Essays about: "electoral violence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the words electoral violence.

  1. 21. The Rural-Urban Divide Between Zimbabwean Voters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Andrea Chakwizira; [2019]
    Keywords : voting behaviour; Zimbabwe; electoral malpractice; rural-urban divide; contextual factors; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan African voters have long been regarded to be predominantly influenced by ethnicity when casting their ballots. New research in the field of African voting behaviour has established, to the contrary, that rural and urban contexts play a pivotal role in influencing voters. This research investigates the case of Zimbabwe. READ MORE

  3. 22. Beyond Bullets and Ballots : A theoretical inquiry on sexualised election violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Miriam van Baalen; [2019]
    Keywords : Sexual violence; election-related violence; wartime; peacetime; women; gender and politics;

    Abstract : How can we understand sexual violence in electoral conflict? This study probes into this question through critically examining, structuring and assessing the status of election-related violence literature. Scholars within the interdisciplinary field that explores conflict-related sexual violence have given rise to important debates and insights on the dynamics and drivers of the prevalence of sexual violence in war, yet, such developments have remained absent in understandings of election-related violence. READ MORE

  4. 23. "We fight hard to make sure that we bring peace" - A study of women's organisations and peacebuilding in Liberia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Matilda Halling; [2019]
    Keywords : peacebuilding; peace; building; women s organisations; Liberia;

    Abstract : Since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000 it has become a frequently repeated argument that the participation of women makes peacebuilding processes more sustainable. Women’s involvement in peacebuilding is often connected to a long-term perspective, despite this little research have been carried out to examine how long-term peacebuilding is exercised in practise, leaving the understanding of the concept incomplete. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dangerous elections : A study on electoral violence and clientelism

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

    Author : Erik Forsberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Clientelism; election; violence; institution; elections; institutions; patronage; clients; conflict; institution; vote; peace; Africa; sub-Saharan; democracy; democratization; quantitative;

    Abstract : Why do some elections spark violence whilst others do not? That is a question that has gained increased interest from scholars during the last few years. However, because of the field’s relative novelty, and despite the vast literature on democratization and civil war, it is still a question that is not fully comprehended. READ MORE

  6. 25. Gender (in)equality and electoral violence : A cross-national study in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2008

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Norman; [2018]
    Keywords : elections; violence; gender equality;

    Abstract : This paper examines to what extent gender equality correlates with electoral violence, through a quantitative study of 220 elections that have taken place in sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2008. As such, it has a two-folded purpose. READ MORE