Essays about: "Non-State Actors"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 129 essays containing the words Non-State Actors.
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6. Allies and Atrocities : A quantitative analysis of external support to rebel groups and the effects on violence against civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The intentional killing of civilians by rebel groups is an often observed phenomenon in civil wars. An aspect of civil war that may influence this phenomenon is support by foreign actors to rebel groups. This thesis aims to answer the research question of how external support to rebel groups affects violence against civilians. READ MORE
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7. At the Heart of the Transition? Making Sense of Agency, Policy, and Post-Politics within Just Transition in Scotland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Since the establishment of Scotland’s Climate Change Act, principles of just transition have been statutory and guiding the implementation of several policies on the area. Such policies have laid the foundation for collaborative governance efforts, that invites state and non-state partners to engage on the political arena. READ MORE
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8. The Construction of the LVU Influence Operation : A Narrative Case Study on Influence Operations
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The thesis aims to give readers a more precise knowledge of how narratives in the information environment, mainly social media platforms, can be created and structured by agents of influence operations to subvert and influence a target audience. As a case study, the thesis focuses on the influence agent “Shuoun Islamiya”, as the Swedish Psychological Defence Agency pointed out, to be the initiator of the influence operation targeting Swedish Social Services and the LVU-act. READ MORE
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9. World Bank Group Engagement in Public-Private Partnerships : Strengthening Sustainable Finance in International Investment Standards
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The prioritisation of private funds in financing public infrastructures due to limited financial resources available through the public sector has raised concerns about the protection of human rights and environment considering that the main goal of corporations is to generate as much profit as possible. The presence of the World Bank Group in the mix is to strike a balance between these competing needs by introducing the concept of sustainable finance through technical assistance and the adoption of standards that are integrated with the concept to influence the behaviour of state and non-state actors in their investment practices, especially in the developing world. READ MORE
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10. Hazaras Persecution in Afghanistan : A case study through the lens of protracted social conflicts and relative deprivation
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : This paper represents the root causes of Hazaras persecution in Afghanistan through ethno-religious and psycho-cultural approaches, using Protracted Social Conflicts (PSC) and Relative Deprivation (RD) frameworks. The Hazara community has been subject to persecution in variety of ways including assassinations, physical torture, enslavement, forced displacement, kidnapping, and target attacks by both state and non-state actors. READ MORE
