Sökning: "territorial behavior"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 19 uppsatser innehållade orden territorial behavior.
1. The quest of a defeated Self - understanding identity management in post-Soviet Russia
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : A certain volatility in regard to Russia’s relationship to the West has characterized international political space since 1991. If Gorbachev and Yeltsin succeeded in negating the Soviet Russian past to thus attempt to make possible an integration with the value community of Western civilizations, Putin has conducted a strategy that initially seemed to be aimed at securing global multipolarity and internationally governing principles of Westphalian sovereignty, non-intervention and territorial integrity. LÄS MER
2. The Rise of a Great Wall of Sand in the South China Sea - A Qualitative Idea Analysis on How China Has Demonstrated Its Assertiveness Over the South China Sea during Xi Jinping's Second Term as President of China
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis investigates how China has demonstrated its assertiveness in the South China Sea throughout Xi Jinping's second presidential term, from March 2018 to March 2023. Employing the theoretical framework of Offensive Realism, the thesis seeks to unravel the motivations behind China's assertiveness in the South China Sea, contributing to a nuanced understanding of its strategic behavior and geopolitical objectives in the region. LÄS MER
3. Testing the Dear Enemy Hypothesis in a group-living cichlid fish : Dear Enemy relationships in Neolamprologus multifasciatus in Lake Tanganyika
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapSammanfattning : The dear enemy effect is a widespread behavioral phenomenon that promotes selective pacifism in order to minimize costs of territorial defense. The dear enemy hypothesis predicts heightened aggression towards unfamiliar conspecifics compared to familiar neighbors where territorial boundaries are established. LÄS MER
4. The Effects of Territorial Availability on Large-Scale Criminal Violence: Addressing the Elephant in the Room
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : Large-scale criminal violence (LCV) as a phenomenon has had little academic discussion despite its large effects in the lives of thousands of people around the world, with regions such as Latin America being particularly affected by it. Despite the extensive literature on civil conflicts on one hand, and criminal and gang behavior on the other, there is still an important gap on the causes of violence perpetrated by organized criminal actors. LÄS MER
5. Militarization: A Witch's War Brew? : How military power affects authoritarian regimes' behavior
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningSammanfattning : The effect of regime type on conflict onset is a well-studied phenomenon, and various studies have found that variance in regime type, and within regime types, affects conflict onset. For instance, militarization in autocracies seems to be linked with increased risk of initiating conflict. LÄS MER
