Category: War and conflict
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Sociological Perspectives on the War in Ukraine…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having profound negative implications for not only Ukrainians but also the populations of every European country, and Russia itself. This post explores some of the sociological concepts we might use to better understand the war and its consequences…. Students need to be able to apply contemporary events to their answers…
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Not All Afghan Women Feel Oppressed by the Taliban…
If you want an alternative point of view on the Taliban’s take over of Afghanistan, you should try following @janeygak on twitter. She is pro-Taliban, anti-American, anti-liberal, and very active on twitter – constantly putting out tweets and re-tweets, such as this, stating that she doesn’t care about inclusivity or diversity in the Taliban government…..…
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How War and Conflict Harm Societies and Prevent Development
While immediate violent death or injury in battle are two of the more obvious direct consequences of war and conflict, there are many other direct immediate and indirect, longer term negative consequences that can drastically add to people’s misery and retard any kind of positive development happing in a country for several years after a…
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The Role of Developed Countries in War and Conflict
A summary of Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein and David Harvey’s views on mainly American militarism
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Ongoing Wars and Conflicts in the World Today
The worst ongoing wars in 2021 are in Afghanistan, Yemen and Mexico….
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America’s New Space Force
Despite being a third world country, as judged many and varied social indicators of development, America is set to spend $8 billion on a new ‘space force‘ over the next 5 years. China and Russia are currently competitors for military advantage in space, and it seems this has got America worried. In 2007 China successfully…
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Comparing Military Blogs and Civil War Letters
This post outlines an interesting comparative research study of secondary documents (‘private’ letters and a more public blog) which could be used to get students thinking about the usefulness of such sources in social research. I’ve taken the summary below straight from Bryman (2016) Social Research Methods: It is tempting to think that the century and a half…
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America’s War in Yemen
Given the correlation between Peacefulness and economic and social development, I’d say there’s a strong argument that the level of peacefulness in a country is one of the most valid indicators of that country’s level of development; it’s also important for the potential of other countries to develop further, given that violence in one country…
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The Global Peace Index – What is it and How Useful Is It?
The Global Peace Index uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; the degree of Militarisation. The data is collated by the Institute for Economics and Peace – a think tank which develops…
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The US bombing of Afghanistan – A $16 million distraction from the harms of neoliberal policies at home?
America’s two latest attacks on Syria and Afghanisatan have been headline news in the last fortnight – in case you missed either of them… In Syria – the US launched 59 Tomahawk missiles to damage and air base in response to the claimed use of chemical weapons by Assad’s forces against civilians. In Afghanistan they…
