Search for dissertations about: "Ethnic conflicts"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Ethnic conflicts.
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1. Borders and Belonging : Nation-Building in Georgia's Armenian and Azerbaijani Ethno-Regions, 2004–2012
University dissertation from Uppsala : Department of Government, Uppsala UniversityAbstract : Since the fall of the Soviet Union, scholars researching ethnic politics have approached the South Caucasus as a testing ground for theories of separatism and conflict. But the 2003 Rose Revolution brought a new generation of politicians to power in Georgia. READ MORE
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2. Strategies for International Legitimacy. A Comparative Study of Elite Behavior in Ethnic Conflicts
University dissertation from Lund University PressAbstract : Although ethnic conflicts are an acute international problem, researchers in international relations have conducted surprisingly little research in this area. The aim with this study is to analyze one aspect of ethnic conflicts, how the elites representing ethnic groups act to make the great powers legitimize their own demands, and delegitimize the demands of the enemy by adducing to norms. READ MORE
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3. Constructing Lithuania : Ethnic Mapping in Tsarist Russia, ca. 1800-1914
University dissertation from Stockholm : Acta Universitatis StockholmiensisAbstract : Up until now the discipline of history has most often used maps as a convenient tool for illustration. Scholars have thus touched only briefly upon the development of maps and their role in the processes underlying the formation of national territories and the establishment of ethnic boundaries. READ MORE
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4. Economic Nationalizing in the Ethnic Borderlands of Hungary and Romania Inclusion, Exclusion and Annihilation in Szatmár/Satu-Mare 1867–1944
University dissertation from Stockholm : Department of History, Stockholm UniversityAbstract : The history of the ethnic borderlands of Hungary and Romania in the years 1867–1944 were marked by changing national borders, ethnic conflicts and economic problems. Using a local case study of the city and county of Szatmár/Satu-Mare, this thesis investigates the practice and social mechanisms of economic nationalizing. READ MORE
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5. Sponsors of War State Support for Rebel Groups in Civil Conflicts
University dissertation from Uppsala : Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning, Uppsala universitetAbstract : Many civil wars are illustrative of wider international tensions and connections that transcend state borders. States often intervene to influence the trajectory and outcome of civil conflicts by providing external support to warring parties. READ MORE
