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1. 6. Terrorist Threats in Scandinavia: A comparative study of the most significant terrorist threats in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway between 2001-2022

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Ulrikke Dyrholm; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Terrorist threats; intelligence agencies; Scandinavia; securitization theory; threat assessment; Law and Political Science;

   Sammanfattning : The Scandinavian countries have neither been a focus area in terrorism nor intelligence studies, even though the Scandinavian intelligence agencies perceive the terrorist threats as rather present in their countries. This thesis aims to examine the similarities and differences within the assessment of the most significant terrorist threats in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway between 2001-2022 based on the threat assessment reports published by the Scandinavian intelligence agencies. LÄS MER

3. 7. Children as Soldiers and Rebel-CRSV : A quantitative analysis of rebel-inflicted CRSV and the effect of using children as combatants

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

   Författare :Anna Wadén; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Child Soldiers; conflict-related sexual violence; CRSV; child recruitment; rebel groups;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines how the use of children specifically as soldiers could affect the likelihood of rebel-inflicted conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Previous scholars have examined the relationship between rebel groups’ overall recruitment of children and violence against civilians or CRSV, making this a previously unexplored area. LÄS MER

4. 8. Successful Social Reintegration in Urban Settings : What does it mean and what explains its variation?

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

   Författare :Elina Francesca Rivera; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Social Reintegration; Urban Settings; Fear; Organized Armed Groups; Ex-combatants; Bogota; Medellin; Paramilitaries;

   Sammanfattning : What does “success” mean for social reintegration of ex-combatants in urban settings? Although reintegration of former fighters has been at the center of academic and policy discourse for achieving peace, limited attention has been paid to unraveling how social reintegration processes occur and how they are impacted in urban contexts. This thesis studies the specific issue of successful social reintegration in urban contexts and asks why it evidences higher levels of success in some urban settings than others. LÄS MER

5. 9. More harm than good? : Exploring the effects of targeted sanctions on rebel groups' violence against civilians

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

   Författare :Amanda Löfström; [2022]
   Nyckelord :targeted sanctions; UN sanctions; violence against civilians; UNITA; RUF;

   Sammanfattning : Targeted sanctions have become a commonly used conflict management tool over the last decades. Yet, operating in the state-centric context, previous research has highlighted the unintended negative effects of the instrument. What remains understudied is the effects of targeted sanctions on rebel groups' behavior. LÄS MER

7. 10. Framing the YPG and YPJ : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Orientalist and Liberal Feminist Portrayals in United States’ Media and Politics

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Författare :Råvan Talani; [2022]
   Nyckelord :YPG; YPJ; Orientalism; Postcolonial Feminism; Jineology; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses media portrayal of the People's Protection Units (YPG) and the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) in US media by making use of Fairclough’s three-dimensional model of critical discourse analysis. The thesis investigates if these portrayals have been used as a justification by the United States White House to intervene militarily in the conflict in Rojava. LÄS MER