"This book gives a detailed historical analysis of nationbuilding processes and how these are closely linked to statebuilding and to issues of war crime, gender and sexuality, and marginalization of minority groups. With a focus on the Indian subcontinent, the author demonstrate…
The length, scale, and intensity of the Afghan conflict distinguish it from other conflicts worldwide. This qualitative, interdisciplinary dissertation explored violence in everyday life and constitution of memory, as experienced and encountered in the life of Afghans during the…
This dissertation consists of three essays on the economic cost of armed conflict. The first essay focuses on the impact of an armed conflict on children's health. The exposure to violence in utero and early in life has adverse impacts on children's age-adjusted height. Using th…
Many of the recent armed conflicts have taken place in cities of the Developing World. In the resulting emergency situations, water supply and sanitation are among the most essential services to restore. They form part of the urban services available to the city dwellers that ar…
Multitud: guerra y democracia en la era del imperio
by Hardt, Michael, Negri, Antonio
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Examines empire networks throughout history and in the present day, arguing that key issues within the new world order may enable significant social transformation and global democracy.
The thesis deals with the Iraq-Iran War throughout the period September 1980 to October 1983. It attempts to trace the causes of the war and examines various hypotheses regarding its outbreak: for example, that the war was a result of territorial differences and historical hosti…
This study investigates the relationship between education aid and security (goals, understandings, and discourses) in conflict-affected and post-conflict states, using Michel Foucault's archaeological and genealogical analytical methods. I used a comparative historical (archaeo…
La intensificación del conflicto civil colombiano tuvo como una de sus peores consecuencias el desplazamiento forzado. El propósito de este trabajo es estudiar el impacto del desplazamiento forzado en el sector agrícola colombiano. Con este fin, se estudiaron las características…
Masquerades of war
by Sylvester, Christine, Baaz, Maria Eriksson
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What is lawfare? -- Strategic dimensions -- Tactics -- Paradigmatic lawfare case studies -- In conclusion : a point of departure. "This book examines one of the most emblematic case of lawfare today: the criminal prosecution of former Brazilian President Lula. The authors argue…
"This book examines one of the most emblematic case of lawfare today: the criminal prosecution of former Brazilian President Lula. The authors argue that Lawfare is not just a slogan or a game at the service of any one political ideology. Rather, it has to do with a complex, mul…
"This book examines one of the most emblematic case of lawfare today: the criminal prosecution of former Brazilian President Lula. The authors argue that Lawfare is not just a slogan or a game at the service of any one political ideology. Rather, it has to do with a complex, mul…