Essays about: "state-based violence"

Found 4 essays containing the words state-based violence.

  1. 1. Climate and Conflict in Somalia : Drought as an Exacerbation of State-Based Violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Sara Lahti; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; drought; armed conflict; state-based violence; Somalia;

    Abstract : As the effects of climate change grow more severe, scholars and policymakers have paid increased attention to the intersection of climate and conflict. This study examines one subset of that crossing: how drought leads to the exacerbation of state-based violence. READ MORE

  2. 2. Frontal Alpha Asymmetry scores in threatening and non-threatening conditions

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Gratsia Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : frontal alpha asymmetry; threat; facial processing; state-based FAA;

    Abstract : The current paper examined the relationship between frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) and threatening face stimuli. Participants were presented with threatening faces, and this was compared to non-threatening (neutral) faces, on the assumption that the threatening faces would trigger a withdrawal motivation and a corresponding decrease in state FAA scores. READ MORE

  3. 3. A global analysis on impact of conflicts on long-term greening trends

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mathias Welp; [2020]
    Keywords : NDVI; Conflicts; UCDP; GIMMS; Google Earth Engine; Physical Geography; Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Armed conflicts were and are still shaping the global terrestrial land surface and can have severe direct and indirect impacts on societies, economies and the environment. This study attempts to assess the impact of armed conflicts on vegetation on global and regional scale. READ MORE

  4. 4. Expanding Mediation Theory : Gang Conflict and Mediation in El Salvador

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Gregory Van Gestel; [2018]
    Keywords : mediation; gangs; maras; gang conflict; El Salvador;

    Abstract : The field of mediation within peace and conflict studies has remained almost entirely focused on state-based armed conflicts and traditional non-state armed groups (NSAG). This restricts our ability to address other actors and emerging forms of conflict in non-conflict and post-conflict settings. READ MORE