Sökning: "Kristine Höglund"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden Kristine Höglund.
1. Violence in the Midst of Peace Negotiations : Cases from Guatemala, Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka
Sammanfattning : Why do peace talks fall apart as a result of violence? The present study addresses the question of why and how violence sometimes changes the dynamics of peace negotiation processes. Incidents of violence may produce friction between and within parties. LÄS MER
2. Masters of War : The Role of Elites in Sudan’s Communal Conflicts
Sammanfattning : Why do communal conflicts turn violent in some regions but not in others? Communal conflicts pose a severe threat to human security and kill thousands of people each year, but our understanding of this phenomenon is still limited. In particular, we lack knowledge about why some of these conflicts become violent while others are resolved peacefully. LÄS MER
3. Forces of Destruction and Construction : Local Conflict Dynamics, Institutional Trust and Postwar Crime
Sammanfattning : In 2017 alone, an estimated 68,851 people lost their lives as a consequence of civil wars, that is, armed conflicts that take place within the borders of a state. Such violent conflicts not only lead to immense human suffering, but also leave social, economic and political imprints on the societies that experience them. LÄS MER
4. Central Politics and Local Peacemaking : The Conditions for Peace after Communal Conflict
Sammanfattning : Under what conditions can peace be established after violent communal conflict? This question has received limited research attention to date, despite the fact that communal conflicts kill thousands of people each year and often severely disrupt local livelihoods. This dissertation analyzes how political dynamics affect prospects for peace after communal conflict. LÄS MER
5. Disaggregating Dissent : The Challenges of Intra-Party Consolidation in Civil War and Peace Negotiations
Sammanfattning : Contemporary civil wars are often characterized not only by fighting between rebels and governments, but also by rebel violence against their own community members. In spite of repeated peace negotiations, many of these conflicts seem to go on endlessly. LÄS MER