Essays about: "Kivu"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Kivu.

1. 1. High-value non-fuel mineral resources and intrastate armed conflict; a comparative case study of North Kivu in eastern and Tshopo in the northeast in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). : How do high-value non-fuel mineral resources lead to an outbreak of intrastate armed conflict?

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

   Author : Ninyesiga Narice; [2023]
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3. 2. Interventions: How Peace Enforcement Affects Violence Against Civilians

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

   Author : Jakob Schabus; [2021]
   Keywords : UN Peacekeeping; Peace Enforcement; Violence Against Civilians; Armed Groups; Democratic Republic of the Congo;

   Abstract : United Nations Peacekeeping has proven to be remarkably effective at reducing violence against civilians - without using compellent force. A recent turn towards peace enforcement raises the questions: Does the use of force within a peace enforcement mandate affect the use of violence against civilians by an armed group? If this is the case, by what mechanism does this effect occur? This thesis provides two novel explanations on how the use of force by peacekeepers could affect violence against civilians by the targeted armed group. READ MORE

4. 3. There’s no such thing like the presence : A qualitative study on the implication of violence against peacekeeper on peacekeeping effectiveness.

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

   Author : Per Risberg; [2021]
   Keywords : violence against peacekeepers; UN peacekeeping; peacekeeping effectiveness; bunkerization; security;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the research questions: does violence against peacekeepers have an impact on the peacekeeping mission? By building mainly on bunkerization and distancing theories, as well as mechanisms of peacekeeping effectiveness, a theory was formed that proposed that violence against peacekeepers would affect the mission outcome negatively. A hypothesis was derived from the theory, in which level of perception of security by local population was the dependent variable, and violence against peacekeepers was the independent variable. READ MORE

5. 4. Negotiated Statehood in the Educational Sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo : The Case of Bemba Gombo in Goma

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

   Author : Chiara Gustin; [2020]
   Keywords : Education; Negotiated Statehood; DRC; North Kivu; Goma; Bemba Gombo.;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on the historical-diachronic analysis of the development of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s educational sector, with particular reference to the context of Nord Kivu and its capital Goma. The thesis aim is to understand and investigate how the DRC's educational sector has managed to be resilient over time (especially with regard to its funding), taking into account the interaction of different actors involved. READ MORE

6. 5. Urban Growth and Environmental Risks - A GIS-Based Analysis of Landslide Susceptibility in Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Simon Paul; [2019]
   Keywords : Bukavu; Landslides; Environmental Risks; GIS; Urban Growth; Slope Inclination; Land Cover; D. R. Congo; South Kivu; Satellite Data; Digital Elevation Model;

   Abstract : The city of Bukavu, located at the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the province of South Kivu, is a large and densely populated urban agglomeration that has experienced rapid growth during recent years. At the same time, Bukavu has been repeatedly struck by environmental hazards, especially by devastating landslides. READ MORE