Essays about: "one-sided violence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words one-sided violence.
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1. Location, location, location : A spatial analysis of the impact of artisanal and industrial mining sites on the local likelihood of violence.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This research aims to answer the research question: what is the impact of mining sites on the local likelihood of violence? In contrast to most previous research, I do not only consider large-scale industrial mining but also smaller artisanal mining sites. In addition, this study looks at both two-sided and one-sided violence. READ MORE
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2. Allies and Atrocities : A quantitative analysis of external support to rebel groups and the effects on violence against civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The intentional killing of civilians by rebel groups is an often observed phenomenon in civil wars. An aspect of civil war that may influence this phenomenon is support by foreign actors to rebel groups. This thesis aims to answer the research question of how external support to rebel groups affects violence against civilians. READ MORE
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3. Weapons on the Weak : The impact of Small Arms and Major Conventional Weapons Imports on the Intentional Targeting of Civilians in Intrastate Conflicts
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Academics and practitioners often assume that arms and violence against civilians are positively correlated. Existing research on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and major conventional weapons (MCW) imports, however, find that arms are a weak explanatory factor for intrastate violence. READ MORE
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4. Fear Ends Where Faith Begins : A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Religion in Armed Conflict on Violence Against Civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to observe and analyze the effects of religious dimensions in armed conflict on violence against civilians. Focusing on rebel groups in intra-state conflicts, quantitative statistical analysis in form of Ordinary Least Squares multivariate regression, is utilized to examine data onreligious wars, one-sided violence, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE
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5. Peacekeepers Protecting Civilians, Under the Threat of Violence : A quantitative cross-national analysis on how the risk of violence towards peacekeepers affects their ability to protect civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : While peacekeeping operations have been researched for decades, due to a lack of data there are still many aspects of peacekeeping that remain unexplored. However, with the introduction of the Peacemakers at Risk dataset a wide array of dynamics and relationships can now be researched. READ MORE
