Essays about: "Thomas Bressler"

Found 2 essays containing the words Thomas Bressler.

  1. 1. Drought, Mechanisms and Terror: The role of crop harvests in increasing the intensity of terrorism.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thomas Bressler; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Drought; Terrorism; Conflict; Food Insecurity; Economic Shocks; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate whether crops are a mechanism through which drought affects terrorist activity. The theory suggests that drought can affect conflict if the group or country affected also is dependent on agriculture, experiences low economic development and is politically excluded. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drought and Extremism - How Climate Change Impacts the Power of Boko Haram in Northeastern Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Thomas Bressler; [2020]
    Keywords : Climate Change; Conflict; Environmental Security; Drought; Boko Haram; Nigeria; Lake Chad; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Findings about the relationship between climate change and conflict has, since research on the topic started in the late 1990s, been inconclusive. A more recent statistical study has however concluded that drought might prolong conflict under certain conditions. READ MORE