Essays about: "civil society and peacebuilding"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 essays containing the words civil society and peacebuilding.

  1. 21. State-Building: Peace versus Democracy: A comparative case study of the peacebuilding missions in Sierra Leone and in the Central African Republic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Lecomte; Annika Consiglio; [2016]
    Keywords : IBL; State-building; Liberal Peacebuilding; Central African Republic; Sierra Leone; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2014, the peacebuilding missions in Sierra Leone and in the Central African Republic (CAR) were ended. While the former was described as being a success story, the latter failed to construct stable and lasting peace in CAR since a war broke out in December 2012 and is still ongoing in 2016. READ MORE

  3. 22. DDR, Social Contact and Reconciliation : A case-study on Colombian former combatants

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Juan Antonio Torres Rubio; [2016]
    Keywords : Disarmament; Demobilization; Reintegration; Social Contact; Reconciliation;

    Abstract : As part of the peacebuilding measures in scenarios of transformation from civil conflict to a state of post-conflict, the control of hostile forces constitutes a risky, yet necessary process. In such contexts there is also a concern to generate strong ties and incentives that minimize the recurrence of violence. READ MORE

  4. 23. The ties that bind - An exploratory study of social capital in peacebuilding initiatives in Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Linnea Malmström; [2014]
    Keywords : Social capital; civil conflict; peacebuilding; Guatemala; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between social capital and peacebuilding, and the potential contribution peacebuilding efforts can make in terms of generating social capital in post-conflict countries. Using a qualitative methodological approach, seven local civil society organizations in Guatemala were interviewed with the purpose of understanding in what way the organizations are contributing to the generation of social capital. READ MORE

  5. 24. Peacebuilding in Nepal - the Tentative Quest for Post-Liberal Peace

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martin Lundqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Peacebuilding; Nepal; Kathmandu; liberal peace; post-liberal peace; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The focal point of this thesis is the peacebuilding environment in Nepal following the end of the civil war in 2006. A fieldwork investigation was conducted focusing on the perceptions of inhabitants of Kathmandu on peace and peacebuilding issues using semi-structured interviews. READ MORE

  6. 25. Civil society and peacebuilding in Colombia

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Maria Erlingsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Colombia; peace; peacebuilding; civil society;

    Abstract : There is a growing interest in how to build sustainable peace in the world, preventing countries from relapsing into violent conflict. Recognising that there are several important peacebuilding actors, this Master thesis takes its point of departure in local civil society actors as a peacebuilding force. READ MORE