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Studien undersöker situationen i Bosnien och Hercegovina gällande nationella minoriteters politiska rättigheter. Problematiken som uppstår i landet är att det politiska systemet är etniskt baserad och det är endast de tre konstituerade folkgrupperna; bosniaker, serber och kroater som är berättigade till att inneha maktpositionerna i regeringen. Nationella minoriteterna utesluts från beslutsprocess
Den här uppsatsen söker att kartlägga kopplingen mellan klimatförändringar, migration och konflikt. Till detta ändamål genomförs en djupgående fallstudie över de bakomliggande orsakerna till EZLN:s uppror 1994 i Chiaps, Mexiko. Studien applicerar den av Reuveny framtagna modellen över vilka omständigheter som ökar risken för att konflikt uppstår i en mottagarregion efter en större migrationsvåg, o
The meaning of security has transformed due to the emergence of alternative security perspectives after the cold war, promoting the need for a security agenda centred around the individual. Since its popularization in the 1990s, the concept of human security has been characterized by debates regarding its relevance and what it should entail. As an important actor in maintaining peace and security,
Denna uppsatsen undersöker begreppet statslöshet i en världsstruktur där fokus ligger på att erhållande av nationalitet är essentiellt vid infriande av mänskliga rättigheter. Efter andra världskriget blev många statslösa och därför undersöker jag i denna uppsats begreppet statslöshets innebörd i dokumenten från International Law Commission under 1952-1954. Jag jämför begreppets innebörd från ovans
Why do some individuals travel to foreign land to join violent extremist groups? This thesis aims to fill the research gap on foreign fighters and their reasons to travel abroad, focusing on one of the countries most affected by this phenomenon; Sweden. Additionally, this thesis intends to counter the fixation on Islamist foreign fighters, which tend to make foreign fighters a product of Muslims.
In recent years, terror attacks have been a common occurrence and topic of conversation in Europe. After attacks struck countries such as Sweden, United Kingdom and France, state leaders have spoken out, providing strategies to move forward and measures to be taken against terror. Those speeches and statements represent a top-level discourse on terrorism in each country and constructs public under
This study has the ambition to illuminate the relationship between peacekeeping and peacemaking. J.Michael Greig and Paul F. Diehl found in their study “Peacekeeping-Peacemaking dilemma” an interesting connection between the presence of a peacekeeping force and the failure of peacemaking process. This study will explore the connection between peacekeeping and a peace process through a qualitative
Studien syftar till att undersöka tomrummet mellan Försvarsmaktens riktlinjer och soldaternas uppfattningar av Försvarsmaktens genusarbete och hur tomrummet yttrar sig i praktiken. Studiens metod utgörs av en feministisk kritisk diskursanalys baserad på Faircloughs tredimensionella analysverktyg och materialet omfattas av Försvarsmaktens Handbok Gender och intervjuer av soldater. Studien visar att
Through the use of discourse analysis, this study examines how Russian identity claims have changed during increased tension with the West and to what extent it is noticed in the political arena of the Winter Olympics. The material consists of speeches and statements from leaders in the Russian government and the theoretical framework is based on Iver Neumann’s and Tzvetan Todorov’s theories on Ot
Sweden’s dark past concerning their treatment of its indigenous people is rarely discussed. The ILO C169 has still not been ratified and the Swedish State continues to receive criticism for its lack of effectively addressing the Sami people’s situation. Through a qualitative case study and using Galtung’s theory of nuanced violence it is evident that the Swedish State’s treatment of the Sami peop
This paper is about the issue of responsibility for forcefully displaced in conflict. It highlights the issue of responsibility in regard to forcefully displaced persons as portrayed by the International Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The subject for analysis is IDMC’s report submitted year 2006, which is a summary of forced displacement’s causes and consequences in the Eritrea and Ethiopia conflict (1
This paper examines the discourse regarding The Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The study is focused around eight articles from 2017 in which the European Court of Human Rights dynamic interpretation of the Euro-pean Convention of Human Rights is either questioned or defended. In choosing these articles the study focuses on including both politicians and
The peacebuilding phenomenon has come to dominate the peace and security research spectra. Questions concerning what defines a successful peacebuilding mission and how to get there, is consequently widely debated. In this study a new theoretical framework is therefore developed, with the aim to try to outline some key concepts that are important to incorporate in peacebuilding missions. With outse
The global water crisis demands a new way of assessing water management, especially because of its role in previous as well as ongoing conflicts. In the last three decades, we have witnessed a wave of water management privatisation. The effects of this widespread privatisation have been varied and some are still unknown. This thesis aims to understand what elements of water management privatisatio
Political leaders affect the ordinary citizen´s perception of the world, making them important to study in relation to the upsurge of tension and conflict. In this specific thesis the focus is on how The Indian Express frames the discourses of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India concerning the relationship between Hindus, minorities and Non-Hindus. The analysis is done through an interrelate
Den här uppsatsen undersöker hur skandalen kring Benny Fredriksson har förändrats efter hans bortgång. Rapportering via digitala medier gör det lätt att sprida information och slagkraftiga rubriker blir allt viktigare för att utmärka sig i mediebruset. En offentlig person som gör ett snedsteg hamnar ofta i fokus för dessa rubriker, vilket var fallet med Benny Fredriksson. För att få en förståelse
In the spring of 2011, the populations in Libya and Syria rose against their governments, taking part in what would become known as the Arab Spring. The similarities of the two countries’ situations were striking, however the international response to the burgeoning crises diverged greatly. This study has tried to explain how – rather than why – interventions are motivated from discourse by lookin
I denna kandidatuppsats undersöks hur det civila samhällets roll i demokratiseringspro-cesser uttrycks i svenska biståndsstrategier med särskilt fokus på Turkiet. Det empiriska materialet som valts består av två mer generella policyer och ett med regionalt fokus. Mitt teoretiska ramverk bygger på tidigare forskning om ämnet som har inspirerat en kategori-seringsmatris bestående av fem olika kategoThis bachelor thesis investigates how civil society’s role in democratization processes is expressed in Swedish aid policies with specific focus on Turkey. The empirical material selected consists of two more general policies and one with a regional focus. My theoretical framework is based on previous research about the subject which have inspired a categorization matrix consisting of five differe
While the international community spends enormous amounts of money engaging in peacebuilding efforts, scholars are increasing questioning what effect this actually has on the development of peace. Despite extensive economic contributions to post-conflict societies with the hope of ensuring peace, little development on the ground has been recorded. This raises a question of why provision of economi
Den här uppsatsen undersöker varför individer tar avstånd från sociala medier i en tid där medier har blivit en del av vår kultur och vårt samhälle. Den ämnar även att behandla deras syn på medieanvändning och kommunikation. För att kunna ta del av människors privata och personliga anledningar till frånkoppling gjordes kvalitativa intervjuer med fem individer. Ett snöbollsurval användes för att vi
