Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Conflict"
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Cyclical Violence in Jonglei State: The Deadly Shift in the Practice of Cattle Raiding
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)One of the greatest post-conflict problems in South Sudan, which has emerged as a threat to the nation’s security, has been the deadly clashes between tribes during cattle raids. This thesis examines why cattle raiding ... -
Emotion, Perception and Strategy in Conflict Analysis and Resolution
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Theoretical procedures are developed to account for the effect of emotion and perception in strategic conflict. The <em>possibility principle</em> facilitates modeling the effects of emotions on future scenarios contemplated ... -
Goal Models: A Lay Theory Perspective
(University of Waterloo, 2018-07-16)Successful pursuit of multiple goals (e.g., health, career, family goals) is critical to personal well-being and social prosperity. However, despite significant research on how people manage single goals or even dynamics ... -
A Region in Transition: The Role of Networks, Capitals and Conflicts in the Rainy River District, Ontario.
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-15)This research analyzed declining resource-based communities in the Rainy River District, Ontario, that is typical of the Canadian middle north, and explored their central features using several qualitative and participatory ... -
Securing the Northern Region of Ghana? Development Aid and Security Interventions
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-16)This dissertation offers a perspective through which we can explore the processes of joint development and security interventions in conflict-prone regions. In employing the experiences of the Northern Region of Ghana as ...