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1. 1. CONSCRIPTION WITH CONSEQUENCES? Exploring the Effects of Military Personnel Supply Method Choice on Civil War Onset

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

   Author : Victor Hasslöf; [2021]
   Keywords : Civil War; Civil War Onset; Conscription; Military Policy; Voluntary Service; Quantitative; War; Military Personnel; Military Manpower; Military Manpower Studies; Cause Of Civil War; Conflict; Conscription With Consequences; Inbördeskrig; Värnplikt; Orsak; Militärpolicy;

   Abstract : Positing that the characteristics of a state’s military has an effect on civil war outbreak likelihood, this thesis examines a hitherto unexplored relationship —that between military personnel supply method and civil war onset. Based on earlier research on the two phenomena separate from each other, a theory linking conscription to an increased probability of civil war onset compared to voluntary service was developed and an hypothesis derived. READ MORE

3. 2. Masculinities in Player Piano : Hegemonic Masculinity as a Totalitarian State

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Jonas Birgersson; []
   Keywords : Masculinity; Player Piano; Hegemonic masculinity; Totalitarian state;

   Abstract : Player Piano, published in 1952, primarily deals with the theme of men, or masculinities, made redundant by technological advance. This theme has in more recent years been highlighted by, for instance, Men's Liberation groups. READ MORE