Description: A Research Report by Rotich Caroline, Submitted to the school of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts in International Relations
Abstract: players in international relations. The assets and financial wealth of the MNCs and their link with the power structures accord them great ability to influence the foreign policy of their home countries. The MNCs originating from the United States of America (USA) are some of the most significant shapers of the foreign policy of the USA. However, while some studies have investigated the effect of MNCs on US foreign policy few have investigated their influence on US foreign policy t...
Abstract: This exploratory study examines whether spiritual belief and rituals play a significant role in the recruitment and retention of rebel group members and attempts to find patterns that have an effect on long-term peacebuilding. A brief review indicates that while beliefs and rituals have been highlighted by some scholars within civil war literature as playing a part, there remains a lacuna in the study of the phenomenon. The study finds that for the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), t...
Abstract: The refugee movements around the world currently are contributing to the global refugee crisis. With increasing wars and conflicts in most states as well as effects of climate change, displacements of people are witnessed and neighbouring countries have to face the burden of accommodating the large numbers of asylum seekers and migrants moving into their territories. With these movements, states continue to face external threats to their security. States have the obligation to allo...
Abstract: Compassion fatigue occurs when counsellorsamong other health professionals begin to experience the pain and suffering of the people whom they serve. Although there is substantial literature supporting that, people who work with trauma clients are impacted positively and negatively, most of the studies have focused on the positive impact of work and the qualitative evidence is inconsistent. Further, most research has been conducted outside Kenya and most of the research has been car...
Abstract: end of the Cold War, marked by the shift from a bipolar to multipolar security order, prompted a significant change in Japan’s relations with Africa. New political and economic challenges, which have been accelerated by the process of globalization, have forced Japan to adjust its foreign policies accordingly- especially in the African context. The primary goal of this study is to analyze how the concept of human security has influenced Japan’s foreign policy towards Africa sin...
Abstract: The media has in recent history especially towards the end of the cold war been a key factor in the formation and exercise of foreign policy by states. The media has the ability to influence decision making as well as set the conditions that states as actors consider in foreign policy processes. However, this ability have been thought of to change from developed to developing countries. It is this perplexing issue that this study sought to examine as it set out to find out the infl...
Abstract: This thesis attempts to analyze the US foreign policy towards Africa between 1989 and 2015. This period marks the end of the Cold War which has been experienced from 1945 to 1989. It is worth noting that before the Cold War period, with spectacular events in the international arena such as the scramble and partition of Africa and earlier the international slave trade, the US did not have direct foreign policy towards Africa. The US did not participate in the partition of Africa how...
Abstract: This study explores the link between conflict and environmental security among pastoral communities in Kenya and in particular, the Turkana community. It further investigates the theoretical linkages between conflict and environmental safety. Besides, it interrogates the nature of the relationships among these variables and the effect on pastoralists’ livelihoods. It also establishes the significance of and institutional and normative frameworks on the prevention, management and ...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to determine the role that the media and international relations played in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The specific objectives were to examine the role of media and International Relations the effects of ethnic tensions, failure of international community to intervene in the genocide immediately it began, impunity and the failure of humanitarian intervention in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Secondary data was used to investigate the role that the medi...
Abstract: This thesis explores the problem of recurrent armed violence among the pastoral communities in Karamoja and the neighboring communities. It shall investigate why after many attempts at eradicating insecurity in the Karamoja region, there remains persistent armed violence. The study argues that while Karamoja is no stranger to armed violence and insecurity, the conflict has brought in new players and new dynamics. The Karamojong have survived through a mix of natural disasters and h...
Abstract: The primary objective of this study was to carry out a comparative case study research on the influence of economic policies in business tourism in Kenya and South Africa. This study intended to present a comparative point of view regarding the influence of economic policies on the business tourism industry with reference between Kenya and the Republic of South Africa. The objectives of the study included the need to examine the economic policies of Kenya and South Africa in relati...
Abstract: Communities in the Karamoja cluster have been embroiled in conflict for many years, occasioned by competition for resources especially grazing land and water. The general objective of the study was to establish the role of intercultural communication in conflict management with special focus on Karamoja cluster. The study specifically aimed to: determine the role of culture in fueling conflict among the Karamoja cluster communities; ascertain the impact of cultural diversity on pea...
Abstract: The general objective of this study is to determine the role of military intervention in conflict situations: A Case Study of Somalia. Specifically, the study was to: one, establish the influence of military intervention in peace enforcement in Somalia; two, examine the influence of military intervention in facilitating humanitarian assistance in Somalia and three to explore the influence of military intervention in peace building in Somalia. This study was an analysis of the liter...
Abstract: This thesis explores different aspects of the sub-conflict of Kashmir that has become the one of the most dangerous issue not only in South Asia but also in the world. It is so important that it be studied a full conflict in itself. Therefore, the significance of the movement understood. The study explores the development of the sub-conflict of Kashmir over the broader inter-state conflict between India and Pakistan. It seeks to map the role of Pakistan and Indian leadership in the...