Essays about: "SPLINTER"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word SPLINTER.

  1. 1. Should We Stay or Should We Go? : The Influence of Rebel Governance on Rebel Fragmentation

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

    Author : Lou van Roozendaal; [2021]
    Keywords : Rebel Fragmentation; Rebel Governance; Splintering; Support Networks; Civilians; Rebel Lieutenants; Survival Model;

    Abstract : The fragmentation of rebel groups has received extensive attention from scholars and policy-makers alike. Fragmentation has been linked to an increase in civilian deaths, prolonged conflicts, and difficult peace negotiations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Cookies, GDPR and Dark patterns : Effect on consumer privacy

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Teodor Liljedahl Hildebrand; Filip Nyquist; [2021]
    Keywords : General Data Protection Regulation; dark patterns; cookie consent; user privacy;

    Abstract : The European General Data Protection Regulation has changed how users interact with cookie notices online. The rules state that users consent must be given via a clear, affirmative act and easily withdrawable by the end-user. READ MORE

  4. 3. Historical Research on Boko Haram: a Debate : The Cases of Ansaru and the Chibok Kidnapping

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Afrikanska studier

    Author : Tommaso Camurri; [2019]
    Keywords : Nigeria; Religion; Islam; Salafism; Jihadism; Terrorism; Boko Haram; Ansaru; Chibok Kidnapping;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on the phenomenon of Boko Haram in Nigeria, attempting to give an understanding of the group based on the academical analysis that has been elaborated through time. A contextualisation of the movement’s evolution introduces two cases of study, currently under scholars’ scrutiny: the birth of the splinter-cell Ansaru and the Chibok kidnapping. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development, Testing and Future Outlook of a Penalized Spline as a Representation of the Standard Model Background in Dijet Searches

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Partikel- och kärnfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Ekman; [2017]
    Keywords : spline; p-spline; SPLINTER; b-spline; penalized spline; standard model; standard model background; SM; SMB; dijet; ATLAS; dark matter; MadGraph; python; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to develop, test and evaluate a penalized basis spline as a method for representing the Standard Model background in dijet searches from proton-proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. Current representations of the Standard Model background are complex and dependent on current assumptions of the Standard Model. READ MORE

  6. 5. Path to Dominance - Disaggregating Intra-rebel Conflict between Parent and Splinter Group in Separatist Insurgency : Case Study of Moro National Liberation Front - Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Philippines, and Karen National Union - Democratic Karen Buddhist Army in Burma

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

    Author : Deka Anwar; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Common beliefs posit that rebel fragmentation and the emergence of splinter groups are often associated with intra-rebel violence. However, empirical evidence suggests that it is not always the case: there are cases of non-lethal competition between parent and splinter groups across time and terrain. READ MORE