Essays about: "rebel characteristics"
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1. Timber, Drugs or Gold: The Podium for Conflict Related Sexual Violence : A qualitative study on the impact of lootable and non lootable resources on conflict related sexual violence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Recent research has identified a correlation between differrent ways of exploiting natural resources and the occurrence of conflict-related sexual violence. In a quantitative study, extortion showed to have a high correlation with instances of conflict-related sexual violence, but the study lacked evidence for a causal relationship. READ MORE
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2. Is it sometimes safer to be alone? : A qualitative analysis of civilian agency and its effects on rebel tactics.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Despite an increasing interest in civil agency and its role in armed conflict, little is known about the effect it might have on rebel groups' patterns of behaviour. In this study I explore the theory of collective action capacity, which is the population's ability to cooperate and forego short term incentives to preserve long term cooperation, and its effect on rebel groups' method of generating compliance in new territory. READ MORE
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3. The effect of peacekeeping operation on conflict intensity when taking into account foreign state sponsorship : A Discrete-Time Survival Analysis
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : The answer to if peacekeeping is successful or not is still debated. The focus has mostly been on internal characteristics of peacekeeping missions. While external factors, have been largely overlooked. This thesis aims to explore the effects external involvement in intrastate conflicts may have on the success of peacekeeping deployment. READ MORE
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4. Conflict Related Sexual Violence and Rebel Group Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Sexual violence is not an inevitable part of war, not all armed actors rape. Why do some rebel groups engage in conflict related sexual violence while others do not? Previous research suggest a number of explanations pertaining to i.e. actors characteristics and conflict types. READ MORE
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5. In the Name of God : The Role of Religion in Rebel Groups' Violence Against Civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Violence against civilians and religion are two common characteristics in today’s armed conflicts. This study examines the role of religion in rebel group’s use of violence against civilians in intrastate armed conflicts between 1989 and 2015. READ MORE