Essays about: "communal violence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words communal violence.

1. 6. Drought and Communal Violence : A study of the relationship between drought and communal violence in Kenya from 1997 to 2012

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

   Author : Tor Richardson Golinski; [2023]
   Keywords : Communal violence; communal conflict; economic grievances; drought;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the impact of drought on communal violence, posing the research question: How does drought influence the occurrence of communal violence? Considering empirical evidence and theoretical postulations from previous research, economic grievances are introduced as a crucial factor in the causal pathway between drought and communal violence. Thus, two hypotheses are put forward to address the research question: incidences of communal violence will increase following droughts (H1), and an increase in economic grievances is associated with an increase in communal violence incidence in instances following drought (H2). READ MORE

3. 7. How Will the Geopolitics in Assam, Shaped by Religious Mobilization, Affect Bilateral Relations Between India and Bangladesh?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Nikhil Gupta; [2022]
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   Abstract : Religious polarization and its impact on foreign policy in South Asia is a severely underrepresented area of research amongst International Relations scholars. As the nominal hegemon of the region, the transformation of India’s foreign policy into one that prioritizes domestic goals and incorporates ‘civilizational’ conceptions of religion will have a profound impact on its relationships with its neighbors, and stability in the region. READ MORE

4. 8. BLOOD AND BALLOTS THE EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON VOTING BEHAVIOR IN IRAQ

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Amer Naji; [2016-07-01]
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   Abstract : Iraq is a very diverse country, both ethnically and religiously, and its political system is characterized by severe polarization along ethno-sectarian loyalties. Since 2003, the country suffered from persistent indiscriminating terrorism and communal violence. Previous literature has rarely connected violence to election in Iraq. READ MORE

5. 9. Troubled Waters? : Explaining The Role of Water Scarcity in Communal Conflict

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

   Author : Laura Saavedra-Lux; [2016]
   Keywords : water; water conflicts; communal conflict; grievances; horizontal inequality; political power; legal institutions; legal fairness;

   Abstract : Using data on communal violence across the globe from 1990-2010, this study provides one of the first large-N studies to explore the relationship between relative water scarcity and communal conflict. It contends that relative water scarcity, i.e. READ MORE

6. 10. Understanding Illiberal Peace-building: an Analysis of Conflict, Peace and Reconciliation in North Maluku Province, Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Martin Björkhagen; [2016]
   Keywords : North Maluku Province; North Halmahera Regency; illiberal-peacebuilding; decentralisation; neo-patrimonialism; colonial legacies; reconciliation; communal violence; adat; Reality Check Approach; in-depth interviews; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The main research problem in this thesis is the lack of a holistic understanding of how neo-patrimonialism, colonial legacies, decentralisation, illiberal peace-building and the revitalisation of traditional reconciliation practices have affected conflict, peace and development in North Maluku Province (NMP). This is important to study, given the negative impacts inherent in the conflict-development nexus. READ MORE