Essays about: "peace resistance"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 32 essays containing the words peace resistance.

1. 26. "We have whistles instead of guns" : Nonviolent resistance in the 21st century

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lærke Arvedsen; [2015]
   Keywords : Nonviolence; resistance; Middle East; North Africa;

   Abstract : Nonviolent resistance has been found to be more effective in bringing about societal and political transformation than violent insurgency. Nonviolent resistance as a nonconventional form of engagement in conflict, furthermore attracts more people, encourages diversity in participation, has the moral high ground and has positive longterm effects on a society, in terms of citizenship skills, civilian peace and democratisation. READ MORE

3. 27. "We're none of us at peace" : Creating resistance through theatre

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Julia Hackman; [2014]
   Keywords : Freedom Theatre; Jenin; Palestine Israel conflict; resistance; nonviolence; theatre; applied drama; identity; narrative; politics; Frihetsteatern; Jenin; Västbanken; teater; identitet; narrativ; politik;

   Abstract : This essay aims to begin to fill a potential gap in previous research when it comes to studying the political content of specific cultural practices, in this case the Freedom Theatre in Jenin. The theatre expressively refers to itself as a political theatre, calling themselves freedom fighters and places itself at the forefront of they call "cultural resistance". READ MORE

4. 28. Live action role play (larp) in a context of conflict: An ethnographic study of larp in Ramallah

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Tindra Englund; [2014]
   Keywords : larp; conflict transformation; lederach; peacebuilding; art; Ramallah; Palestine; Youth; ethnographic;

   Abstract : This study contributes to the specific segment of the research field of peace and conflict studies (PACS) pertaining to the use of art as a tool for conflict transformation towards a positive peace. It is original for its choice of subject - live action role play (larp) as a potential tool for conflict transformation. READ MORE

5. 29. Love your Enemy – as a Palestinian. A study on the Reception of Matthew 5:38 – 48 among Christian Palestinians

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

   Author : Katja Ekman; [2013]
   Keywords : Enemy love; turn the other cheek; Matthew 5:38 – 48; Palestine; reception; non-violence; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : What does it mean to follow Jesus’ commandment to love your enemy and turn the other cheek, as a Palestinian Christian? In this work, the reception of Matthew 5:38 – 48 is examined in the context of Palestinian Christians under the present-day Israeli occupation. Six individuals were interviewed in September 2012. READ MORE

6. 30. A question of definition - The Concept Of Internal Armed Conflicts in the Swedish Aliens' Law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Jennie Magnusson; [2008]
   Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Fleeing the horrors of an internal armed conflict constitutes a ground for subsidiary protection in the Swedish Aliens' Act. However, what is to be defined as such a conflict is disputed, which is obvious from the divergent views on the ongoing situation in Iraq. READ MORE