Essays about: "Need of Peace"

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1. 1. Reevaluating the Notion of Peace : Do Our Current Measurements Truly Reflect Peace?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sanna Besic; [2024]
   Keywords : Peace Measuring; Peace Studies; Peace Conceptualisation; Peace Measurements; Violence; Direct Violence; Structural Violence; Cultural Violence;

   Abstract : There is an ongoing theme within the field of peace conceptualisation to create and to add to the meaning of peace. This has caused a fragmented field with over 130 conceptualisations. As we move forward, it isthus necessary to review whether the methods utilised to measure peace are suitable in the ever changing contexts of today. READ MORE

3. 2. Wells of Conflict : A Qualitative Study on How Groundwater Scarcity Affects Communal Conflict

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

   Author : Rebecca Ander; [2024]
   Keywords : Groundwater; Water Scarcity; Communal Conflict; Ethnic Conflict; Kenya;

   Abstract : The topic of whether resource scarcity affects conflict has for long been debated in the field  of peace and conflict studies. This study aimed to understand if there is a correlation between groundwater scarcity and communal conflict by answering the research question ‘How does groundwater scarcity affect communal violence in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land of Kenya’. READ MORE

4. 3. Land Inequality, Agrarian Development and Peace in Colombia : A Political Ecology View

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Michelle Silva Vásquez; [2023]
   Keywords : Colombia; land accumulation; dispossession; peace; political ecology; peasants;

   Abstract : One of the major problems that characterizes the Colombian countryside is the extreme concentration of land. When addressing the question of how land has been concentrated in Colombia, often the emphasis is placed on phenomena such as armed violence and drug-trafficking. READ MORE

5. 4. Analysing the role of Religion inAfghan and International newsmedia coverage prior to theTaliban's Resurgence

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : John Kane; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Introduction This study explores the role of religion in Afghan and international news media coverageduring the lead-up to the Taliban's resurgence and takeover of Kabul in August 2021.Through an analysis of approximately one thousand news articles using a grounded theoryapproach, the research seeks to understand how religion was represented, framed, anddiscussed. READ MORE

6. 5. Fighting fire with fire? : An exploration of the relationship between nonviolence and sustainability

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnea Johansson Vodusek; [2023]
   Keywords : Nonviolence; Sustainability; Development; Agenda 2030; Sustainable Development Goals; Galtung; Ecocentrism; Gandhi; structural violence; cultural violence; peace; future generations; conflicts; global warming; globalization; knowledge; cooperation and environment;

   Abstract : This study aims at exploring the connections between nonviolence and sustainability in two cases. The relationship between nonviolence and sustainability is identified and discussed in light of the theories on nonviolence of Johan Galtung and theories of the ethical framework of ecocentrism. READ MORE