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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Conflict dynamics"”.
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The Impact of transgenerational trauma on conflict dynamics: a case study of the Israel-Palestine conflict
… effects of transgenerational trauma induced by conflict, with a specific focus on the Israel-Palestine conflict as a case study. Studies have shown that the decade-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians caused both sides to experience transgenerational trauma. This trauma does not …
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On chiefs and peace: Examining the role of traditional governance in sub-Saharan African conflict dynamics
… structures play in countries’ internal peace and conflict dynamics? While dominant approaches in conflict studies understand governance mainly through the lenses of state capacities, governance scholars have increasingly payed attention to non-state governance structures. Particularly in …
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Collective Action and Civilian Agency in Conflict: Peasant Strategies for Peacebuilding in Rural Colombia
… prevention and peacebuilding in Colombia's conflict-affected rural areas. Grounded in the agrarian question, it combines municipal-level data analysis with testimonies and a regional case study to explore how collective action and civilian agency shape conflict dynamics and foster local …
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Rebel Organizations, Force Structure, and the Dynamics of Violence in Armed Intrastate Conflicts
… them, and their external support contributes to conflict dynamics. Building on this, this thesis seeks to further our understanding of rebel organizations’ use of violence in civil war. Across four substantive chapters, it studies how rebel organizations’ force structure and their external …
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The effect of institutional turbulence on multinational enterprises' strategies in resource-intensive host markets
… experiencing extreme turbulence in the form of conflict. This dissertation intends to discuss how firms may be impacted by institutions in resource intensive host markets, as well as their effect on fragile conflict dynamic ecosystems that existed prior to their arrival. Mozambique is used as a …
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Armed conflict, poverty and education in Naxal-affected areas of India: Gendered impacts and intersecting pathways
… and contextual disadvantages such as armed conflict over time. These intersecting, often dynamic factors can operate on their own to limit school accumulation and learning quality. Their intersections moreover can amplify constraints and shape opportunities and access to resources to varying …
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Coming Together Over Table: The Role of Food in Georgian Conflict Resolution Practices
<p>Conflict resolution efforts seek to de-escalate conflict dynamics to bring conciliation and/or reconciliation to a conflict. One strategy to de-escalate a conflict is to use food during conflict resolution efforts. So, what specifically does consuming food and beverage do to break down conflict …
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Framing reality, choosing the tactic: the Islamic Jihad Movement and the Second Intifada (2000-2005)
… PIJ depended on different interpretations of the conflict dynamics. Unfolding the link between relational dynamics, framing, and tactics solves some of the puzzles regarding the mixed effects of the Israeli repression on strategic action. Moreover, it demonstrates that the PIJ’s use of certain …
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Multinational corporations in violent conflict: a case study of firestone in Liberia
… engaged with various actors in the Liberian conflict theatre in order to continue operating its rubber plantation. The most notable of these actors was the warlord, Charles Taylor, a relationship for which Firestone Liberia has received much criticism. This case study is situated within the …
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A defined understanding of influence and practice in international policing missions in states of transition
… to their experiences of internal and regional conflict. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia each had unique conflict experiences and each experienced specific policing solutions sponsored and delivered by the international community. In exploring the experiences and examining the …
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Conflicting narratives, the emergent third way, and peace: a constructivist approach to Ethiopia's conflicts
… politics drive elite polarisation and perpetuate conflict in Ethiopia. Despite its ancient heritage and symbolic status as an uncolonized African state, modern Ethiopia is characterised by profound internal strife. The research focuses on the 1995 constitutional institution of ethnic federalism - …
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Civilian victimisation in the Tajik civil war: how the popular front won the war and ruined the nation
… effects of civilian victimisation on short-term conflict dynamics and longterm state security. Utilising the strategic approach, it constructs an original model of targeting<br/>incentives and strategic outcomes, and applies this analytical framework to the Tajik civil war and its victor, the …
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Tracing the Precursors and Amplifiers of Conflict in the Information Age: An NLP Inquiry of Tensions, Political Communication, and Misinformation
Violent conflicts, in their varied and complex forms, have long been a subject of research and political discourse. Despite increased attention for the field, various nuances and dynamics are yet to be explored. This thesis seeks to study three aspects of the multifaceted nature of conflicts …
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Transitional Justice in Times of Conflict: A Case Study of the Barza Inter-Communautaire in the Kivus
… strategy for reconciliation. In times of ongoing conflict, the Barza was embodied in the constellation of power shaped by local, national and international political dynamics. The Barza-led justice processes during armed conflicts have had both positive and negative impacts on the Kivu provinces. …
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Agent-based models of socio-hydrological systems for exploring the institutional dynamics of water resources conflict
… capacity in a basin and the level of water conflict in that basin, suggesting that higher levels of institutional capacity will lead to reduced levels of water conflict in a given system. I test the substance of this theory using comparative, simulation-based analysis of water resources …
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Pathways To Civil War
<p>This dissertation is about conflict escalation to civil war, and examines why some political confrontations escalate and why principal conflict actors continue fighting rather than reaching a number of political arrangements at various points of the course of conflict. Unlike previous studies, …
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The Choice of Terrorism in Conflict and the Outcomes of Mixed Methods of Dissent
… end, it focuses on dissident organizations and conflict dynamics and therefore contributes to the existing literature on terrorism and conflict, both methodologically and theoretically. Study one investigates the conditions under which groups that participate in mass dissent choose to initiate …
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The Enduring Role of Conflict in the Perpetuation of Famine: Advancing 'The Right to Adequate Food' for Sustainable Peace
… evaluates developments and trends in global conflict dynamics, global systems of governance, and global hunger. Together, the thesis investigates and upholds the notion that famine is a ‘man-made’ phenomenon and explains how famine persists in a world abundant with food. Through analysis and …
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Resilience and Adaptability: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cypriot Peacebuilding Organisations
… the micro (people-to-people) and macro (broader conflict dynamics and decision-making) level. Domestic political opposition towards peacebuilding, coupled with the lack of enthusiasm and momentum among the Cypriot population, means CSOs cannot rely on conventional interventions that have served …
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The political economy of rural-urban conflict : lessons from West Africa & India
… Development, Political Economy, and Peace & Conflict Studies to examine how economic networks spanning the rural-urban divide condition conflict dynamics between an urban-based state and its rural-based challengers. In some cases of such violent internal conflict, the combat frontier is messy …
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