Essays about: "civil war"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 300 essays containing the words civil war.

1. 16. Favouritism in migration policy? : A discourse analysis on the rhetoric around Ukrainian refugees, as compared to other migrants and refugees, in the Swedish parliament

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Natalie Thelin; [2023]
   Keywords : Xenophobia; Swedish migration policy; Ukraine; Temporary Protection Directive; anti-immigration attitudes; refugees;

   Abstract : After the attack on Ukraine in 2022, the European Union member states have experienced a major migration wave. This gave the EU opportunity to activate the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time, a framework that was created due to the effects of the Yugoslavian civil war in 2001 and which gives refugees certain rights upon arrival in any EU member state. READ MORE

3. 17. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Elisha Lawodo Bloe; [2023]
   Keywords : emergency response and recovery; humanitarian assistance; corruption; Ebola virus disease;

   Abstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE

4. 18. Allies and Atrocities : A quantitative analysis of external support to rebel groups and the effects on violence against civilians

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

   Author : Daan Vegter; [2023]
   Keywords : external support; rebel groups; non-state actor; one-sided violence; civilians; civil war;

   Abstract : The intentional killing of civilians by rebel groups is an often observed phenomenon in civil wars. An aspect of civil war that may influence this phenomenon is support by foreign actors to rebel groups. This thesis aims to answer the research question of how external support to rebel groups affects violence against civilians. READ MORE

5. 19. The Far-Right and the Use of History : Finnish fascism from the interwar period to the present

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Jasmin Hussien; [2023]
   Keywords : far-right; radical right; Finland; Nordic fascism; Fascism; political extremism; civil war;

   Abstract : The main research question of this thesis is how history is used for political gain by the far-right in Finland. The aim is to study not only the use of history but, rather, specifically, the patterns of that use. Two theories have been utilized. READ MORE

6. 20. Protection or Denunciation : A study on Civilian Agency during the War in Kosovo

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

   Author : David Creelman; [2023]
   Keywords : Civilian Self-Protection; Civil Society; Peaceful Communities; Civilian Action; Violence against civilians; Kosovo; Kosovo War; Prizren; Gjakova;

   Abstract : Why do some communities experience more violence against civilians than others? This study argues that civilian communities embracing relationships that bridge salient group divides and norms of non-violence, will commit to actions of protection across those divides, which will in turn limit possibilities for armed actors to commit violence against civilians. On the other hand, communities that do not embrace bridging relationships and instead promote more violent norms, will commit to denunciation of other civilians during war. READ MORE