Social Sciences

Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2017

  • Mtwara Gas Project Conflict: Impacts on Local Communties’ Socio-economic Activities (Part 1)

    Mwesiga Thobias, Mikova Kseniia

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2017
    Pages: 63-72
    Received: 5 April 2017
    Accepted: 20 April 2017
    Published: 3 June 2017
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    Abstract: The study investigated the impact of the gas project conflict on local community socio-economic activities in Mtwara Municipality. Natural resources conflict in study area arises mainly due to the disagreement of parties about benefit sharing. The conflict resulted in various negative impacts affecting the local community, including food insecurity... Show More
  • Mtwara Gas Project Conflict: Causes of Arising and Ways of Stabilization (Part 2)

    Mwesiga Thobias, Mikova Kseniia

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2017
    Pages: 73-84
    Received: 5 April 2017
    Accepted: 20 April 2017
    Published: 3 June 2017
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    Abstract: Conflict about the natural resources has been arising at the end of 2012 in the Mtwara Municipality in Tanzania. Mtwara residents started to show opposition to the extraction of natural gas. During the period of violence more than 12 residents were murdered, property was destroyed, woman were raped and others tortured. Causes of the Mtwara Gas Proj... Show More
  • Securitization in Modern Politics: Complex Security Institution

    Gazi Giray Gunaydin

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2017
    Pages: 85-90
    Received: 13 May 2017
    Accepted: 27 May 2017
    Published: 29 June 2017
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    Abstract: In modern politics, security is a phenomenon, which may be seen as a complex institution beyond any ordinary concept. It is not a specific term only concerning a particular area: While security is a concept, which is composed of the discrepancy between danger and precaution, securitization is an engraved phenomenon penetrating to throughout the mod... Show More