Search for dissertations about: "armed conflict"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words armed conflict.
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16. Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Threat, Mobilization and Gender Norms
Abstract : Sexual violence is a highly gendered violence. It disproportionately – albeit not exclusively – affects women and girls, and it asserts gendered hierarchies between perpetrators and victims. The widespread rape of women has been reported e.g. READ MORE
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17. International organizations as peacemakers : The evolution and effectiveness of intergovernmental instruments to end civil war
Abstract : Across four self-contained essays, this dissertation seeks to identify which features make international organizations (IOs) effective peacemakers in modern civil wars. The first essay introduces an original dataset on the institutional design of 21 peace-brokering IOs between 1945 and 2010. READ MORE
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18. Sponsors of War : State Support for Rebel Groups in Civil Conflicts
Abstract : 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
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19. In the Shadow of Settlement : Multiple Rebel Groups and Precarious Peace
Abstract : How can durable peace be achieved in the wake of a civil war settlement? Previous quantitative research on this topic has, so far, mainly focused on two parties – the government and the opposition – thereby failing to consider the complexity that may arise in conflicts where the rebel side involves several groups. This dissertation addresses this gap in the study of durable peace. READ MORE
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20. Bodies and Battlefields : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Colombian Armed Conflict
Abstract : Since the Second World War, most contemporary wars have taken place within countries and imposed overwhelming stressors on civilian populations. Women living in conflict may be particularly at risk of sexual and reproductive health concerns, including pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity that could have been prevented, a lack of access to health care goods and services, and conflict-related sexual violence. READ MORE