Essays about: "Spoilers"

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

1. 1. External States as Spoilers in Peace processes : A case study of the USA in Afghanistan

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Habib Said; [2019]
   Keywords : Spoiler; Peace Negotiation; Afghanistan; United States;

   Abstract : The complexity of spoilers in the conflict resolution and the breakdown of the peace process through violence or other method have made spoiling an interesting topic. The discussion and the research on the spoiler has contributed to understanding the nature of the issue of spoilers. READ MORE

3. 2. Terrorists and Peace : A quantitative analysis on terrorist organisations’ effect on the sustainability of peace agreements.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Martin Wallin; [2018]
   Keywords : Peace agreement; terrorist organisation; non-state actors; legitimacy; spoilers; power-sharing;

   Abstract : Do terrorist organisations have an effect on the sustainability of peace agreements? In this paper, I investigate the potential consequences of including armed non-state actors in peace agreements. Specifically, I focus on the most controversial type of actor: terrorist organisations and how they affect the sustainability of peace agreements. READ MORE

4. 3. Spoil the Story, Spoil It Not : Spoilers’ Effect on Player Choice in Branching Storyline Games

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Amanda Thim; [2018]
   Keywords : choice; games; spoilers; branching storyline; branching storyline games; player choice; roles; character roles; narrative games; story games;

   Abstract : Spoilers are in everyday life often seen as something to be strictly avoided. Nonetheless, earlier studies researching short stories found that spoilers can enhance the enjoyment of a story, rather than destroying it. READ MORE

5. 4. United Nations Peacekeeping Operations as a Potential Hindrance to Peace in the Great Lakes Region of Africa: A case of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) : MONUSCO as a Subconscious Spoiler in the Congolese Peace Process

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Innocent Amaese Lopor; [2016]
   Keywords : MONUSCO; DRC; Stabilization; Peace Process; UN Peacekeeping; Hindering; Spoilers;

   Abstract : As the Congolese conflict marks the 20th year, and the peace process 17 years, the apparent question is why is the search for peace in the DRC proving elusive? Spoilers and other impediments to the peace process in the DRC have been studied and UN peacekeepers have been operational in the country for nearly seventeen years, but the conflict continues. This study therefore seeks to understand the potential of UN peacekeeping to hinder the peace process in the DRC, and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) constitutes a study case. READ MORE

6. 5. Understanding Somaliland’s regional stability: A comparative analysis on the prevalence and effects of spoilers on the contrasting situations observed in Somalia and Somaliland.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carl Ursing; Misha Desai; [2016]
   Keywords : Somaliland; Somalia; exclusion; inclusion; spoilers; stability; Peace process; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The deadly violence and ethnic conflicts which defined the 1990s period emphasized the need for an effective and viable approach to peacebuilding that shifted from mere containment to strategies that fostered the tenets of a sustainable peace. Nevertheless, the peace process can, and is, often hindered by actors who seek to undermine it for a myriad of reasons. READ MORE