Essays about: "Post-War Trust"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Post-War Trust.

  1. 1. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Perla Gabay; [2023]
    Keywords : Sinhala; Tamil; Strategy; Governmentality; Discourse; Foucault; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. To intervene, or not to intervene? Developing an understanding on the relationship between international intervention and the ethnification of politics

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

    Author : Bianca Bucec; [2021]
    Keywords : post-war politics; international intervention; ethnification of politics; Mostar; Sarajevo;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationship between international intervention and the ethnification of politics and seeks to explain the degree to which international involvement affects the degree of ethnification of politics. Deriving from explanations that suggest that the ethnification of politics is attributed to the greater interethnic trust facilitated through credible institutions, this study argues that the ethnification of politics is lower in cases where the greater involvement by the international intervention in local institution-building can be observed. READ MORE

  5. 4. INTER-GROUP TRUST IN THE REALM OF DISPLACEMENT : An Investigation into the Long-term Effect of Pre-War Inter-Group Contact on the Condition of Post-War Inter-Group Trust of Internally Displaced People

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

    Author : Suzan Kısaoğlu; [2021]
    Keywords : Pre-War Contact; Inter-group Contact; Post-War Trust; Inter-group Trust; Social Trust; Forced Internal Displacement; Internally Displaced People;

    Abstract : Inter-group social trust is one of the main elements for peacebuilding and, as a common feature of civil wars, Forced Internal Displacement is creating further complexities and challenges for post-war inter-group social trust. However, research revealed that among the internally displaced people, some tend to have a higher level of post-war inter-group trust compared to the other IDP. READ MORE

  6. 5. Planting Seeds In Dry Places : The relationship between legitimacy and peace-building

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

    Author : Evelina Kurki Lindblad; [2013]
    Keywords : Legitimacy; Peace-building; Georgia; NGO; South Caucasus; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : It is indisputable that in order for an organization to act within a society, legitimacy is needed. A peace-building organization in a post-war society this might be even truer. This thesis attempt to answer how it is possible to understand legitimacy in relation to peace-building. READ MORE