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21	Defying Human Security : The Commodification of Migrants in Contemporary Libya Giannattasio Nobres, Gabriela January 2019 (has links) The world-system today promotes inequalities between and within states through the maintenance and strengthening of uneven and hierarchical global relations established by colonialism. The reinforcement of colonial structures has unfolded into neocolonial relations in the post-colonial world, explaining the underdevelopment and marginalization of former colonies in the world-system today, and why many African countries largely experience internal instability on several fronts, revealing how individuals from these states tend to experience some sort of human insecurity. This scenario is permissive to the development of the new wars – representing a different perspective on the patterns of violence and war of contemporaneity – and the new global war economy and its parallel economy. It is from this context that the commodification of migrants happens, challenging and often defying migrants’ access to human rights andhuman security. The present study is therefore primarily a theoretical research and an empirical investigation on the commodification of migrants in contemporary Libya, sustained by four main theoretical frameworks and the analysis of selected secondary materials from international organizations and NGOs. This study aims at addressing the different forms of commodification of migrants in Libya today and who are the actors that control these markets and benefit from the commodification of human life. This analysis evidences the contradiction between the bleak reality of migrants in contemporary Libya and the applicability of the normative concepts of human securityand migrants’ rights. Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap Other Humanities not elsewhere specified Övrig annan humaniora Other Social Sciences Annan samhällsvetenskap
22	Alternative Pathways to Peace and Development in Rural Chiapas, Mexico Hollinger, Keith H. 01 July 2011 (has links) The concept of peacebuilding holds enormous importance for international relations, particularly in regions facing impending violent conflict and those recovering from such conflict. However, in order for peacebuilding to be a viable alternative to traditional peace operations, scholars and practitioners need to have a shared understanding of what peacebuilding is and what goals it hopes to achieve, in addition to fluid strategies for implementation. This dissertation seeks to identify strategies for building sustainable peace through sustainable community development and democratization. Using a qualitative metasynthesis of five ethnographies conducted in Chiapas Mexico, this dissertation develops mid-range theories, or strategies, for building peace in Chiapas and in regions experiencing low-intensity conflict more generally. These strategies are based upon the development of Pluriethnic collective governance at the local level in regions that are experiencing low-intensity conflict related to indigenous communities. / Ph. D. Peacebuilding Mestizaje Zapatismo bottom-up peace peace operations peacekeeping sustainable peace counterinsurgency warfare low intensity conflict new wars rebellion conflict analysis conflict prevention disaster management Chiapas Mexico EZLN Zapatistas IndÃgenas indigenous campesinos peasants economic development community resilience resilient communities sustainable development bottom-up development collective development collective democracy democratization sustainable democracy indigenismo

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Defying Human Security : The Commodification of Migrants in Contemporary Libya

Alternative Pathways to Peace and Development in Rural Chiapas, Mexico