Essays about: "non-state conflict"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the words non-state conflict.
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11. Social Cleavages, Conflict, and the Fates of Autocratic Regimes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This article focuses on two specific social cleavages, ethnic and economic inequality and analyses their respective effects within autocratic regimes. The primary mechanism that was tested was the relationship between these two, and non-state conflict, (defined as a conflict with more than 25 combat fatalities, and the state not directly taking part). READ MORE
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12. IN DEEP WATER? : A quantitative analyze of domestic water cooperation in resource scarce areas
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Studies in the conflict-climate field usually aim to examine how environmental scarcities canbe linked to conflict, but positive outcomes are generally overlooked. Lately, attention isbeing drawn to the relationship between water scarcity and migration flows. READ MORE
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13. The environment of conflict. A quantitative analysis of the link between water scarcity, non-state conflict and the quality of government in Africa
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Environmental security has been diligently examined in previous research on both subnational and multinational levels and have not found consensus on the contributing factors for why and how environmental conflict occurs. This thesis aims to contribute to this strand of research, more specifically asking if water scarcities effect the number of non- state conflicts in Africa, depending on the quality of governments. READ MORE
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14. How much is (not) enough? : A Study of the Effect of Power-sharing Provisions on post-treaty Conflict-Related Sexual Violence by Rebel Groups in sub-Sahara Africa
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis studies why some non-state armed groups commit high levels of post-treaty conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) while others do not. The presented mechanism suggests that limited power-sharing provisions in a peace accord provide few incentives for group leaders to stay committed to the peace process. READ MORE
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15. Mind the Gaps : Why de facto protection of human rights on social media is so difficult and what could be done about it
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores if and how states can regain control over large social media platforms like Facebook, and by doing so ensuring that individuals on those platforms can de facto enjoy their human rights, as enshrined in international treaties. Today, the platforms are crucial facilitators of human rights but at the same time facilitators of threats towards the enjoyment of the same rights. READ MORE
