Essays about: "Non-State Actors"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 129 essays containing the words Non-State Actors.

  1. 26. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts

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

    Author : Marcus E Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : multiparty conflict; multiparty; external support; civil war; fragmentation; machine learning; random forest;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 27. Questioning protracted stays in refugee camps. An overview of camp management and perspectives on durable solutions for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Liliana Ramos Almeida; [2022]
    Keywords : Rohingya Refugees; Refugee Protection; Durable Solutions; International Refugee Law; Refugee Camp Management; Securitization of Migration; Interdependence; Non-state actors.;

    Abstract : Refugee camps, mostly located in the Global South, host millions of human beings and mirror the overburden and incapacity of humanitarian response. If these places were once supposedly created to aggregate asylum-seekers temporarily, now they have become the norm for prolonged stays where future generations grow. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Game of Drones : A comparative study on the use of Uninhabited Aircraft Systems

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Arthur Ribas Teixeira; [2022]
    Keywords : Uninhabited aircraft systems; states; non-state armed groups; air power; proliferation; demand- and supply side; Yemeni crisis; US; Houthis;

    Abstract : Uninhabited Aircraft Systems (UAS), as a relatively novel technology, was always seen as a tool available and utilized only by rich and developed states. But thanks to globalizations and the fast proliferation of commercially available drones, this platform has already been used by smaller states and also non-state groups, giving them possibilities never seen before. READ MORE

  5. 29. Hurtful or Helpful? A Qualitative Study on How Economic Sanctions Affect Violence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilde Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic sanctions; Political violence; State violence; Economic grievances; Sanctions effectiveness; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recently, people have developed a more nuanced understanding of the efficacy of economic sanctions, and it is now generally accepted that some economic sanctions have serious consequences for the civilian populations of the target countries. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate whether or not the imposition of economic sanctions has an impact on the levels of violence committed by different actors. READ MORE

  6. 30. IN DEEP WATER? : A quantitative analyze of domestic water cooperation in resource scarce areas

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

    Author : Annika Wennlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Water scarcity; Water cooperation; Migration-inflow; Non-state actors; Climate change; Peace;

    Abstract : Studies in the conflict-climate field usually aim to examine how environmental scarcities canbe linked to conflict, but positive outcomes are generally overlooked. Lately, attention isbeing drawn to the relationship between water scarcity and migration flows. READ MORE