Essays about: "Intergroup Conflict"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words Intergroup Conflict.
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11. Intergroup Contact - A Chance for long-lasting Peace?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The study explores the effect of intergroup contact on the likelihood of spoiler group activity on a micro-regional level in post-conflict societies. It argues that higher levels of intergroup contact make areas more resilient to spoiler groups. READ MORE
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12. Xenophobia and Intergroup Conflict: An Inquiry Through The Concept of Health A qualitative field study on the perceptions of health among refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town, South Africa
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Motivated by the ongoing and widespread xenophobia in South Africa, this study explores the experiences of health access and the health sector by refugees and asylum seekers so as to understand intergroup relations, and more specifically the tensions between nationals and non-nationals. In achieving this, an ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa during Spring 2017; semi-structured interviews with refugees and asylum seekers provide the material for analysis to identify key perceptions on health and xenophobia to shed light on what possible peacebuilding initiatives should address. READ MORE
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13. Back to the Roots : How Traditional Justice Processes Heal Collective Trauma after Conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : In recent times traditional justice processes have become increasingly adapted to serve as transitional justice tools in post-conflict societies. The healing potential of traditional justice is becoming more recognized, nevertheless there is still little known about its impact on collective trauma and especially about the causal mechanisms behind it. READ MORE
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14. Community Center Peacebuiliding Organizations : Achieving Reconciliatory Attitudes via Intergroup Contact
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Reconciliation is important for reducing the likelihood of future conflict between groups but can be particularly difficult to achieve. This remains true within divided societies as the result of frozen conflict. READ MORE
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15. Changing Lenses: Using participatory photography for wide-angle intergroup perspectives on peace and conflict for social change
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The potential for art in peacebuilding has shown success but not complete acceptance in the peacebuilding field. Participatory photography’s method of photovoice has shown effective as a unique participatory action research tool able to allow users to communicate deeply on sensitive subjects with potential to influence larger social change. READ MORE
