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1	Between Warrior and Helplessness in the Valley of Azawa - The struggle of the Kel Tamashek in the war of the Sahel Christian, Patrick James 01 January 2015 (has links) This dissertation is an Investigation into the Tuareg involvement in violent conflict in the Sahara and the Sahel of North Africa from a sociological psychological perspective of unmet human needs. The research begins by establishing the structure and texture of the sociological, psychological, and emotional life patterns of their existence when not involved in violent conflict. This is followed by an examination of the pathology of Tuareg social structures that are engaged in intra and inter communal violence as perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. The first part of the research establishes normal conditions of the sociological life cycle and highlights natural areas of conflict that arise from exposure to rapid and/or external changes to their physical and social environment. The second part establishes parameters of expected damage from trauma, extended conflict, and failure to adapt to rapid environmental, social and political changes. The research methodology relies on a case study format that uses collaborative ethnography and phenomenological inquiry to answer the research questions and validate propositions made from existing literature and pre]existing research. The research questions focus on aspects of the sociological structure and failing psychological and emotional needs that are relevant to the subjectfs involvement in violent conflict. The research propositions are in part shaped from existing knowledge of tribal sociological structures that are related to the Tuareg by ethnicity, environment, and shared psycho]cultural attributes. The expected contribution of this research is the development of an alternative praxis for tribal engagement and village stability operations conducted by the United States Special Operations Command. counterinsurgency counterterrorism ethnic and culture conflict identity conflict psychoanalytical anthopology psychogeography psychogeology social trauma studies Cultural Anthropology Social Psychology Sub Saharan Africa Studies African Studies Anthropology Defense and Security Studies Human Geography International and Area Studies Military and Veterans Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Place and Environment Psychology Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Social and Behavioral Sciences Social and Cultural Anthropology Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology Sociology of Culture

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