Essays about: "violent"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 494 essays containing the word violent.

  1. 1. Democracy and Controversial Issues: Preparing students to become global citizens

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Sofie Sandell; Neha Sharma; [2024-03-20]
    Keywords : demokrati; kontroversiella frågor; skolutveckling; ledarskap; democracy; controversial issues; school management; leadership;

    Abstract : In an attempt to make tomorrow's generation more democratic and critically aware, Skolverket has given clear instructions of including discussions related to controversial issues in classroom teachings. The thesis has both teachers’ and students’ perspectives of how conscious they are about using this tool. READ MORE

  2. 2. Gender Equality and Electoral Violence : A Qualitative Analysis of Gender Equality and its Effect on Government-initiated Electoral Violence in Democratizing Societies

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

    Author : Alexander Tiedermann; [2024]
    Keywords : Electoral Violence; Gender; Gender Equality; democratization; election; violence;

    Abstract : Electoral violence in democratizing countries results in hundreds of deaths each year and undermines democratic practices and the legitimacy of elections. Although identifying several societal and institutional factors increasing the risk of electoral violence, prior research has largely failed to consider gender equality when exploring the causes of electoral violence. READ MORE

  3. 3. Pipelines, provocateurs and pacifists

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Spetz; [2024]
    Keywords : Climate change; climate activism; violence; nonviolence; deontology; consequentialism; values; ethics.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Would you fight climate change at any cost? In the modern day debate, opinions on the appropriate measures to draw attention to the climate crisis are divided. When conventional methods fall short, some activists resort to more assertive approaches. READ MORE

  4. 4. A Camouflaged Weapon : Coercive Engineered Migration against Europe by Armed Nonstate Actors in Libya

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Rebecka Rönnegård; [2024]
    Keywords : armed non-state actors; coercion; foreign policy; Libya; weaponized migration;

    Abstract : In a world witnessing unprecedented levels of forced displacement, the weaponization of migration has emerged as a potent and unexplored tool in the foreign policy arsenals of states and non-state actors. Challenging traditional state-centric perspectives in international relations, this thesis delves into the realm of Coercive Engineered Migration (CEM) employed by armed non-state actors. READ MORE

  5. 5. The visibility of stellar transients in the Galactic Centre

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Astrofysik

    Author : Jonathan Ström; [2024]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : A semi-analytical simulation was developed to evaluate the K-band magnitudes of Red Giants [0.96 - 1.02 M⊙] orbiting the supermassive black hole in the galactic centre. The model assumed star formation between 10-12 Gyrs ago and by following the IMF and applying a random age condition, a stellar population was created. READ MORE