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1. 6. R2P – A Problem of Inconsistency in Mass Atrocity Response in the United Nations Security Council : A Comparative Case Study of Libya, Cote d’Ivoire, and Myanmar

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Paloma Maria Bazan Tourn; [2022]
   Keywords : R2P; Humanitarian Intervention; Sovereignty; Mass Atrocities; Realism; English School; Libya; Cote d’Ivoire; Myanmar; United Nations Security Council; Human Security.;

   Abstract : The “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) doctrine was created with the purpose of providing an implementation mechanism for the international community to halt and prevent mass atrocity conflicts, however, it is not a legally binding framework, and requires the UNSC’s engagement for its successful implementation. Whilst R2P is a rhetorically compelling international norm, it falls apart in practice. READ MORE

3. 7. Women, Peace and Security : A feminist analysis of UNSC resolutions 1820, 1889 and 2467

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tindra Hallgren; [2022]
   Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; UNSC -Resolutions; Feminism; International Relations; Radical feminism; Postcolonial feminism; Postmodernism; Human security; Intersectionality; Discourse analysis; Status quo;

   Abstract : It is recognized that international relations are reinforcing a patriarchal and western status quo. The study examines how the UN resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) have contributed to changing the gendered security discourse. READ MORE

4. 8. The Forgotten Responsibility to Protect : The Tigrayan crisis and the need for an R2P ombudsman

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Hafsa Hayir; [2022]
   Keywords : Ethiopia; TPLF; Tigray; Srebrenica; the Responsibility to Protect; UN; UNSC; international community; accountability; humanity; AU; IHL; realism; ombudsman.;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the international community's meager response – despite the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) – to the conflict in Tigray. Why was the response minimal, and what could be done to make R2P more efficacious in the future? The R2P framework describes the responsibilities to protect populations around the world against mass atrocity crimes, as stated in Article 5 of the Rome Statute. READ MORE

5. 9. (Mis)recognition of Female Combatants in Armed Rebellion Groups : Status Subordination Through Discursive Practices in the EZLN and the PKK

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Emily Bauernfeind; [2022]
   Keywords : Female Fighters; Armed Rebellion Groups; Recognition; Feminist Poststructuralism; Discourse Analysis; UNSC ResolutionsUNSC;

   Abstract : Women in combat roles are present in at least 40% of armed rebellion movements, yet the narrative of women outside of traditional roles in conflict is invisible in various discursive communities of practice. Silence and misrecognition are the root of this issue: to be considered as agents and full partners of social interaction, female combatants need to exist in the discourse of leaders and institutions. READ MORE

6. 10. Regional Organisations' Representation in the United Nations Security Council Influence on the Security Council's Agenda-setting

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

   Author : Matiss Krafte; [2022]
   Keywords : Regional organisations; United Nations Security Council; agenda-setting; decision-making; armed conflict; violence against civilians;

   Abstract : When violence against civilians is high in armed conflicts, it is predicted that the UNSC will pay close attention to those conflicts. However, it does not always happen to an equal degree. Based on recently collected data of UNSC agenda-setting behaviour by Susan H. Allen and Amy T. READ MORE