Essays about: "ethnic division"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words ethnic division.
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1. Agents of Peace or Tension: Analysing Political Elites’ Electoral Rhetoric : A Qualitative Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : How do some political elites, in unstable democracies with communal divisions, use ethnic, religious, and tribal affiliations for a rhetoric of polarisation and/or reconciliation when running for office? This thesis applies a framing analysis to explore how political elites employ these affiliations in speech acts, mainly political rallies, to construct narratives of polarisation and reconciliation during election campaigns. The theoretical framework is constructed by previous research on “Big Men” politics and the rhetoric used by ex-combatants turned politicians within a context embossed with electoral violence and division. READ MORE
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2. A Liberal Peace? The Dayton Agreement and Democratization in Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 years later
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Over time, hundreds of peace agreements have been signed in different parts of the world. Most of those peace agreements have not brought sustainable peace. Studies show that only 50% of the peace agreements survive for 5 years. READ MORE
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3. Power-sharing mechanism in post conflict countries : A comparative case study of Iraq and Somalia
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate to what extend consociationalism has been adopted in post-war, post-conflict countries that suffer from deep division within their societies. Despite criticisms on whether the mechanism is beneficial in less democratic societies, the tool is strongly recommended for divided multi-ethnic societies as an attempt to solve the tension between conflicted actors. READ MORE
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4. Post conflict development in ethnic divided societies : A comparative case study between Rwanda and Burundi
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Abstract There has been lots of research written on Rwanda and Burundi, there are few texts written about comparing these two countries that are often described as “fake twins'' and their respective post conflict development models. Where Rwanda opted for security and development over democratic inclusion compared to Burundi´s models that focused more on power sharing and political inclusion over security and development. READ MORE
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5. Constructing the National Identity Discourse in Citizenship Education Policy: The Case of Citizenship Education in England
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The thesis examines the governmental construction of national identity through its citizenship education policy in England, the country with heightened tensions in diversity and identity re-construction aligning with its mandatory citizenship classes since 2002. Theoretically framing the study on the Foucauldian post-structuralism, the thesis utilises Foucauldian-influenced ‘What is the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) method by Bacchi that presents the government as a problem-producer. READ MORE
