Essays about: "un and terrorism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words un and terrorism.

  1. 1. VIOLENCE OUTSIDE OF BATTLEGROUNDS- Qualitative text analysis of Women, Peace, and Security resolutions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hanna Jarenmark; [2023-02-13]
    Keywords : WPS; Continuum of violence; Violence against women; Pre-conflict; Post-conflict;

    Abstract : Women experience violence in times of war and peace. The UN’s Security Council has formulated ten resolutions on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda (WPS) to increase women’s political participation and address their experiences and needs in relation to armed conflicts. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
    Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

  4. 3. The (Un)changing Hamas: A 'New' Hamas in a New World?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Leo Arnér; [2019]
    Keywords : Hamas; Old Terrorism; New Terrorism; Palestine; Israel; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Terrorism seems to have changed character in the wake of globalization and the modern world. The unclear magnitude of these changes has given rise to a debate on whether terrorism today can be labeled as ‘new’. This thesis examines how the terrorist organization Hamas should be defined in this debate on the character of contemporary terrorism. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Perpetuation of Jihad: Boko Haram, Charismatic Constructions of Jihadist Ideology and the Rise of Abubakar Shekau

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Christer Karlsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Jihadism; Boko Haram; Charismatic Leadership; Ideology; Terrorism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Nigerian jihadist-terrorist movement Boko Haram reached international notoriety especially after the bombing of an UN-headquarters in Abuja in 2011 and after the kidnappings of 276 schoolgirls in 2014. But these events are minor parts of rapid evolutionary ideological developments and expansion. READ MORE

  6. 5. Construction of Crises : Climate, Terror and the Eiffel Tower

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Sara Lundstedt; [2016]
    Keywords : Climate change; Terrorism; Image; Ideology; Apparatus; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : This work investigates visualizations of two crises; terrorism and climate change. Focus lies on mediated images concerning Paris 2015, where terrorist attacks had an impact on the following UN climate change conference (COP21). The symbol of the Eiffel Tower was used to portrait both issues and will be studied through a semiotic analysis. READ MORE