Richardson Golinski; [2023]
    Keywords : Communal violence; communal conflict; economic grievances; drought;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of drought on communal violence, posing the research question: How does drought influence the occurrence of communal violence? Considering empirical evidence and theoretical postulations from previous research, economic grievances are introduced as a crucial factor in the causal pathway between drought and communal violence. Thus, two hypotheses are put forward to address the research question: incidences of communal violence will increase following droughts (H1), and an increase in economic grievances is associated with an increase in communal violence incidence in instances following drought (H2). READ MORE

  5. 9. Hidden behind the pandemic: A study on the effects of the COVID-19 restrictions on dissent

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

    Author : Cecilia Maria Borella; [2022]
    Keywords : State repression; COVID-19; Dissent; Philippines;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address how COVID-19 restrictions affected dissent events in autocracies and electoral autocracies. To do so relies on the combination of the grievances and resource mobilization theories. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hurtful or Helpful? A Qualitative Study on How Economic Sanctions Affect Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilde Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic sanctions; Political violence; State violence; Economic grievances; Sanctions effectiveness; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recently, people have developed a more nuanced understanding of the efficacy of economic sanctions, and it is now generally accepted that some economic sanctions have serious consequences for the civilian populations of the target countries. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate whether or not the imposition of economic sanctions has an impact on the levels of violence committed by different actors. READ MORE