Essays about: "lootable natural resources"

Found 5 essays containing the words lootable natural resources.

1. 1. Timber, Drugs or Gold: The Podium for Conflict Related Sexual Violence : A qualitative study on the impact of lootable and non lootable resources on conflict related sexual violence

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

   Author : Josefin Berg; [2024]
   Keywords : sexual violence; CRSV; natural resources; lootability;

   Abstract : Recent research has identified a correlation between differrent ways of exploiting natural resources and the occurrence of conflict-related sexual violence. In a quantitative study, extortion showed to have a high correlation with instances of conflict-related sexual violence, but the study lacked evidence for a causal relationship. READ MORE

3. 2. Pueblo de mina, pueblo de ruina? : Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) formalization and environmental peacebuilding in Colombia

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

   Author : Ulrika Lundin Glans; [2022]
   Keywords : artisanal and small-scale mining; ASM; formalization; environmental peacebuilding; local-level peacebuilding; sustainable livelihoods; community empowerment; natural resource conflicts; Colombia;

   Abstract : High-value, lootable natural resources drive, finance and sustain armed conflicts around the world. At the same time, these resources are crucial for livelihoods through artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the very same contexts. READ MORE

4. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES AND TERRITORIAL CONTENDERS : A Quantitative Study on the Effects of Natural Resources on Separatists’ Survival

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

   Author : Mila Cekredzi; [2022]
   Keywords : territorial contenders; natural resources; survival;

   Abstract : Territorial armed conflicts contradict the rule of sovereignty and territorial integrity but are also supported by the law of self-determination. In this grey area of international politics, separatist movements have become significant drivers of armed conflict. READ MORE

5. 4. A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND? : A Quantitative Study on The Effect of Diamond Extortion on Sexual Violence

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

   Author : Ester Tottie; [2021]
   Keywords : sexual violence; CRSV; natural resources; alluvial diamonds; lootable natural resources;

   Abstract : Sexual violence has been a considered tragic yet inevitable part of most armed conflicts throughout history. Various connections have been made between natural resources and conflict-related sexual violence and this paper aims to explore this relationship further. READ MORE

6. 5. Do Inaccessible and Lootable Natural Resources Influence the Incidence of Civil Conflicts? Opportunities and Limits in the Study of the Resource Curse in Developing Countries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lorenzo Schirato; [2017]
   Keywords : Resource Curse; Geographic Inaccessibility; Lootable Resources; Civil Conflict; Developing Countries;

   Abstract : The literature on the so-called resource curse has provided evidence showing that third-world countries rich in natural resources tend to suffer from low levels of economic growth, poor political outcomes and severe intrastate conflicts. In particular, resource abundance is associated with more frequent and longer civil wars, especially in developing countries. READ MORE