Sökning: "Swedish foreign fighters"

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  1. 1. Krigsförbrytare, terrorister eller bägge? - Om förhållandet mellan krigsförbrytelse och terroristbrottslighet

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Författare :Fatima Selander; [2020]
    Nyckelord :folkrätt; straffrätt; EU-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : Even though Sweden has not been at war for more than 200 years, Swedish courts have since the turn of the century had to deal with cases involving war crimes. Swedish courts are faced with difficult questions in connection with the prosecution of, among others, Swedish citizens who has travelled to conflict areas, such as Syria and Iraq, and participated in the warfare. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Returning Foreign Fighters to Denmark & Sweden: The Enemies of the State?

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies

    Författare :Cianna Flyger; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Islamic state; foreign fighters; Denmark; Sweden; policy; discourses; critical security studies; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Denmark and Sweden, as the rest of Europe, face a dilemma of whether to repatriate their citizens who travelled to the so-called Islamic State, from the wretched refugee camps in Syria and Iraq after its fall, and how to deal with those already returned. This thesis examines the two countries’ policy-approaches and discourses to the issue of foreign fighters (FF’s) through a comparative case study, mainly focusing on Denmark, and empirical analysis of statements on FF’s from key political actors, using the social scientific method of critical discourse analysis. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Leaving Home to Join Extremist Violence - Framing of Swedish far-right & Islamist foreign fighters’ reasons to travel abroad to join violent extremist groups

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Yrsa Axelsson; [2018]
    Nyckelord :Swedish foreign fighters; radicalisation; far-right; Islamist; Frame Theory; frame resonance; frame analysis; Syria; Ukraine; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Kriminalisering av terrorresor - En undersökning av Sveriges förpliktelser enligt FN-stadgan

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

    Författare :Elin Andersson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Folkrätt; Terrorism; Terrorresa; Terroristbrott; Utländska terroriststridande; Rekryteringslagen; Terroristbrottslagen; Mänskliga rättigheter; Rättssäkerhetsprincipen; FN-stadgan; Law and Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : The Security Council has characterized terrorism as one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. To counteract the intensity and longevity of the current conflicts, there has in the international community occurred a need of preventing further persons (foreign terrorist fighters) from joining the conflict-affected areas. LÄS MER

  5. 5. The news framing of the ‘Syria Fighters’in Sweden : A frame analysis of Swedish Newspapers

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Viktor Johansson; [2017]
    Nyckelord :Foreign fighters; Syria fighters; Terrorism; Frame analysis; Framing Theory; Swedish; Dutch; Flemish; Newspapers; Media.;

    Sammanfattning : This study examines the framing of Syria fighters in Swedish newspapers during selected time periods of 2016 and 2017. Syria Fighters refer to individuals who travel to Syria to join the ongoing conflict, an occurrence commonly known as Foreign Fighters. LÄS MER