Essays about: "Internally displaced persons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Internally displaced persons.

  1. 1. The Kampala Convention vs. Bare Life : A Qualitative Analysis of the Kampala Convention and its Impact on IDPs’ Quality of Life

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Clara Ternström; [2024]
    Keywords : Kampala Convention; bare life; IDPs; quality of life; legislation; biopolitics; displacement;

    Abstract : This study aims to identify potential ways in which the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) improves the quality of life for IDPs. Relying on the concept of bare life, it answers if and how the convention prevents bare life. READ MORE

  2. 2. Agents or Subverters of Peace? : Analyzing the role of internally displaced persons in peacebuilding processes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Muga; [2021]
    Keywords : Internally displaced persons; peacebuilding;

    Abstract : Scholars of peacebuilding have identified a link between peacebuilding and internal displacement, but internally displaced persons are yet to be regarded as impactful peacebuilders. This thesis explores the role of internally displaced persons in peacebuilding processes, particularly the bottom-up strategies IDPs employ in conflict settings that contribute to the achievement of a peaceful society and in the long run to sustainable peace. READ MORE

  3. 3. Climate Change and Internal Displacement

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Christian Troh; [2021]
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    Abstract : AbstractThere is a major relationship between these two aspects: climate change and IPDs (Internal Displacement Persons) – as climate change is a major challenge for people who faced displacement and leave their shelters – which makes their living conditions worst and it leads result in diminishing the wellbeing of people (Ferris, 2011). Moreover, it has been observed that the researcher has successfully contributed in accomplishing the research concern and attaining the effective results – while involving the role of international Humanitarian Law which is used to protect the needs of climate refugees/people displaced because of climate change – also, the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement can be relevant for meeting the protection needs of people who have been displaced because of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 4. Management of Conflict-Induced Internally Displaced Persons in a "Post-Conflict" Context : A Comparative Case Study of Uganda and South Sudan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lovisa van Deetjen; [2020]
    Keywords : Internally displaced persons; Durable solutions; Government management; National instruments; Post-conflict context; Uganda; South Sudan;

    Abstract : Internal displacement is one of the most significant challenges in the world today, and violence, conflict, and climate-related disasters have engendered millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the globe. Despite this, the IDP-population is a marginalised group on the international agenda and stay primarily under governmental protection and assistance. READ MORE

  5. 5. National policies on internally displaced persons : A comparative study on policies inclusiveness of environmental IDP´s in Cambodia and Papua new Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Josefin Sjöberg; [2020]
    Keywords : IDP´s; Climate change; Disaster risk management; Cambodia; Papua New Guinea;

    Abstract : The impacts from climate change is among the most pressing issues that the international community is currently faced with. Climate change makes that thousands of people all over the world are and will continue to be forced to flee from their homes, thus becoming displaced. READ MORE