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Scholz, M.A. (2013)

Egypt's Sinai since the Uprising 2011 - Explaining the Differences in the Amount of Violence between North and South

Advanced master thesis | Political Science (Advanced Master)

Why do people who face rather similar situations sometimes resort to violence and others do not? While structural factors are often assumed to be of high explanatory value for explaining the occurrence of violence, more recent approaches focused more on local dynamics and the specific position of agents in the political and economic system. Case studies entangling the specific reasons why people engage in violence are suited to gain further insight into these dynamics. Based on a comparison of the cases of North Sinai and South Sinai which show very different levels of violence despite sharing many similarities, this thesis shows the diversity of motives for individuals to engage in violent activities in North Sinai. At the same time it illustrates the importance of a shared interest that increases societal cohesion in the South of the peninsula and allows the people there to maintain nonviolent discipline.

Egypt

Sinai

Arab Spring

Author

Scholz, M.A.

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Seymour, L.J.M.
Spirova, M.S.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en