Sökning: "organized violence"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden organized violence.
1. Exile Warriors : Violence and Community among Hutu Rebels in the eastern Congo
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is an anthropological study of war and violence in the volatile eastern territories of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ethnographic focus is on one of the largest rebel groups currently operating in the Congo conflicts, the Hutu-dominated Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). LÄS MER
2. Hot, våld och emotionellt arbete på de särskilda ungdomshemmen : Personalens berättelser
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to describe how staff working at secure units define violence, the ways in which they say violence affects them emotionally, and the ways they emotionally handle violence. The secure units (särskilda ungdomshem) are managed by the Swedish National Board of Institutional care (Statens Institutionsstyrlese, SiS). LÄS MER
3. Climate, Conflict and Coping Capacity : The Impact of Climate Variability on Organized Violence
Sammanfattning : Understanding the conflict potential of climate variability is critical for assessing and dealing with the societal implications of climate change. Yet, it remains poorly understood under what circumstances – and how – extreme weather events and variation in precipitation patterns affect organized violence. LÄS MER
4. 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
5. Partner violence during pregnancy, psychosocial factors and child outcomes in Nicaragua
Sammanfattning : The objectives of the thesis was to explore partner violence during pregnancy in Nicaragua – its prevalence and characteristics, how women perceive, understand and cope with it, its association with specific child outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth, and possible pathways. A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted with 478 pregnant women and for a sub-sample of 147 salivary cortisol was measured. LÄS MER