Search for dissertations about: "Kristine Höglund"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Kristine Höglund.
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6. Keeping Peace while Under Fire : The Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Violence against Peacekeepers
Abstract : Peacekeepers are widely viewed as being at growing risk of direct and deliberate violence. Attacks are recorded in many and diverse contexts, targeting interventions deployed by both the United Nations and other organisations. READ MORE
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7. Roads to Repair : Extraordinary and Everyday Pathways to Reconciliation after Civil War
Abstract : How do societies emerging from civil war envision micro-level reconciliation across enduring relational divisions and conflict-related harms? This is a pressing question after civil war, which reshapes social processes and further entrenches societal divisions. Previous research seeks to address this question by documenting grassroots perspectives on reconciliation and highlighting the ways in which macro- and micro-level visions differ. READ MORE
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8. Dangerous Liaisons : Why Ex-Combatants Return to Violence. Cases from the Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone
Abstract : After disarming and demobilizing, why do some ex-combatants re-engage in organized vio-lence, while others do not? Even though former fighters have been identified as a major source of insecurity in post-civil war societies due to their military know-how, there have been few efforts to systematically examine this puzzle. This study fills this research gap by comparing the presence or absence of organized violence in different ex-combatant communi-ties – all the former fighters that used to belong to the same armed faction and who share a common, horizontal identity based on shared war-and peacetime experiences. READ MORE
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9. Values and Attitudes across Peace Operations : Change and Stability in the Political Psychology of Swedish ISAF Soldiers
Abstract : Participation in Peace Support Operations (PSOs) is one of the most common military duties assigned to present-day Western soldiers. Previous research concerned with the psychological effects of these missions on the individual soldier has focused on issues of mental health and how to ensure military effectiveness. READ MORE
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10. Settling the Scales : Justice in International Environmental Negotiations and Beyond
Abstract : Parties to international negotiations typically invoke conflicting notions of justice. If these can be reconciled, this has positive effects on the negotiation process and outcome. If conflicts over justice persist, negotiations can stall or result in suboptimal outcomes. READ MORE