[pt] As operações de manutenção da paz da ONU surgiram no contexto da Guerra Fria, concebidas, basicamente como forças militares de interposição, com a função de monitorar cessar-fogos entre as partes adversárias em conflitos interestatais. As mudanças operadas no contexto normativo internacional pós Guerra Fria forneceram as bases para o surgimento das operações de paz multidimensionais, voltadas para a resolução de conflitos intra-estatais, através da implementação de acordos de paz entre as partes. Com uma multiplicidade funções e componentes, a atuação dessas missões passou a englobar a reconstrução institucional de estados pós-conflitos. O presente estudo tem como objetivo examinar o processo de institucionalização de um quadro de referência para as operações de paz multidimensionais, contendo princípios, normas e procedimentos gerais orientadores das suas atividades nos campos de direitos humanos, polícia civil e assistência eleitoral. O argumento central é o de que este quadro de referência é o resultado das interações entre o Secretariado e os Estados membros da ONU. É, também, o produto do impacto que os contextos normativos dentro e fora da estrutura onusiana têm nas identidades e nas preferências destes atores acerca das políticas da organização na área de atuação em foco. Neste estudo enfatizamos o papel do burocracia onusiana como ator neste processo. / [en] The UN peacekeeping operations emerged in the context of the Cold War. They were basically conceived as military interposition forces, to monitor cease-fires between parties in interstates conflicts. After the Cold War the normative changes in the international context provided for the emergence of the UN multidimensional peace operations. These operations were aimed at the resolution of intrastate conflicts, by means of the assistance on the implementation of peace agreements between the parties. With multiple functions, as well as components, the purposes of these new missions included the post-conflict reconstruction of states. The objective of this study is to examine the process of institutionalization of a framework for the UN multidimensional peace operations, including principles, norms and guidelines for the fulfillment of their tasks in the fields of human rights, civilian police and electoral assistance. The central argument here is that the current framework is the result of the interactions between the UN Secretariat and the member states. It is also the product of the impact of the normative contexts outside and within the UN structure on the identities and preferences of the actors concerning the policies of the Organization in the area in focus. The role of the UN bureaucracy in this process is emphasized in this study.

[pt] Esta pesquisa pretende analisar o cumprimento - ou não - de normas internacionais por parte dos Estados. Mais especificamente, a aquiescência aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio (ODMs) por parte do Brasil e os mecanismos que a Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) utiliza para promovêla. Utilizamos como referencial teórico as duas correntes tradicionais do instrumental teórico de aquiescência - enforcement e management -, a fim de identificar que mecanismos a ONU utiliza para promover o cumprimento dos ODMs. Em especial, pretendemos destacar no estudo de caso se o Brasil cumpre, ou não, os ODMs, e para tal propósito escolhemos um ODM em específico como objeto de estudo empírico: ODM nº. 7 - Garantir a sustentabilidade ambiental. / [en] This research aims to analyze the fulfillment - or not - of international norms by the states. The research analyzes more specifically the compliance with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by Brazil and which mechanisms the United Nations (UN) uses to promote it. For theoretical reference, we used the two views of the traditional theory of compliance - enforcement and management - to identify mechanisms that the UN uses to promote the fulfillment of the MDGs. In particular, we wanted to highlight in this case study if Brazil meets, or not, the MDGs, and for this purpose we chose a specific MDG as subject for empirical study: MDG. nº 7 - Ensure environmental sustainability.

This study is about how the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter writes about apartheid in South Africa in the years of 1948 to 1994. The newspaper's digital archive has been investigated to achieve this purpose. Sweden has become known for its commitment to abolishing apartheid, and this paper finds out if this is in line with how the Swedish press writes about apartheid. The result shows that Dagens Nyheter was consistently opposed to apartheid, and reporting largely depends on the system being unacceptable in a civilized world. Commitment extends across many levels of society, and the workforce on Dagens Nyheter takes a stand despite the fact that the newspaper is called independent liberal. It turns out that many players get space in the newspaper   This civilized world like Sweden and other parts of the western world wants South Africa to be included seems to be determined in advance. This is explained by postcolonial theory.

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Ingeniero Civil / En el presente trabajo de título se investiga, se estudia y analiza el desarrollo de los proyectos de viviendas realizados por Un Techo Para Chile bajo la normativa legal y técnica de la construcción de vivienda social de nuestro país. El enfoque primordial es el estudio de los tiempos y de los plazos empleados en los proyectos que la fundación ha desarrollado y tiene en desarrollo, considerando como diagnóstico preliminar, que el tiempo que se utiliza para llevarlos a cabo y entregarlos a los beneficiados, es excesivo. La carga social que poseen, al ser proyectos financiados por el estado y en directo beneficio de los sectores socioeconómicamente más desfavorecidos de nuestro país, y siendo la fundación una de los más grandes entes de gestión de este tipo de proyectos, convierten el presente estudio en un trabajo necesario y de interés, siendo esto, la principal fuente de motivación. El trabajo se basó en la investigación de los tiempos empleados en la realización de los proyectos y en descubrir las causas de estas duraciones, ya sean bajas o excesivas. A partir de estos resultados se realizan propuestas de mejora, implementación de herramientas y cambios a la gestión de Un Techo Para Chile y al marco legal que rige estos procesos. Se utiliza en el desarrollo de la investigación, del análisis y de las propuestas, bases teóricas y prácticas, las primeras derivadas de distintas literaturas, en especial Benchamarking y Lean Construction y las segundas obtenidas de la experiencia compartida por los profesionales de la institución. Se encuentran falencias y fortalezas en la gestión de la fundación, esperando que con las propuestas se pueda mejorar lo desfavorable y potenciar las buenas prácticas, para que se marque un precedente de análisis y mejora en el Área de Vivienda Definitiva y que se convierta en un proceso continuo en el tiempo. Con este trabajo de título se aporta a la gestión de la fundación, logrando disminuir los tiempos de gestión de los proyectos y así apoyar en la gran misión estatal, compartida con Un Techo Para Chile, de acabar con los campamentos y la extrema precariedad habitacional en que viven miles de familias chilenas.

Ce manuscrit présente les travaux menés pour proposer un flot de conception permettant d’implanter des processeurs RISP dans un circuit reprogrammable (FPGA). Après une description des différentes solutions envisageables pour réaliser des prototypes dans le domaine du traitement d’image, ce document décrit une méthode qui consiste à générer des modèles matériels de processeurs destinés au traitement d’images, avec des opérateurs taillés sur une application donnée. Un ensemble d’expérimentations utilisant des algorithmes courants permet d’évaluer les performances du flot de conception proposé. Le prototypage rapide d’un système biométrique sans contact, basé sur la reconnaissance de paumes a été aussi réalisé sur la plateforme de test. / This manuscript presents work to propose a development cycle to establish RISP processors in a reprogrammable chip (FPGA). After a description of the various possible solutions to produce image processing prototypes, this document describes a method which consists in generating hardware models of processor target to image processing, with operators just for a given application. Test with a set of common algorithm makes evaluate the performances of the design cycle proposed. Rapid prototyping of a contact less biometric system, based on palmprint recognition, is also realized on the test platform.

The UN doctrine for Peacekeeping operations is based on three fundamental principles for obtaining legitimacy for military operations. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the change in the UN Security Council's view of legitimacy and the use of force in the context of the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Mali between 2013 -2016, and how this has been demonstrated in the robust mandate authorized by the UN Security Council. Using Fairclough´s Critical Discourse Analysis Model, together with the resolutions and debates from the Security Council that constitutes the MINUSMA mandate and is the basis for this analysis. The analytical results identify two significant changes in the Security Council's view regarding legitimacy and methods, including the use of force applied in the field to defend the integrity of the mandate. Firstly, the view of legitimacy changes from extending support to host-nation authorities, to instead supporting the implementation of the peace agreements. Secondly, the Security Council's view on the use of legitimate force switches from defensive operations to preventive measures. This study fills a research gap on robust mandates, and how the UN's highest decision-making body is evolving its view on legitimacy in peacekeeping operations.

Civil wars are inherently complex and often feature a myriad of actors, whose interactions influence the intensity, duration and outcome of the conflict. The larger the number of actors involved in a conflict, the more complex it gets. While civil wars are often portrayed as a dyadic interaction between the government and a single rebel group, this is far from the reality. Between 1946 and 2015, more than half of those countries that experienced civil wars saw two or more active rebel groups. Understanding multiparty conflicts better is important, as they are deadlier, more difficult to solve and more dangerous for civilians. This dissertation studies the causes and consequences of multiparty civil wars. It suggests that all actors in a conflict system with several actors influence each other, which impacts conflict dynamics. Four essays shed light on different aspects of these civil wars. Essay I studies the differences in formation rates of rebel groups across the states of Northeast India. It finds that potential rebel groups will only form when rebellion is perceived as a legitimate way to address grievances and when competition from already existing groups is not too high. Essay II looks at rebel group splintering: It focusses on relationships within rebel groups and finds that both vertical and horizontal relations affect the likelihood of splintering. Essay III studies violent interactions between rebel groups and investigates how different conflict dynamics influence interrebel fighting. It demonstrates that interrebel fighting is more likely when one of the rebel groups is more successful against the government and when negotiations are ongoing. Finally, Essay IV widens the scope of conflict actors by studying why rebels decide to fight against UN peacekeeping operations. It shows that only relatively strong rebel groups are likely to attack blue helmets. Taken together, this dissertation furthers our understanding of the causes and consequences of multiparty civil wars. It highlights the intricate web of relations that form between actors and that influence civil war dynamics. These relations matter not only for studying civil wars, but also for preparing negotiations or planning a peacekeeping mission.

[pt] O objetivo desta dissertação é compreender o posicionamento brasileiro perante a norma internacional relacionada a intervenções humanitárias. Para tanto, o presente trabalho faz uso das contribuições da teoria construtivista de Relações Internacionais, orientada por normas que analisam o envolvimento brasileiro na atual Missão de Estabilização das Nações Unidas no Haiti (MINUSTAH). O envolvimento brasileiro é entendido a partir da análise da evolução da norma de intervenção e do contexto normativo regional em que o Brasil está inserido. A hipótese defendida é a de que dois aspectos são fundamentais para se entender o envolvimento brasileiro no Haiti: i) a formulação da resposta à crise haitiana de 2004 como uma resposta regional, na qual os países latino-americanos, principalmente os do Cone Sul da América do Sul, exercem um papel de protagonista; ii) a contextualização da resposta brasileira à crise haitiana nos moldes de uma obrigação ético-moral do país, baseada na solidariedade hemisférica e vinculada ao reconhecimento de uma herança cultural comum por meio do princípio da não indiferença. A conclusão sugerida é de que o envolvimento dos países sul-americanos na MINUSTAH faz parte do esforço brasileiro de fortalecimento da América do Sul, e que, além disso, o interesse nacional não é imutável, mas socialmente construído, podendo incluir uma preocupação com a proteção dos direitos humanos de indivíduos localizados além das fronteiras do Estado brasileiro. / [en] The purpose of this dissertation is to understand the Brazilian position regarding the international norm on humanitarian intervention. In order to achieve this objective, the norm oriented constructivist theory of International Relations will be applied in the analysis of the current Brazilian involvement in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The Brazilian involvement is understood from the perspective of the evolution of the international norm on intervention but also taking into consideration the regional normative context. The hypothesis developed in this dissertation identifies two aspects as fundamental for the understanding of the Brazilian involvement in Haiti: first, the framing of the response to the Haitian crisis of 2004 as a regional response, in which Latin American countries, particularly those of the Southern Cone, have taken the leading role; second, the framing of the Brazilian response as guided by an ethical and moral obligation, based on the idea of hemispheric solidarity and on the recognition that both countries share a common cultural heritage, which leads to the principle of non-indifference. Our conclusion suggests that the current South American involvement in MINUSTAH is part of a Brazilian project of strengthening South America, and also that a country’s national interest is not immutable, but socially constructed, and as such it can include a concern for the protection of human rights of those located outside Brazilian borders.

Magister Philosophiae - MPhil / It is an unfortunate and cruel reality that both government and armed groups used child soldiers during armed conflict. Child soldiers have become an integral part of government forces as well as insurgent groups in Africa and elsewhere. Most of them are being exploited as combatants, while others perform functions, such as porters, spies who are able to enter small spaces, cooks, messengers, lookouts, and even suicide bombers. Some of the most disturbing aspects of child soldiering are that some of them are being forced to kill or are themselves killed, sexually abused and are exposed to drugs. The use of child soldiers in conflicts is not a recent phenomenon and has indeed become a common practice that characterises modern conflicts. Recruitment is usually carried out forcefully or voluntarily by both government and rebel forces. The difference between these two types of recruitment is not always clear since their decision to join is always influenced by external factors. Examples of such reasons for voluntary recruitment include the desire to revenge, adventure, peer pressure, and need for belonging and survival. Concerning the reason for survival, some argue that, the children do not actually choose freely to become combatants, but are rather forced by circumstances. There are numerous reasons for the continuous targeting of children by armed forces and armed groups. These include shortage of combatants, the fact that children are easy to train physically and psychologically, and also that children are obedient and are readily available. The recruited children are compelled to take part in brutal induction ceremonies, where they are threatened and forced to kill or witness the killing of someone they know. / South Africa