Essays about: "Organized Violence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words Organized Violence.

  1. 1. The concept of civilians in terrorist thought : A multiple case study on the discourse of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Rebecca Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Terrorist Discourse; Civilians; Critical Discourse Analysis; Al-Qaeda; Islamic State;

    Abstract : Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, studies on Islamic terrorism and terrorist ideology dramatically increased. Although the term has been difficult to define, "terrorism" is commonly used to describe unlawful violence against civilians for political aims. READ MORE

  3. 2. Negotiating Unwanted Outsider Status- A study of Gang Subculture among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sourav Das; [2023]
    Keywords : Rohingya; Rohingya Refugees; Gangs; Refugee Gang; Deviant Subculture; Gang Subculture; Moral Panic; Folk devils; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The emergence of the refugee gang subculture has changed its focus from being a regional to a worldwide problem, drawing on the findings of previous studies. Many past studies suggest that the massive influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has not only amplified existing socioeconomic challenges but has also fueled concerns within the host population in Bangladesh regarding organized gang violence. READ MORE

  4. 3. Human Rights Defenders in Colombia : Adaptive mobilization as a tool for territorial peace during the post-conflict

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

    Author : Robayo Serrano Maria Catalina; [2023]
    Keywords : human rights defenders HRDs ; adaptive strategies; peacebuilding; qualitative in-depth comparison; post-conflict; territorial peace;

    Abstract : While existing literature has made significant contributions on violence against human rights defenders (HRDs), there remains a gap in understanding local perceptions, leadership roles, responses to violence, and their impact on collective action for peacebuilding. This research investigates the role of HRDs in promoting territorial peace in post-conflict Colombia, addressing the question of which type of HRDs mobilization strategy increases the likelihood of territorial peace during the post-conflict. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Quiet Part Out Loud - Conspiracy theories and the rhetoric among activists in Sweden related to the Coronavirus pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Felix Adolfsson; [2022]
    Keywords : anti-vaccination; Covid-19; digital environments; stigmatized knowledge; democracy; far-right ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with a set of organized activist movements during the harshest restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden. These groups protested both online and offline against imposed restrictions and vaccinations, displaying a critical attitude towards recommendations and restrictions such as by gathering in large crowds. READ MORE

  6. 5. Criminal organizations territorial control and violence against civilians

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

    Author : Carl Vosloh Zea; [2022]
    Keywords : Criminal organizations; organized crime; territorial control; criminal-civilian governance; criminal violence; Tarazá; Zaragoza;

    Abstract : Criminal organizations have been commonly associated with violence and disorder. Despite there being truth in that, what is more concerning is their growing influence. Criminal violence has exceeded traditional forms of political violence in the world. READ MORE