Essays about: "New violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 219 essays containing the words New violence.

  1. 1. Competition of Interest: Rebel Group Rivalry in Intrastate Conflict : A Qualitative Study of Colombia and Algeria 1994-1999

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

    Author : Vilhelm Hayen; [2024]
    Keywords : Rebel governance; Inclusive service provision; rebel; rebels; Algeria; Colombia; ELN; GIA; civil war; Colombian conflict; Algerian civil war; 1990s;

    Abstract : Although a relatively new research field, many quantitative studies have over the past decade been undertaken examining rebel governance as an insurgent practice in intrastate conflicts around the globe. Nevertheless, gaps persist in the understanding of how common aspects of rebel governance, such as inclusive service provision, affect competing non-state actors in multi-rebel group conflict landscapes. READ MORE

  3. 2. The West African Coup Trap : A qualitative case study of military coups d'état in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joy Hansen; [2024]
    Keywords : Coup d état; Mali; Niger; Burkina Faso; Guinea; External impact; Climate change; Political instability; France; Russia;

    Abstract : Africa is the continent having the most coups d'état. From 2020 to 2022, there were six coups and three coup attempts on the continent. This study aims to investigate the causes of these coups d'état in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Guinea, four former French colonies in West Africa. READ MORE

  4. 3. Principals’ and teachers’ experience and strategies in handling student violence in secondary schools: Examples from Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Hubert Nkongchu Njicha; [2023-08-07]
    Keywords : student violence; violent behaviour; secondary schools; principals; teachers;

    Abstract : This study examines principals’ and teachers’ experiences in dealing with school violence in Sweden. Threats and violence in Swedish schools increased fivefold between 2013 and 2017, according to Sveriges Television. Statistics from the Work Environment Agency also revealed that school violence and threats have increased. READ MORE

  5. 4. Fixation and Machine Learning A new method for measuring fixation in internet users using machine learning and natural language processing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Katarina Rivera Ahlin; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Fixation — the state of mind where an individual is intensely fixated on one individual, activity or idea —  can be an early warning sign of an individual that will later go on to commit violent acts. This paper details the development of a method that measures fixation from texts written on internet forums, a method that could (when expanded) be a part of threat assessment and prevention of violence. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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