Essays about: "civilian agency"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words civilian agency.

  1. 1. 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. 2. Storytelling (In)Security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Felicia Sävmark; [2023]
    Keywords : militarisation; the good civilian; critical security studies; storytelling; and strategic narratives.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : For the last couple of decades the study of strategic narratives has increased in the field of international relationships, allowing for a more sociological approach. Aiming more towards viewing the storytelling and framework that is narrated by nation states and global actors. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Governing with the Commons : A quantitative study on the effects of Civil Society on Rebel Governance

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

    Author : Theodor Stensö; [2023]
    Keywords : Rebel Governance; Civil Society; Conflict Intensity; Ideology; Grassroot;

    Abstract : What is the impact of civil society on rebel governance? The field of rebel governance has gained increased attention recently, but few researchers highlight the interactive relationship between rebels and local communities. As the principal organisational tool for civilian populations, civil society has been largely overlooked. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Killing Agent : A comparative transitivity analysis of US news headlines regarding killings of and by the civilian and the police officer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Wendela Rikardsdotter; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; America; Authority; News; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Media; USA; Police Brutality;

    Abstract : Due to its status and reach, media discourse can shape its reader's perspective on social actors and events, for good and for worse. This thesis investigates 100 headlines retrieved via searches in the NOW corpus, of which 50 portray killings of police officers by civilians and 50 portray the opposite, killings of civilians by police officers. READ MORE