Sökning: "Terrorism root causes"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden Terrorism root causes.

  1. 1. Youth Radicalization and Violent Extremism in North-East Nigeria: An Assessment of Risk Factors and Government’s Responses

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Edwin Ocheli; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Radicalization; Deradicalization; Youths; Boko Haram; Terrorism; Violent Extremist; Disengagement;

    Sammanfattning : This study assesses the problem of youth radicalization and violent extremism in the northeast region of Nigeria. The study aimed to identify and explain the major factors that make these youths in the region vulnerable to the radical ideologies of Boko Haram, how these factors have interacted and resulted in them being sympathetic to terrorism in the region or being actively involved in the act. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Terror’s Motor : How Shame and Humiliation Turn the Spiral of Violence

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Jana Mariella Jakob; [2016]
    Nyckelord :shame; humiliation; perpetual dignity; human rights; terrorism; radicalisation; extremism; violence; punishment;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the role of shame and humiliation as root causes of violence. The author focuses on violent far-right and Islamist extremism, but in order to gain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon, even gang violence and criminality are investigated. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Security Dilemma of the Wider Black Sea Region : With a Focus on Russia, the United States of America, and Romania

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

    Författare :Claudiu-Nicolae Sonda; [2015]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The topic of this paper revolves around the security environment of the wider Black Sea region, with a focus on three protagonist states, and an alliance: Russia, the United States of America, Romania, and NATO. This work comes as a response to the normative demand of avoiding an inter-state conflict in this part of the world, an area already characterized by deep mistrust, frozen conflicts, separatist movements, transnational organized crime, terrorism, and great-power struggle between holders of nuclear capabilities. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Poor choices : An empirical study of terrorism in Europe during the economic crisis

    Magister-uppsats, Försvarshögskolan

    Författare :Daniel Frisk; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Terrorism; economic crisis; Europe; root causes; categorisation; terrorist groups; Portugal; Ireland; Italy; Greece; Spain;

    Sammanfattning : This study deals with empirical collection and analysis regarding terrorist attacks in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain during the Economic crisis and the effects of the economic crisis on certain types of terrorist groups. The aim of the study is to contribute empirically to the “root causes” debate within Terrorism studies. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Playing it Safe? The Costs and Adverse Effects of Counterterrorism.

    L2-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Författare :David Öhnell; [2009]
    Nyckelord : War on Terror ; Human Rights; United Nations; Mänskliga rättigheter; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this paper is to evaluate international counterterrorism efforts to estimate their costs and potential adverse effects over time. An underlying presumption of the study is that flawed counterterrorism measures to some extent are counterproductive, and building on this idea a comparison is made between the distinguishing features of the 'War on Terror' and an alternative model in the form of The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. LÄS MER