Search for dissertations about: "sovereignty"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the word sovereignty.

  1. 6. Building international institutions for environmental protection : The case of Baltic Sea environmental cooperation

    Author : Ronnie Hjorth; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental protection; international cooperation; institutions; international regimes; epistemic communities; communicative action; sovereignty; the Baltic Sea; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses upon the ambiguity in international environmental law and practice, between, the principle of sic utere tuo ut alienum non iaedas, also referred to as the solidarity principle, and the sovereignty principle. Accordingly, the international regime for environmental protection could, on the one hand, be regarded as promoting policies out of concern for the common good, but on the other hand; the sovereignty principle restricts the possibilities for such policies. READ MORE

  2. 7. Possessed Earth : Ownership and Power in the Salween Peace Park of Southeast Myanmar

    Author : Tomas Cole; Bengt Karlsson; Johan Lindquist; Magnus Fiskesjö; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Myanmar; conflict; peace; conservation; political ecology; ownership; sovereignty; indigeneity; ontology; socialantropologi; Social Anthropology;

    Abstract : In the wake of seven decades of protracted revolution and armed conflict in Southeast Myanmar, an ensemble of indigenous peoples and transnational activists have begun formulating a radical alternative vision of how peace and conservation might be achieved in practice. Through translating and rescaling indigenous modes of possessing the earth, this ensemble is working to transform 5,000 km2 of highly contested terrain in the highlands along the Salween River into a conservation zone they call the Salween Peace Park. READ MORE

  3. 8. On the Virtual Borderline: Cyber Operations and their Impact on the Paradigms for Peace and War : Aspects of International and Swedish Domestic Law

    Author : Marika Ericson; Inger Österdahl; Jann Kleffner; Gunnar Hult; Robin Geiss; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International law; cyber operations; cyberattacks; jus ad bellum; peace; war; armed conflict; state of emergency; cybercrime; cyber defence; cybersecurity; sovereignty; intervention; use of force; armed attack; cyberoperationer; internationell rätt; konstitutionell rätt; cyberbrott; cyberförsvar; cybersäkerhet; krisberedskap; totalförsvar; Public International Law; Folkrätt; Systems science for defence and security;

    Abstract : Contemporary disputes between states contain elements of psychological and information operations, intelligence operations and cyber operations as well as methods for physical use of force. Cyber operations may use, or contribute to, all of these different techniques and methods combined and can be focused on intelligence gathering, preparation of networks for future attacks, sabotage or on preventing access to information. READ MORE

  4. 9. A QUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SOVEREIGNTY : Chicana/o Literary Experiences of Water (Mis)Management and Environmental Degradation in the US Southwest

    Author : María Isabel Perez-Ramos; Sverker Sörlin; Marco Armiero; Joni Adamson; Maria Herrera Sobek; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Environmental humanities; ecocriticism; environmental history; comparative literature; U.S. Southwest; Chicana o; subaltern literature; environmental justice; water; political ecology; postcoloniality; decoloniality.; Miljöhumaniora; ekokritik; miljöhistoria; litteraturhistoria; sydvästra USA; Chicana o; subaltern litteratur; miljörättvisa; vatten; politisk ekologi; postkolonialitet; dekolonialitet.; Historiska studier av teknik; vetenskap och miljö; History of Science; Technology and Environment;

    Abstract : The U.S. Southwest is a semi-arid region affected by numerous environmental problems. Chicana/o communities have been directly affected by such problems, especially ever since the region was annexed from Mexico by the United States in the mid-nineteenth century. READ MORE

  5. 10. The Blurring Politics of Cyber Conflict : A Critical Study of the Digital in Palestine and Beyond

    Author : Fabio Cristiano; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cybersecurity; cyberspace; violence; sovereignty; territory; infrastructure; digital rights; Palestine;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the politics of cyber conflict redefine violence, sovereignty, and territory in and through cyberspace. It does this by studying how the digital mediates different facets and experiences of conflict and security in Palestine. READ MORE