Essays about: "territorial"
Showing result 36 - 40 of 296 essays containing the word territorial.
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36. Criminal organizations territorial control and violence against civilians
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Criminal organizations have been commonly associated with violence and disorder. Despite there being truth in that, what is more concerning is their growing influence. Criminal violence has exceeded traditional forms of political violence in the world. READ MORE
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37. Fostering collective action effectiveness for local rural development : Conceptualizing purposive interaction of social and human capital between decision-makers and project-owners/managers in northern Swedish NUTS-SE33 LEADER-territories
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändringAbstract : Aiming to contribute to its collective action in informing about the problem of an organisation-internal weak and amorphous interaction-gap and its recommended solution, this thesis utilises the discussion and conceptualisations of territorial, human and social capital to derive an analytical insight into roles, relations and interactions within a Local Action Group (LAG) and LEADER. The European rural and local development methodology is studied with abductive and deductive research strategies, making use of a NUTS-SE33 case-study, extensive questionnaire and document analytical methods. READ MORE
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38. The Effects of Territorial Availability on Large-Scale Criminal Violence: Addressing the Elephant in the Room
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : Large-scale criminal violence (LCV) as a phenomenon has had little academic discussion despite its large effects in the lives of thousands of people around the world, with regions such as Latin America being particularly affected by it. Despite the extensive literature on civil conflicts on one hand, and criminal and gang behavior on the other, there is still an important gap on the causes of violence perpetrated by organized criminal actors. READ MORE
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39. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND RESPONSE IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED CONTEXTS : How armed conflict affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster response, and what explains within conflict variations?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This thesis w attempts to contribute to the identified gap in the disaster-conflict literature and posits the following research question: How does armed conflict affect DRR and disaster response, and what explains within conflict variations? Past research revealed that there is significant variation in types of rebel groups, which has significant consequences for disaster management. More nuanced approaches are needed in studying wartime political orders to scrutinize the dynamics of armed conflict and to assess the feasibility of DRR and relief interventions in different contexts. READ MORE
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40. Chinese strategies and American policies in the South China Sea : A qualitative study of a geopolitical conflict based on neorealistic theory
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The tense situation over the territorial conflict in the South China Sea has intensified in recent years with China's increased military presence and actions. This has contributed to increased concern among the ASEAN states in the region. It has also affected the United States´s security policy on how to relate to China as an international power. READ MORE
