Sökning: "non-state conflict"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden non-state conflict.
1. 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
2. Cooperation and Conflict amid Water Scarcity
Sammanfattning : Over two billion people remain without safe drinking water and more than four billion lack basic access to sanitation. Safely managing water is key for livelihoods, food security, energy production, and overall socio-economic development. This dissertation analyzes how scarce water resources affect cooperation and conflict. LÄS MER
3. Fighting for Aid : Foreign Funding and Civil Conflict Intensity
Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on the sub-national impact of foreign aid on civil conflicts by asking the question: How does foreign aid committed to contested areas affect the intensity of violence in those areas? The main theoretical contribution is to focus on how aid influences warring parties’ decisions to engage in contests over territorial control and how that in turn influences violence intensity. The study introduces two concepts: funding concentration and barriers to exploiting aid. LÄS MER
4. Complex Conflicts : Causes and Consequences of Multiparty Civil Wars
Sammanfattning : Civil wars are inherently complex and often feature a myriad of actors, whose interactions influence the intensity, duration and outcome of the conflict. The larger the number of actors involved in a conflict, the more complex it gets. LÄS MER
5. Building Sustainable Peace : Understanding the Linkages between Social, Political, and Ecological Processes in Post-War Countries
Sammanfattning : Post-war countries are among the most difficult policy arenas for international and domestic actors. The challenge is not only to stop violence and prevent violence from rekindling, but moreover to help countries reset their internal relations on a peaceful path. The indirect, long-term effects of wars further exaggerate this challenge. LÄS MER