Essays about: "causal mechanism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 82 essays containing the words causal mechanism.

  1. 6. The Cost of Respect : A qualitative study on the relationship between peace communities and governments in civil wars

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

    Author : Carolyne Wilhelm; [2023]
    Keywords : peace community; nonviolent; peace zone; civilian agency; government; local peace; costly signals; Sagada; Tulunan; Cantomayog; ATCC;

    Abstract : Peace communities are an “organized and sustained civilian mobilization in the midst of civil war to declare neutrality and to purposely end or prevent violent conflict in their community” (Kaplan. 2017). READ MORE

  3. 7. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

  4. 8. Challenging Assumptions: Unveiling the Effects of Political Ideology on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda

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

    Author : Daike Möhrle; [2023]
    Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; WPS Implementation; National Action Plans; political ideology; Feminist Institutionalism; institutional norms; gender inequality;

    Abstract : Twenty-three years after the ground-breaking UN Resolution 1325, the goal of worldwide gender equality is still not achieved. This paper investigates how a government's political ideology is related to its Women, Peace and Security (WPS) approach. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Impact of Economic Interests and Oil on ‘Terror-labeling’ :   A qualitative study examining the process of ‘terror-labeling’ from a state-perspective

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

    Author : Emma Paris; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis recognizes the complexity of the ‘terrorism’ phenomena, whereas specifically ‘terror-labeling’ is of interest, as the different patterns of state-labeling are acknowledged. Specifically, this paper aims at understanding what might matter for the process of ‘terror-labeling’, hypothesizing that: states with economic interests in a foreign country are more likely to label a NSAG active, or based in that country, as ‘terrorist’. READ MORE

  6. 10. Cultural backlash to globalization and right-wing power: Import competition shaping sexual beliefs in Western Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Matteo Magnano; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Does economic globalization impact sexual beliefs, contributing to the rise of right-wing parties? Although voters may not discern threats from trade shocks, individual economic insecurity theoretically impacts cultural attitudes and sparks a backlash towards outgroups, in turn contributing to right-wing candidates that campaign leveraging intolerance. Considering that scholars provide evidence for import competition strengthening support for right-wing parties, this study accounts for the peculiarities of European Parliament elections and their electoral outcomes of 2019. READ MORE