Essays about: "military officers in power"

Found 5 essays containing the words military officers in power.

1. 1. Militarization: A Witch's War Brew? : How military power affects authoritarian regimes' behavior

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

   Author : Lina Sigurdh; [2021]
   Keywords : Militarization; autocratization; conflict onset; conflict behavior; military power;

   Abstract : The effect of regime type on conflict onset is a well-studied phenomenon, and various studies have found that variance in regime type, and within regime types, affects conflict onset. For instance, militarization in autocracies seems to be linked with increased risk of initiating conflict. READ MORE

3. 2. Mexico’s response to the drug war and its impact on human security

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Magdalena Glusniewska; [2016]
   Keywords : Mexico; drug war; human security; cartels; UN;

   Abstract : Drug war has become a global issue that is affecting the whole population. One country that has been especially affected is Mexico. There are more than 120 million people living in Mexico and only in 2007 and 2008 more than eight thousand were assassinated in relation to drug conflicts, including over 500 police officers. READ MORE

4. 3. A coercive conundrum

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska

   Author : Petter Karlsson Söderstrand; [2012]
   Keywords : Tunisia; Revolution; Arab Spring; Coercive apparatus; Ben-Ali; Jasmine; Authoritarianism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The wave of protests in the Middle East, that started in Tunisia at the end of 2010 and brought about President Ben Ali’s removal from power took the world by storm. The aim of this thesis is to examine the role of the coercive apparatus in the outcome of the uprising, by examining the factors that affected its will and capacity to repress popular mobilisation. READ MORE

5. 4. Royal Power and Bureaucracy : The Function of the Högste Ombudsman in the Last Phase of theGreat Northern War

   University essay from Historiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Carpels; [2012]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The power struggle between the Charles XII and his bureaucracy after the crushing defeat inPoltava (1709) mainly concerned the unwillingness of the latter to raise a new army that could beshipped to Pomerania. In reaction to this disobedience the king reformed his bureaucracy. READ MORE

6. 5. Aid as a Path on the Muddled Road Toward Democratization? : A quantitative multiple case study on the impact of aid on the democratization process in Sub Saharan Africa

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Buhlin; [2009]
   Keywords : Aid; democracy; developing states; corruption; regression analyze; opposition fractionalization; civil liberties; politcal participation; military officers in power;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the problematic question of aid as a helping hand to states that are in the process of developing democracy. It focuses on the Sub Saharan African region as a critical case, and furthermore upon the aid contributions made by the European Union during the time period of 1996-2006. READ MORE