Essays about: "State-building"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the word State-building.
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1. Grounding the Common Search for Inclusion : How Local Perceptions can be Included in International Peacebuilding Organizations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The term local participation has become a frequently used buzzword within peacebuilding; however, its contextual meaning and practical implications are not well established. Further, most of the literature has focused on international organizations from a state-building and good governance perspective, however, often this does not account for the work and responsibilities which are carried by large-scale peacebuilding INGOs. READ MORE
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2. The four dimensions of Putin : AN IDEAL TYPE ANALYSIS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S NATIONALISM
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : Vladimir Putin has been President of Russian Federation for almost 20 years. Powerful politicians of that importance and duration warrant research to understand their personal beliefs in a variety of topics. READ MORE
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3. Good Girl, Wife or Foreign Fighter - Danish Media Constructions of women in ISIS
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Women who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have been understood as serving passive and largely supportive roles in ISIS state-building by media and, to a far extent, academia. Academia has argued that the passive role evolves into active participation in weaponed combat and planning of attacks. READ MORE
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4. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESPONSE IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED CONTEXTS : How armed conflict affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster response, and what explains within conflict variations?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis w attempts to contribute to the identified gap in the disaster-conflict literature and posits the following research question: How does armed conflict affect DRR and disaster response, and what explains within conflict variations? Past research revealed that there is significant variation in types of rebel groups, which has significant consequences for disaster management. More nuanced approaches are needed in studying wartime political orders to scrutinize the dynamics of armed conflict and to assess the feasibility of DRR and relief interventions in different contexts. READ MORE
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5. Exploring the Prospects of Turkish Resource Nationalism. Constructing Subject and Places through Hydrosocial Territories - the Case of GAP
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis sets to interrogate the deployment of resource nationalism in the Turkish case, using the hydraulic project Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi as a case study. While previous research has often determined resource nationalism through state-building and economic accumulation, the thesis challenges this literature by focusing on how conceptualizations of subjects and places are constructed in conjuncture to resource nationalist imageries to build a sense of national unity. READ MORE
