Search for dissertations about: "territorial autonomy"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words territorial autonomy.

  2. 1. Autonomy and Conflict : Ethnoterritoriality and Separatism in the South Caucasus - Cases in Georgia

    Author : Svante E. Cornell; Stuart J. Kaufman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : Providing minority populations with autonomy is gaining appreciation as a method of solving,managing, and even pre-empting ethnic conflict. However, in spite of the enthusiasm for autonomy solutions among academics and practitioners alike, there is reason to argue that the provision of autonomy for a minority may under certain circumstances increase rather than decrease the likelihood of conflict. READ MORE

  4. 2. Autonomous Åland : A hundred years of borderwork in the Baltic Sea

    Author : Ida Hughes Tidlund; Simon Ekström; Barbro Blehr; Thomas M. Wilson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Åland; Finland; borders; borderwork; built place; practico-inert; hodological navigation; maritime; minority; territorial autonomy; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation applies an ethnological and long-temporal view of borders. The region of Åland, being an autonomous and demilitarised island territory under Finnish sovereignty, serves as an illuminative case of the work that goes into keeping borders fixed for two reasons. READ MORE

  5. 3. Neighbors at Risk : A Quantitative Study of Civil War Contagion

    Author : Erika Forsberg; Mats Hammarström; Håvard Hegre; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; conflict contagion; internationalization of conflict; civil war; ethnic conflict; transnational ethnic groups; ethnic polarization; refugee flows; domino effects; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Abstract : While previous research shows that civil wars can spread to neighboring states, we do not know why certain neighbors are more at risk than others. To address this research gap, this dissertation proposes a contagion process approach that can identify the most likely targets of contagion effects from an ongoing conflict. READ MORE

  6. 4. The English occupational song

    Author : Gerald Porter; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; work; metaphor; occupational song; industrial song; women s songs; weaving; mining; the miller; railways; engelska; English;

    Abstract : This is the first full-length study in English of occupational songs. They occupy the space between rhythmic work songs and labour songs in that the occupation signifies. Occupation is a key territorial site. If the métier of the protagonist is mentioned in a ballad, it cannot be regarded as merely a piece of illustrative detail. READ MORE