Essays about: "conflict theory"

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1. 11. What are the odds of civil war? Investigating the relationship between quality of government, voter turnout, civil war, and the Democratic peace theory

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Salome Nordberg; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : Quality of government; civil war; voter turnout; democratic peace theory; logistic regression;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to quantitatively investigate the relationship between the quality of government, voter turnout, and civil war. By doing a hypothesistesting analysis through logistic regression. READ MORE

3. 12. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

4. 13. IMPORTED LABOUR: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL NORM TRANSFER IN IDEA-DRIVEN AID? How the Solidarity Norm was Transferred in the Swedish-Vietnamese Aid Project Bai Bang

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alice Sjöstedt; [2023-01-30]
   Keywords : Norms; Norm transfer; Constructivism; Implementation; Imported labour; Bilateral aid; Solidarity; Solidarity among; Social democracy; Socialism; The Bai Bang project;

   Abstract : Norms present at the international arena is a topic of interest for researchers belonging to the school of constructivism. One being Stålgren (2006), who claims that the core norms in idea-driven projects risks being unsuccessfully transferred to domestic implementation, as there often is a conflict between the international decision-makers and the domestic actors’ constructions of reality. READ MORE

5. 14. Russia as a mediator in international armed conflicts: the use of mediation and coercion as an instrument for Russian foreign policy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Paraskevi Palivani; [2023]
   Keywords : Mediation; Coercion; Russian foreign policy; Realism; Near Abroad; Far Abroad; Case Study; Georgia-Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh; Syria; CAR;

   Abstract : Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, mediation in armed conflicts have become a popular way of conflict resolution and a valuable tool for states to promote their interests.The paper argues that mediation has been instrumentalised by Russia and has been used as atool in expanding Russian foreign policy in the Russian Near and Far Abroad. READ MORE

6. 15. Strengthening Sovereignty or Creating Dependence : A study on the United Nations and the Dodd-Frank Act’s effect on the autonomy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in mineral conflicts

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Linn Runesson; Victoria Basualdo; [2023]
   Keywords : The Democratic Republic of Congo; DRC; The United Nations; UN; MONUSCO; Peacekeeping Operations; conflict; the Dodd-Frank Act; minerals; peacekeeping; dependence; dependency; neo-colonialism; autonomy; aid;

   Abstract : As the global demand for natural resources grows, conflicts and instability surrounding minerals and resources continue to mark the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operation MONUSCO has been deployed in the DRC since 2010, and that same year, the United States (US) established the Dodd-Frank Act with its Section 1502 concerning conflict minerals originating from the DRC. READ MORE