Essays about: "Republic of Congo"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 84 essays containing the words Republic of Congo.

  1. 21. The Impact of Country-Specific Contextual Factors on the Outcome of Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act Regulating Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Oscar Andrzej Danysz; [2021]
    Keywords : Conflict minerals; DRC; adjoining countries; 3T; 3TG; Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act; armed groups; tin; tungsten; tantalum; gold; US; due diligence; supply chains; unintended consequences; mining ban; embargo; artisanal and small-scale miners; implementation; policymakers; contextual factors; social; economic; political; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The conflict mineral crisis has been ongoing in the DRC for nearly two decades, with armed groups and increased military presence have played on the tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold to fund a brutal war across the eastern region of the country. Recent international efforts to tackle such illicit trade in conflict minerals has focused on requiring relevant stakeholders involved in the mineral sourcing from the DRC to adhere to due diligence processes on their supply chains in an attempt to identify conflict-sourced minerals. READ MORE

  3. 22. There’s no such thing like the presence : A qualitative study on the implication of violence against peacekeeper on peacekeeping effectiveness.

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

    Author : Per Risberg; [2021]
    Keywords : violence against peacekeepers; UN peacekeeping; peacekeeping effectiveness; bunkerization; security;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the research questions: does violence against peacekeepers have an impact on the peacekeeping mission? By building mainly on bunkerization and distancing theories, as well as mechanisms of peacekeeping effectiveness, a theory was formed that proposed that violence against peacekeepers would affect the mission outcome negatively. A hypothesis was derived from the theory, in which level of perception of security by local population was the dependent variable, and violence against peacekeepers was the independent variable. READ MORE

  4. 23. Prosecution as Prevention? : A study of the 'End Impunity' narrative in the UN's fight against conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sofia Kahma; [2021]
    Keywords : Conflict-related sexual violence; United Nations; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Problem representation;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the underlying assumptions guiding the United Nations’ activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with regard to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). The purpose is to reveal how the organization’s ‘End Impunity’ narrative represents the problem of CRSV and to analyze the ideational premises that legitimize the solution of increased accountability and prosecution. READ MORE

  5. 24. Ex-Combatants in a State of Flux : Understanding remobilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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

    Author : Bryan Ocaya; [2021]
    Keywords : Remobilisation; DDR; Social remarginalization; DRC; post-conflict and continued violence;

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  6. 25. Towards the Use of Satellite Data in Security Policy-Related Prediction

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för visuell information och interaktion

    Author : Mary Chrishani Jayaweera; [2021]
    Keywords : satellite imagery; earth observation; remote sensing; nighttime lights; conflict prediction; time series; intercalibration; big data; cloud computing; machine learning;

    Abstract : Inadequate economic data makes it more difficult for its incorporation in security-policy related prediction and there is a need for alternative datasets. Satellite data, more specifically nighttime lights data, can be used as a proxy for the economy. READ MORE