Sökning: "nonviolent campaigns"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 uppsatser innehållade orden nonviolent campaigns.
1. We Didn’t Start the Fire… Right? - How external support affects the use of violence in political movements
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Abstract: What explains the use of violence in extra-institutional political campaigns? Domestic groups challenge host states using both nonviolent and violent tactics. While Gandhi’s struggle for India’s independence is perhaps the most famous example of nonviolence, many of today’s bloody civil wars also started out as nonviolent movements. LÄS MER
2. A Gender Perspective on Repression the Effect of Gender-based Violence on the Likelihood of Success for Maximalist Nonviolent Campaigns
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : This thesis investigates how repression in the form of gender-based violence (GBV) towards women in maximalist nonviolent campaigns affect the likelihood of success for the campaigns, as this has been identified as a gap in the previous research. The hypothesis in the paper was that maximalist nonviolent campaigns where women have been subjected to gender-based violence are more likely to succeed than campaigns where women have not been subjected to gender-based violence. LÄS MER
3. ICKEVÅLDSKAMPANJERS MOBILISERINGSSTRATEGIER : En jämförelse av ickevåldskampanjerna Solidaritetsrörelsen och Sammetsrevolutionens mobiliseringar
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This study aims to investigate how two forms of non-violent campaigns, one run by unionsand one without, have arisen. It is investigated by analyzing the mobilization processes of the two campaigns. The materials used in this study is the theoretical framework of Resource Mobilization Theory’s five resource mobilization categories. LÄS MER
4. The Black Knight Rises : A mixed-methods analysis of the impacts of external support to regimes on the success of nonviolent resistance movements
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Nonviolent campaigns often extend beyond national boundaries, attracting the attention and involvement of international actors. However, our understanding of the effects of external support on the outcomes of nonviolent protests remains limited. Existing research mainly focuses on internal factors of success or concentrates on one or few cases. LÄS MER
5. Are Pious Protesters Powerful? : A quantitative analysis assessing the effect of religious support on the success of unarmed civil resistance campaigns
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : There is an ample body of literature which seek to investigate the role of religion in armed conflict. Yet, the role of religion in unarmed civil resistance has not received an equal amount of scholarly attention. LÄS MER