Sökning: "Fighters"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 109 uppsatser innehållade ordet Fighters.

1. 1. PERFORMING NEW FEMININITIES : Representations of YPJ female Kurdish fighters in the British news and in pro-Kurdish online media platforms.

   Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Författare :STAVROULA TERZIDOU; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Kurdish women; YPJ; media; liberation struggle; identity; performativity; militarism; Democratic Confederalism;

   Sammanfattning : The Syrian civil war has been one of the most complex armed confrontations in modern era. In thiscontext, the military participation of Kurdish female fighters of the YPJ Units has received globalmedia coverage. LÄS MER

3. 2. Kombattantstatus hos frivilliggrupper i Ukraina : Rysslands anklagelser om legosoldater - juridik eller retorik?

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Författare :Felix Janson; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Combatant; Mercenary; Russia; Ukraine; Unlawful combatants; Voulenteer fighters; International legion; Azov; Kombattantstatus; Legosoldat; Ryssland; Ukraina; Illegala kombattanter; Frivilliga från utlandet; Internationella Legionen; Azov;

   Sammanfattning : .... LÄS MER

4. 3. Drivers of populism in post-apartheid South Africa : A critical discourse analysis of the Economic Freedom Fighters and AfriForum

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Författare :Josefina Lidman; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Populism; Land reforms; Land expropriation without compensation; EFF; AfriForum; Critical discourse analysis; South Africa;

   Sammanfattning : This research aims to deepen the understanding of drivers of populism by analysing different camps in the debate around land reform, using South Africa as a case. The research is conducted through a critical discourseanalysis (CDA) of two actors that represent different positions in a deeply divided society. LÄS MER

5. 4. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Författare :Maria Maio; [2023]
   Nyckelord :terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

   Sammanfattning : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. LÄS MER

7. 5. Hell Hath No Fury : The Influence of Female Combatants on Conflict Severity

   Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Författare :Amelia Jade Premfors; [2023]
   Nyckelord :female combatants; civil war; conflict intensity; rebel groups; women fighters;

   Sammanfattning : How does the prevalence of female combatants in a rebel group influence conflict severity? Previous research has investigated the impact conflict has on women but has overlooked women’s contributions to conflict. Diverging from this paradigm, recent quantitative research has investigated why women join rebellions, why rebel groups recruit them, and how this affects conflict dynamics and outcomes. LÄS MER