Essays about: "Sexual conflicts"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 37 essays containing the words Sexual conflicts.

  1. 11. Fear Ends Where Faith Begins : A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Religion in Armed Conflict on Violence Against Civilians

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

    Author : Marina Matic; [2022]
    Keywords : religious armed conflict; violence against civilians; one-sided violence; conflict-related sexual violence;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to observe and analyze the effects of religious dimensions in armed conflict on violence against civilians. Focusing on rebel groups in intra-state conflicts, quantitative statistical analysis in form of Ordinary Least Squares multivariate regression, is utilized to examine data onreligious wars, one-sided violence, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE

  3. 12. The reporting that matters : The medias’ portrayal of women as victims of conflict-related sexualviolence

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

    Author : Tuva Lövgren; [2022]
    Keywords : Conflict-related sexual violence; Media coverage; #Metoo; Women;

    Abstract : This C-thesis focus on conflict-related sexual violence in media coverage before and after#Metoo. The research question of this study is ‘In what way has the media’s portrayal offemale victims of sexual violence in conflicts changed since #Metoo?’. READ MORE

  4. 13. A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND? : A Quantitative Study on The Effect of Diamond Extortion on Sexual Violence

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

    Author : Ester Tottie; [2021]
    Keywords : sexual violence; CRSV; natural resources; alluvial diamonds; lootable natural resources;

    Abstract : Sexual violence has been a considered tragic yet inevitable part of most armed conflicts throughout history. Various connections have been made between natural resources and conflict-related sexual violence and this paper aims to explore this relationship further. READ MORE

  5. 14. Perceptions of sexual violence: A discourse analysis of documents from the Peace and Security Council of the African Union 2010-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Freya Melin-Higgins; [2021]
    Keywords : Sexual violence; conflict-related sexual violence; African Union; Peace and Security Council; discourse analysis; feminist power theory; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis dives into the issue of conflict-related sexual violence through the empirical case of the African Union and its Peace and Security Council (PSC), aiming at understanding how conflict-related sexual violence is constructed within the PSC between 2010-2020. Applying a feminist power theory and through a discourse analysis, the thesis asks four open-ended questions regarding: conflicts, perpetrators, victims and solutions to the materials consisting of meeting documents from the PSC. READ MORE

  6. 15. Mind the Gap: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and the Obligations of Armed Non-State Actors Under International Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Julia Dalman; [2021]
    Keywords : Conflict-Related Sexual Violence; Armed Non-State Actors; International Humanitarian Law; International Human Rights Law; International Criminal Law; Gender; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : War has changed. Since the Second World War, State monopoly on resort to violence has been significantly subverted. Instead, contemporary armed conflict witnesses the pervasiveness of armed non-State actors and the threat they pose to peace, security and human rights. READ MORE