Essays about: "violence against civilians"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 40 essays containing the words violence against civilians.

1. 16. Violence in Times of Rebel Governance : A Quantitative Study on Rebel Governance and its Effect on Rebel Violence Against Civilians

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

   Author : Nelly Bülow; [2022]
   Keywords : Rebel groups; rebel governance; rebel violence; one-sided violence;

   Abstract : Rebel governance and rebel violence against civilians are two closely related fields within peace and conflict research that have gained increased interest amongst scholars during recent years. Still, there is a gap within current research that concerns how variation in one field may influence variation in the other. READ MORE

3. 17. Regional Organisations' Representation in the United Nations Security Council Influence on the Security Council's Agenda-setting

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

   Author : Matiss Krafte; [2022]
   Keywords : Regional organisations; United Nations Security Council; agenda-setting; decision-making; armed conflict; violence against civilians;

   Abstract : When violence against civilians is high in armed conflicts, it is predicted that the UNSC will pay close attention to those conflicts. However, it does not always happen to an equal degree. Based on recently collected data of UNSC agenda-setting behaviour by Susan H. Allen and Amy T. READ MORE

4. 18. Interventions: How Peace Enforcement Affects Violence Against Civilians

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

   Author : Jakob Schabus; [2021]
   Keywords : UN Peacekeeping; Peace Enforcement; Violence Against Civilians; Armed Groups; Democratic Republic of the Congo;

   Abstract : United Nations Peacekeeping has proven to be remarkably effective at reducing violence against civilians - without using compellent force. A recent turn towards peace enforcement raises the questions: Does the use of force within a peace enforcement mandate affect the use of violence against civilians by an armed group? If this is the case, by what mechanism does this effect occur? This thesis provides two novel explanations on how the use of force by peacekeepers could affect violence against civilians by the targeted armed group. READ MORE

5. 19. FOREIGN FIGHTERS - A PREDICTOR OF CONFLICT-RELATED SEXUAL VIOLENCE? : A quantitative study on how foreign fighters impact the occurrence of conflict-related sexual violence perpetrated by rebel groups

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

   Author : Desiré Raagart; [2021]
   Keywords : CRSV; conflict-related sexual violence; foreign fighters; conflict; rebel groups; rebel group violence; violence against civilians;

   Abstract : Why do some rebel groups perpetrate conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) while others do not? A growing body of research has suggested various explanations, but offers no consensus regarding this puzzling question. At the same time, recent studies have recognized how foreign fighters impact rebel groups’ violence against civilians. READ MORE

6. 20. Ending Civilian Victimization : The Combined Effect of Mediation and Peacekeeping on Violence against Civilians

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

   Author : Mathilda Grönlund; [2021]
   Keywords : Peacekeeping; Mediation; Violence against civilians;

   Abstract : Ending civilian victimization has become a primary purpose for third-party intervening actors as the brutal violence i contemporary conflicts increasingly affects the civilian population. To mitigate the violence, third-party actors use conflict management tools such as mediation and peacekeeping. READ MORE