Is the pen still mightier than the sword in the globalised era of mass communication? To find an answer to this question this paper looks into the critical decision-making process of international military interventions. ...

This research seeks to understand how anti-sectarian activism develops in Lebanon’s institutionalized consociational political system, where sectarianism is encroached into all spheres of society. Through a single-case ...

Armenia has a complicated history and a present. Important factors are the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), the occupation and collapse of the Soviet Union, and the (armed) conflict with Azerbaijan ...

This research explores the involvement of former colonizer, France, in Lebanon’s 2020 crisis as the country has faced economic turmoil and a political meltdown, a pandemic and a catastrophic explosion in the capital’s port. ...

In the summer of 2008 violence flared up again in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The media and political attention for the problems in the DRC were at an all-time high. There were two global ...

Since the turmoil in the Arab world started almost four years ago, the number of migrants from countries like Libya and Syria has increased rapidly. Amongst this group of migrants are also former fighters who have committed ...

This thesis looks at the various effects a consociational system can have on a war-torn country such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing primarily on whether the international community is right to propose consociationalism ...

This thesis centers around the limiting factors regarding civil-military coordination (CIMIC) in ‘robust’ UN peacekeeping operations by drawing upon first-hand experiences of Dutch military CIMIC officers during their ...

In Tanzania, stigmatization of people with albinism is an everyday reality that can have dire consequences. This research examines the effects of two radio interventions targeted at spreading information concerning albinism ...

In a globalizing world diasporas have become important forces that play a role in the interactions and relations between countries, regions and continents. Also in contemporary conflicts, conflict resolution and peacebuilding ...