This thesis examines the impact COVID-19 has had on abortion access in two nations, Malta and the United States of America. It analyses this impact through examining the relationship between law and society, basic human ...
The literature on music and conflict transformation has grown in recent years, providing a
look at the myriad ways in which music can foment violent conflict, promote resilience in
the midst of conflict, and facilitate ...
This thesis discusses the significance and impact of the EU Race Directive. The author examines the transposition and implementation of the EU Race Directive in Malta due to its shifting demographics and increasing diversity. ...
Ethnic identity was defined “as a constructed expression, communicated through textual description, symbols, public displays, rituals, and other practices, which is intended to act or differentiate a group from other ...
The study explores the meaning and practice of reflection among peacebuilding professionals. Although originally it intended to focus on the concept of reflexivity and the benefits of incorporating it into practice, the ...
This study investigates the use of territory by the Islamic State (IS). Specifically, it looks
at how the IS utilizes the caliphate to fulfill their destructive purposes as a terrorist group.
Previous literature highlights ...
As the world is constantly being reshaped by various and numerous factors, the resurfacing and/or development of arising core issues has been inevitable; concepts of slavery and colonialism remain to find new shapes, forms, ...
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented public health crisis that intensified
inequalities worldwide. Pandemics should not allow for neglecting or diminishing human
rights, but rather incorporate the rights of all ...
The following research attempts to answer the question “how has Russia (and the USSR prior to the 1991) navigated its membership in and termination of the INF treaty?”
The case study in question is represented by the ...
In September 2019, the Government of Malta announced a public consultation to inform the reform of sex work related policies in Malta (MEAE, 2019). A number of stakeholders proposed policy recommendations to the reform, ...
The nuances of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are significantly overlooked in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) theory and practice. The incomplete framing of SGBV in PACS scholarship and curriculum effectually ...
Empathy is often invoked in the language of conflict analysis and resolution, but rarely
examined fully or exclusively. I seek to add gravity to our field's conceptualization of
empathy by asking a group of practitioners ...
The small island nation of Singapore is home to nearly six million people. Dubbed the ‘melting pot’ of Asia there are a multitude of different ethnicities represented within the populations make up. As of the previous ...
With Afghanistan re-gaining headlines in the media as the United States Government and Taliban insurgency hammer out a peace deal, a spike in domestic immigrant politics, and a rise in global recognition of the power of ...
This thesis explores the ways in which the politically ambiguous status of the former Soviet grey zones allows Russia to exert influence over Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova. Literature review and case studies indicate that ...
This thesis utilizes narrative and social identity theories, as well as research
around the social impact of stereotyping, shame, and humiliation to evaluate the
narratives of twenty-seven currently incarcerated men ...
This thesis examines the conditions leading to the collaboration between the Red Shirts and the Yellow Shirts in Chiang Mai, Thailand through what is known as “Peaceful Homeland Network: PHN” during high tension of political ...
This thesis is an exploration of forgiveness in the aftermath of IPV. It argues that forgiveness plays a paradoxical role in the life of IPV victims, and identifies a specific rhetorical use of forgiveness that the author ...
Recognizing the fact that shifts in communications technologies can fundamentally restructure the way in which members of society relate with one another, this study is focused on the analysis of the interactional patterns ...
Chinese-Indonesian communities are experiencing identity crises from socio-normative anti-Chinese sentiment and discrimination. Since the conclusion of the Suharto administration, Chinese-Indonesian populations are publicly ...