Essays about: "war causes"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 essays containing the words war causes.

1. 6. Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies : A Case Study of South Sudan

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Lathan Yusuf; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Human Rights; Conflict; South Sudan;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on GBV against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict societies with a particular emphasis on South Sudan. It notes that women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, and other consequences of war, including displacement and loss of livelihood. READ MORE

3. 7. Prisvolatilitet, riskbedömning och strategi hos svenska lantbrukare på grund av kriget i Ukraina : riskhantering i det svenska lantbruket

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Oskar Gustafsson; Jacob Nylander; [2022]
   Keywords : krig; risk; prisvolatilitet; strategi;

   Abstract : Olika former av kriser är en stor faktor som kan leda till stora problem för lantbrukare. Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka vad personer ifrån olika delar av lantbrukssektorn tänker kring de stora prissvängningarna som är till följd av kriget och hur man som lantbrukare ska agera för att minimera riskerna det innebär. READ MORE

4. 8. A closer look at war: analyzing the determinants of conflict in Mozambique during 2013-2021 using geo-referenced data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Fátima de Arriba Moreno; [2022]
   Keywords : conflicts; vertical inequality; horizontal inequality; ethnic fractionalization; natural resources; climate change; zero-inflated negative binomial model; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The relationship between inequality and conflict has been widely studied in the literature, finding non-significant results. However, the availability of new statistical software and geographical databases has boosted new literature on the topic, focusing on the regional level. READ MORE

5. 9. Proxy Wars : The Effects of External Support on Multiparty Conflicts

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

   Author : Marcus E Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : multiparty conflict; multiparty; external support; civil war; fragmentation; machine learning; random forest;

   Abstract : How does external support affect the number of rebel groups active in a conflict? The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there is a systematic relationship between external support and civil wars with more than one rebel group active, referred to as multiparty conflicts. Drawing on previous literature on the causes of such conflicts, I argue that external support increases the probability of multiparty conflicts by providing resources to nascent rebel groups while also causing polarization and inhibiting rebel alliances. READ MORE

6. 10. Structure-based design of new antiviral substances against the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

   Author : Elin Öberg; [2022]
   Keywords : x-ray crystallography; protein crystallization; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; structure-based drug design; applied biochemistry; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a highly infectious alphavirus responsible for severe outbreaks and epidemics in the Americas. The nonstructural protein 2 (nsP2) cysteine protease plays a fundamental role in the VEEV replication process, and is therefore, an attractive drug target for structure-based drug design using x-ray crystallography. READ MORE