Rune Hjalmar Espeland
Biographic Data
| ID | 672864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rune Hjalmar Espeland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rune Hjalmar |
| FAMILY NAME | Espeland |
| SIGNATURE | ESPELAND R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Autochthony, Rumor Dynamics, and Communal Violence in Western Ugand
Across Africa, conflicts over land rights are increasingly centered on notions of autochthony. This article analyzes a violent event that took place in 2003 in connection with ethnically biased land redistribution in Western Uganda. Through the concepts of autochthony and communal violence, it analyzes the wider political context, tracing the processes from ethnic conflict to communal violence between autochthonous Banyoro and immigrant Bafuruki …
The Ugandan Army and Its War in the North
Northern Uganda is slowly recovering from two decades of war but prospects for comprehensive peacebuilding still remain dim. This article analyses how the nature of personal rule in Uganda in the period 1986–2006 has shaped the development of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in terms of military professionalism. Building on this analysis, it further assesses the UPDF’s protracted war against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the north.…
The Ugandan Army and Its War in the North
Northern Uganda is slowly recovering from two decades of war but prospects for comprehensive peacebuilding still remain dim. This article analyses how the nature of personal rule in Uganda in the period 1986–2006 has shaped the development of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in terms of military professionalism. Building on this analysis, it further assesses the UPDF’s protracted war against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the north.…
The Ugandan Army and Its War in the North
Northern Uganda is slowly recovering from two decades of war but prospects for comprehensive peacebuilding still remain dim. This article analyses how the nature of personal rule in Uganda in the period 1986–2006 has shaped the development of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in terms of military professionalism. Building on this analysis, it further assesses the UPDF’s protracted war against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the north.…
Autochthony, Rumor Dynamics, and Communal Violence in Western Ugand
Across Africa, conflicts over land rights are increasingly centered on notions of autochthony. This article analyzes a violent event that took place in 2003 in connection with ethnically biased land redistribution in Western Uganda. Through the concepts of autochthony and communal violence, it analyzes the wider political context, tracing the processes from ethnic conflict to communal violence between autochthonous Banyoro and immigrant Bafuruki …
Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Civilian population (1 work) · Criminology (1 work)