The contours of violence: environment, economy, and polity in African warfare; 2. Arms in Africa's antiquity: patterns and systems of warfare, to the early second millennium CE; 3. The military foundations of state and society, to c.1600; 4. Destruction and construction, c.1600-…
This project investigates the gender assumptions and identities embedded in the conceptualization of peace in the Colombian legal system from 1946 to 1991. Using decolonial feminism and critical discourse analysis as its conceptual and methodological frameworks, this research id…
The politicization of humanitarian aid is one of the most polarizing issues facing the humanitarian sector today. There is a lack of consensus on the suitability and impact that aid politician has on humanitarian response efforts. Traditional humanitarians, known as Dunantists, …
On a surface level, security communities and other international organizations, non-governmental or otherwise, maintain the equal effort on behalf of all member states to reach the common goal of international peace and security. To further the security agenda, practices are put…
Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in post-conflict environments is a practice of long-standing historical significance, but rigorous, outcomes-based research on the topic is relatively rare. Over the millennia of organized warfare, military forces have often been required to en…
This historical case study examines the root of Nigeria’s increase in ethnic agitations for inclusion as a phenomenon bordering on the country’s nation-building challenges. The current ethnic agitations offer narratives similar to the pre-civil war events and they signal dangero…
Esta tesis es una propuesta para usar los memes como fuentes históricas para entender los imaginarios de guerra y paz en el plebiscito de Colombia en el 2016. Desde una perspectiva histórica esta investigación entiende la internet como un archivo, un lugar donde algunos objetos …
This thesis explores the (dis)encounters between youths’ lived experiences and understandings of conflict and violence and the curricular intentions and practices in their schools. Participating youth attend two schools in marginalized urban areas of Colombia that are differentl…
In der deutschen Sprache sind die Begriffe „Opfer“ und „Suendenbock“ doppeldeutig, was in anthropologischen Theorien ueber Ursachen von Gewalt und Krieg dazu gefuehrt hat, dass Loesungen im paedagogischen und politischen Kontext unauffindbar waren, um Gewalt und Krieg zu beenden…
The purpose of this current project is to train believers to develop self-made relational evangelism models to use in their own local Islamic contexts. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied and analyzed through interviews and surveys. The result of the analysis …
Climate change came to the international security agenda in 2007: the United Nations Security Council held its first debate on the topic, and the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) discussed for the first time the linkages betw…
Many different factors contribute to the sustainment of peace within countries post-conflict. Though these factors are often context-specific and differ per the conflict at hand, research has demonstrated that when addressed properly some factors repeatedly produce a positive ou…
This thesis focuses on the current situation in the ethnically divided society in Vukovar – the town that suffered heavy destruction during the civil war in the 1990’s. Specific focus will be applied on everyday practices ordinary citizens implement and engage in making a politi…
The U.S government has for many years extended rhetorical and material support for civil society organizations in many developing country contexts. Part of this support is justified on the basis that it reduces civil conflicts and political violence. This dissertation features t…