Sökning: "Small Arms and Light Weapons"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden Small Arms and Light Weapons.
1. Can Streams of Weapons Create Waves of Violence Between Farmers and Herders? : A qualitative case study on the role of Small Arms and Light Weapons in conflicts between farmers and herders
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : This paper empirically examines the relationship between the circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and its effect on farmer-herder conflicts, particularly the risk of escalation. Researchers have emphasised the role of these weapons that are being frequently used in communal conflicts across several African countries. LÄS MER
2. European Union Membership: A Blockade for Arms Dealers? : A qualitative analysis of the membership's effect on the illicit trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : This paper empirically examines the relationship between the European Union (EU) membership and its effect on the level of illicit trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons. Researchers have emphasised cooperation with the EU and similar organisations as a key to reducing the illicit trade in arms. LÄS MER
3. Weapons on the Weak : The impact of Small Arms and Major Conventional Weapons Imports on the Intentional Targeting of Civilians in Intrastate Conflicts
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Academics and practitioners often assume that arms and violence against civilians are positively correlated. Existing research on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and major conventional weapons (MCW) imports, however, find that arms are a weak explanatory factor for intrastate violence. LÄS MER
4. Kärnvapen och SALW – två hotbilder i konflikt?: En idéanalytisk granskning av FN:s nedrustningspolicy i relation till ett breddat och fördjupat säkerhetsperspektiv.
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : Measures against nuclear weapons are prioritized on the international disarmament agenda although Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) continue to kill more people. This is the starting-point of this thesis with the purpose to problematize hegemonic ideas about security. LÄS MER
5. Light Weapons - Heavy Problems : A study on the impact of international treaties on domestic security
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Not enough focus has been put on causes of security in previous research; this thesis contributes by addressing this gap by exploring the potential impacts of international measures on domestic security, and aims to answer the research question: How can international treaties exert an impact on domestic security? The level of security prior to ratification of a UN’ treaty aiming to increase security by addressing the proliferation of illicit firearms; the Firearms Protocol, is compared to five years after ratification, to explore whether the hypothesis in this thesis finds any support: a state which has ratified the Firearms Protocol should have experienced an increase in security domestically. The argument is that international treaties exert an impact on domestic security through norm internalization in two steps; elite transformation and domestic empowerment. LÄS MER
