Essays about: "Nonviolent"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 46 essays containing the word Nonviolent.

1. 11. Resisting Corporations : Violent and Nonviolent Conflict in the context of Natural Resource Extraction

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

   Author : Jakob Faller; [2022]
   Keywords : civil resistance; nonviolent resistance; violent resistance; natural resource extraction; oil; multination corporations; MOSOP; MEND; U’wa; ELN;

   Abstract : Corporations in the resource extraction industry are frequently criticized and their operations opposed by local communities demanding more benefits, compensation for negative consecuences or oppose resource extraction altogether. Research has focused extensively on nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns that target state and quasi-state actors attempting regime change or self-determination. READ MORE

3. 12. THE REVOLUTION WILL (NOT) BE NEGOTIATED : CIVIL RESISTANCE AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES

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

   Author : Theodora Benesch; [2022]
   Keywords : nonviolent campaign; civil resistance movement; negotiation; organisational capacity; Algeria; Sudan;

   Abstract : Scholars that study civil resistance mainly focus on factors that explain success or democratisation yet overlook what shapes an important link between the two: negotiations. This study asks why some civil resistance movements enter extensive negotiations with the regime while others do not and argues that the decision to negotiate in nonviolent campaigns is a function of a movement’s organisational capacity. READ MORE

4. 13. Protesting After War : Investigating the long-term effect of insurgent violence on protest dynamics in Colombia

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

   Author : Alma Estrada Metell; [2022]
   Keywords : Protests; institutional trust; militarization; local war legacies; post- war violence;

   Abstract : In order to break the cycle of violence in war-ridden societies, nonviolent mechanisms to deal with conflicts has to be established. One such mechanism is protests, which when performed peacefully can be a powerful tool for political change. READ MORE

5. 14. Standing Up While Sitting Down : Researching the foundations of nonviolent civil resistance movements and its effect on democratic transitions

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

   Author : Lydia König Svalander; [2022]
   Keywords : nonviolence; civil resistance movement; democratization; democratic transition; organisational structure; Arab Spring; Tunisia; Egypt;

   Abstract : This thesis paper set out to investigate the research puzzle of why some nonviolent conflicts lead to democratisation while others do not, as well as what explains this variation. A time series, cross-case comparison between the Arab Spring revolutions of Tunisia and Egypt was conducted exploring the link between organisational structure of prominent organisations participating in the movement and the success or failure of the countries’ later democratisation efforts. READ MORE

6. 15. Digital Repression: Backlash or Deterrence of Dissent? : A quantitative analysis of the Middle East and North Africa region during 2000-2020

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

   Author : Perla Toubia; [2022]
   Keywords : MENA; state repression; digital repression; cyber regulation; dissent; mass mobilization; protest; information and communication technology ICT ; repression-dissent puzzle; backlash; deterrence;

   Abstract : Digital Repression: Backlash or Deterrence of Dissent? is a quantitative analysis of the MENA region between the years 2000 and 2020. By distinguishing, theoretically as well as empirically, between nonphysical and physical aspects of state repression, this study aims to fill an identified research gap and contribute to the literature on the repression-dissent puzzle. READ MORE