Essays about: "Intergroup Conflict"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the words Intergroup Conflict.

  1. 16. From climate change to anarchy? : A study of the effects of long-term climate change on the dynamics of violent conflict in Kenya 2007-2008

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Martinsson Petter; [2017]
    Keywords : Kenya; Climate change; Conflict; Long term; NDVI; Kenya; Klimatförändring; Konflikt; Långsiktig; NDVI;

    Abstract : This paper studies the effects of long-term climate change on the dynamics of violent conflict in the Kenyan crisis of 2007-2008. Climate change has been found to worsen livelihood conditions in East Africa, leading to a higher competition for resources and increased intergroup tensions. This, in turn, leads to a higher risk for violent conflict. READ MORE

  3. 17. Friend or foe – A qualitative field study on intergroup relations among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Casper Törnblom; [2017]
    Keywords : Intergroup Threat Theory; Lebanon; Syria; PRS; PRL collective identity; refugee; symbolic threat; realistic threat; Palestinian; conflict; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As the world becomes more global so does the conflicts and refugee movements. Whilst many have studied the tensions between the communities of host nations and refugee groups this thesis aims to explore what type of tension and conflict that occurs when one refugee group hosts another. READ MORE

  4. 18. Differently different? : – Changing the perception of ‘US & THEM’

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Rasmus André; [2017]
    Keywords : US and THEM; social comparison; intergroup competition; ABC-triangle; multiple identity affiliations;

    Abstract : This study uses a longitudinal case study approach to observe change in ‘US and THEM-thinking’. Its purpose is to increase awareness of identity processes among participants and to test if the Attitude-Behaviour-Context-Triangle (the ABC-triangle) may be a way to achieve that. READ MORE

  5. 19. Vegetation Wars: Effects of Long-term Climate Change on Violent Intergroup Conflict in the Sahel Region 2010-2016

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Petter Martinsson; Sona Rashid; [2017]
    Keywords : climate change; conflict; Sahel; Africa; NDVI;

    Abstract : There is a widely-held belief that global climate change will lead to several adverse consequences, one of them being an increased likelihood of violence on the African continent. This study investigates these claims by studying the links between climate change and violent intergroup conflict in the Sahel region 2010-2016. READ MORE

  6. 20. “THEY SAY I AM A TRAITOR” : Contact as a Predictor for Reconciliation among Young Adults in Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Sebastian Haglund; [2016]
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    Abstract : Even though peace accords are signed and peace is declared, many societies are far from peaceful. Rather than talking about peace, one could state that the conflict is moved from the battleground to another arena. Hence, some societies remain divided and polarized long after the war is over. READ MORE