Essays about: "Violence Against Civilians"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the words Violence Against Civilians.

  1. 21. Protection through Deterrence : A quantitative analysis of the effect of military peacekeeping capabilities on violence against civilians by rebel groups

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

    Author : Line Lundström; [2021]
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  3. 22. Syrian Kurds amid Violence : Depictions of Mass Violence against Syrian Kurdistan in Kurdish Media, 2014–2019

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Abdulilah Ibrahim; [2021]
    Keywords : Ideology; Kurds; mass violence; Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK ; Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP ; Rudaw; Firat News Agency.;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates depictions in the Kurdish media (Rudaw and Firat News Agency (ANF)) of mass violence perpetrated against Kurdish civilians in northern and northeastern Syria – an area known to Kurds as Rojava – in recent years. Articles from two media organizations were subject to mixed-method text analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to uncover how mass violence was portrayed. READ MORE

  4. 23. Blue Helmets Under Attack : A Quantitative Study on the Impact of Violence Against Peacekeepers on Civilian Targeting

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

    Author : Jesper Hellsten; [2020]
    Keywords : peacekeepers; UN peacekeeping; peacekeeping effectiveness; violence against peacekeepers; violence against civilians;

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  5. 24. In the Name of God : The Role of Religion in Rebel Groups' Violence Against Civilians

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

    Author : Amanda Löfström; [2020]
    Keywords : religion; religious armed conflict; violence against civilians; one-sided violence; intrastate armed conflict;

    Abstract : Violence against civilians and religion are two common characteristics in today’s armed conflicts. This study examines the role of religion in rebel group’s use of violence against civilians in intrastate armed conflicts between 1989 and 2015. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Ties that Bind Commanders : A study of sexual violence and restraint by rebel groups in Africa

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

    Author : Herman Wieselgren; [2020]
    Keywords : armed conflict; sexual violence; rebel commander; ethnicity; spatial data;

    Abstract : An emerging literature on rebel groups’ restraint in the use of sexual violence has begun to explore the role of the commander. This study seeks to build on this literature by investigating under what conditions rebel commanders will enforce restraint. READ MORE