Essays about: "Intrastate Conflict"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 essays containing the words Intrastate Conflict.
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11. Civil war and third-party non-combatants : Understanding the logic of violence against humanitarian aid workers in the setting of intrastate conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Attacks against humanitarian aid workers are a concerning global trend that has been noted since the end of the Cold War. Despite this, limited research is available that combines overt theoretical testing with empirical procedures. READ MORE
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12. BEYOND THE INCLUSION HYPE : Drivers of Civil Society Robustness Following Civil War Peace Agreements
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Recent years gave rise to the concept of civil society inclusion, coined as the ‘inclusion hype,’ which holds increasingly strong resonance for scholars and policymakers alike due to its observed benefits for peacebuilding and socially accountable societies. Yet, despite the concept’s rise to normative prominence, no study investigated the outcome of civil society robustness improvement and the opportune moments of peace processes to govern such change. READ MORE
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13. With or Without a UN Mandate? : Exploring the Conflict Mitigating Abilities of Non-UN Peace Operations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Non-UN peace operations are becoming an increasingly important conflict mitigating tool. Whilst many studies find these operations unable to mitigate conflict and promote peace, the explanations for these findings mainly focus on material aspects like mission size and peacekeepers’ capability. READ MORE
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14. Sino-American Rivalry in Djibouti: What Impact Has It on the Existing Conflict in the Horn of Africa?
University essay fromAbstract : Although the great power rivalry has dominated the International Relations (IR) scholarship since the end of WWII, the mainstream Global IR discipline has not well incorporated the thoughts of IR scholars outside the core Western countries (Achariya, 2014). More specifically, how this rivalry creates safe havens for authoritarian regimes in developing countries and how that nurses a vicious circle of war in many regions of the world has attracted less attention in the field of IR. READ MORE
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15. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : How does external support affect the number of rebel groups active in a conflict? The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a systematic relationship between external support and civil wars with more than one rebel group active, referred to as multiparty conflicts. Drawing on previous literature on the causes of such conflicts, I argue that external support increases the probability of multiparty conflicts by providing resources to nascent rebel groups while also causing polarization and inhibiting rebel alliances. READ MORE
