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  1. 1. Navigating the Ambitions and Alliances of the Southern Transitional Council: A Comprehensive Analysis of Statehood Pursuits, Political Participation, and Interactions with Regional and Global Stakeholders

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Hend Khamis Rabea Omairan; [2023]
    Keywords : STC; Yemen Crisis; PLC; Conflict; Southern Issue; Identity; Political participation; Regional; International actors; Intervention.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the extent to which the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen has manifested itself as a partner of the Arab coalition and its aspirations to take the lead in regional and international politics and conflict resolution through the Yemen crisis. It also uses Qualitative Content Analysis to analyze fourteen interviews with key stakeholders and experts from various political parties in Yemen such as STC, General People’s Congress, Islah and independent activists. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding : Examining how Women have actively contributed to Peace Building and Conflict Resolution in Liberia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lova Simonsson; Matilda Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Resolution 1325; Liberia; Women; Peacebuilding; Conflict; Gender;

    Abstract : Women’s roles in peacebuilding are often marginalized, necessitating a reevaluation of their contributions to peace initiatives. Research has shown that participation of women in peace processes and peacebuilding activities can increase the chances of democratization as they are less violent and more caring, i. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Punta de Convite : On the Effect of Community Mediation on Local Reconciliation in Medellín, Colombia

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

    Author : Lucas Tamayo Ruiz; [2023]
    Keywords : Reconciliation; Local Reconciliation; Mediation; Community Mediation; Local Turn; DDR; Medellín.;

    Abstract : While there is an increasing focus within peace and conflict studies on how local contexts affect peacebuilding work, scholars have failed to investigate how local tools might promote local reconciliation processes. Simultaneously, the field of community mediation has exclusively been studied in contexts not directly related to armed conflicts. READ MORE

  5. 4. Negotiating the Sacred : Political Settlements and the Termination of Intrastate Armed Religious Conflicts

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

    Author : Noé Petitjean; [2022]
    Keywords : peace duration; religious conflicts; political power sharing; duration analysis;

    Abstract : The involvement of religious dimensions in armed conflict reduces the space for resolution and threatens the durability of peace. Yet, there are empirical cases showing that it is possible to address the challenges posed by religious dimensions. There are various avenues to secure durable peace for conflicts involving religious dimensions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Imagining the Commune - Democratic confederalist approaches to law and conflict resolution

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miran Kakaee; [2020-04-14]
    Keywords : Legal plurism; regulations of social relations; restorative justice; democratic confederalism; self-administration;

    Abstract : In the midst of an ongoing civil war, the people of North and East Syria have been building society based on the ideas of direct-democratic and decentralized self-administration. Differently put, they have embraced the principles and ideas of democratic confederalism, which is the political ideology developed by PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan. READ MORE