Essays about: "state apparatus"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the words state apparatus.

  1. 21. Dyadic Conflict and the State Apparatus : A study of Mali and Niger

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Fanny Reuterswärd; [2016]
    Keywords : Africa; Dyadic conflict; Consociational theory; transnational ethnic kin; Tuareg; Mali; Niger;

    Abstract : The theory of dyadic intrastate conflict cause and resolution containing transnational ethnic kin is under development. One of the things current research share is the focus on the cases where conflict erupts, or where conflict resolution fails, and its causes. The aim of this study is to try to contribute and develop the generalizing theory. READ MORE

  3. 22. The Rebellion of the Chicken: Self-making, reality (re)writing and lateral struggles in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Adelaida Caballero; [2015]
    Keywords : self-making; lateral struggles; Equatorial Guinea; politics of the belly; the practice of everyday life; existential anthropology; creativity; agency; narrativity; display; enunciative procedures; Obiang Nguema; Macías Nguema; postcolonial states; suicides; Mamí Watá; construcción del yo; conflictos laterales; Guinea Ecuatorial; política del vientre; la práctica de la vida cotidiana; antropología existencial; creatividad; agencia; narratividad; display; procedimientos enunciativos; Obiang Nguema; Macías Nguema; estudios poscoloniales; suicidios; Mamí Watá;

    Abstract : Historical sources suggest that the bad reputation of Bioko island ―a product of mixed exoticism, fear of death and allure for profit— might have started as early as the first European explorations of sub-Saharan Africa. Today, the same elements seem to have been reconfigured, producing a similar result in the Western imagination: cultural exoticization, fear of state-sponsored violence and allure for profit are as actual as ever in popular conceptions of Equatorial Guinea. READ MORE

  4. 23. Building peace in Libya : UK assistance to foreign Security Sector Reform

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Michael Edwards; [2014]
    Keywords : Libya; Security Sector Reform; Human Security; Peacebuilding; British foreign policy; SALW.;

    Abstract : Security Sector Reform (SSR) has been established as a powerful tool in achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict countries, a belief which has strengthened since the events of September 11th 2001, and the subsequent war on terror which has seen both the UK and US heavily involved in peacebuilding operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. However there is a concern that following these experiences, SSR has become little more than a process of building the military capacity of recipient countries in order to meet the immediate security needs of donor states. READ MORE

  5. 24. In search of differential Space

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Emelie Holmberg; [2013]
    Keywords : architecture; urban planning. development; Mexico; Sida; Specificity; diversity; participation; displacement; differential; right to space; mångfald; Arkitektur; utveckling; stadsplanering; boende; sida; specificitet; delaktighet; rätten till rummet;

    Abstract : The aim is to explore indigenous life situation and by identifying problems in service and infrastructure,health and social aspects provide suggestions on how the current situation can be improved.The goal is to provide a proposal for a plan for a new community with homes that are adapted to theindigenous people’s needs and unique tradition. READ MORE

  6. 25. Moral hazard and the duty of disclosure under the doctrine uberrimae fidei - A marine insurance law perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Maja Robertson; [2012]
    Keywords : Maritime Law; Marine Insurance; Moral Hazard; Uberrimae Fidei; Utmost Good Faith; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A proposer to a marine insurance contract is subjected to a pre-contractual duty to disclose material information under the doctrine of utmost good faith (uberrimae fidei). The duty extends to comprise matters that concern moral hazard and the shipping company may consequently be required to volunteer information concerning the moral character of its owners, directors, employees and other agents connected with the insured interest at the pre-contractual negotiations with the insurance underwriter. READ MORE