Search for dissertations about: "violent protest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words violent protest.

2. 1. Deconstructing political protest

   Author : Charlotte Fridolfsson; Gullan Gidlund; Per Ledin; Jacob Torfing; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aporia; deconstruction; demonstration; discourse theory; EMU; euro; gender; hegemony; identity; language; metaphors; movements; occupation; politics; political; political protest; poststructural; power; protest; referendum; riots; social movements; text; violence; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : Part I of the thesis Deconstructing Political Protest is an introduction to the theoretical, epistemological and (anti)ontological approach guiding the analysis in the articles comprising Part II. Investigations into the ideological organisation of political protests are the focus in all four articles. READ MORE

4. 2. Gender Equality and Conflict : Gendered Determinants of Armed Conflict, Violent Political Protest, and Nonviolent Campaigns

   Author : Susanne Schaftenaar; Isak Svensson; Elin Bjarnegård; Jessica Maves Braithwaite; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender equality; gender inequality; conflict; armed conflict; nonviolent campaign; violent protest; war; gender; women; mobilization; protest; civil resistance; social movements; political violence; riot; conflict data; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Women’s rights are not only acknowledged as fundamental human rights, but have also been linked to matters of peace and security by scholars and policymakers. This composite dissertation explores how gender equality affects conflict, specifically armed conflicts, violent political protests, and nonviolent campaigns. READ MORE

5. 3. Political Imaginaries Amidst a Peace Deferred. The Politics of Human Rights Activism in the 2016 Colombian Peace Process

   Author : Richard Georgi; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human rights; peace and conflict; Colombia; activism; civil society; deconstructionist philosophy; post-structuralism; political theory; discourse theory; protest movements;

   Abstract : The Colombian government and the FARC-EP envisioned to make history when they sealed the 2016 Peace Agreement, ending one of the longest standing armed confrontations in human history, and promised the cessation of protracted violence. In post-accord Colombia, however, this promise has been eclipsed by political polarization, serious setbacks in the implementation process, and the surge of violence against human rights defenders. READ MORE

6. 4. Civil society in civil war : peace work and identity politics in Sri Lanka

   Author : Camilla Orjuela; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; peace work; identity; conflict resolution; civil society; peace movement; NGO; dialogue; multiculturalism; ethnic conflict; civil war; ethnicity; nationalism; Sri Lanka;

   Abstract : What possibilities do civil society actors have in contributing to peace in violent conflicts fought along identity lines? What are the problems involved in civil society peace work? This thesis takes on these questions, applying a critical, interpretative and constructivist approach. It draws the attention to actors who are often not visible in war and peace processes, given that a focus on outside intervention has dominated peace and conflict research. READ MORE

7. 5. Re-Membering Beirut : Performing Memory and Community Across a 'Postwar' City

   Author : Erin Cory; Elana Zilberg; University of California; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lebanon; memory; performance; postwar; community;

   Abstract : More than 20 years after the end of Lebanon’s civil war (1975-1990), reconciliation remains elusive. A number of factors contribute to this stasis. READ MORE