Essays about: "multiparty conflict"
Found 3 essays containing the words multiparty conflict.
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1. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : How does external support affect the number of rebel groups active in a conflict? The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a systematic relationship between external support and civil wars with more than one rebel group active, referred to as multiparty conflicts. Drawing on previous literature on the causes of such conflicts, I argue that external support increases the probability of multiparty conflicts by providing resources to nascent rebel groups while also causing polarization and inhibiting rebel alliances. READ MORE
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2. Control and Uncertainty in the Delegation of War : A Principal-Agent Explanation of Interrebel Relations
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : External support has previously been found to increase both interrebel alliances and interrebel conflict. This thesis uses a modified principal-agent theory to bring these findings together in a common theoretical framework, arguing that external support leads to interrebel alliances when the sponsor’s leverage is high, and to interrebel warfare when the sponsor’s leverage is low. READ MORE
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3. The Rationale for Patent Pools and their Effect on Competition
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Patent pools are contractual agreements where patent rights are transferred to a common holding company for the purpose of jointly licensing of patent portfolios. They have posed and still constitute one of the major challenges to competition policy. READ MORE
