Browsing by Subject "conflicts"

It is widely seen that fragile states and prolonged crises cause poverty, violence and also migration as a strategy for survival. However, international interventions by development cooperation and by crisis management missions have been ineffective to provide security and possibilities for sustainable development. The comprehensive crisis management, too, has remained ineffective to respond such challenges. The purpose of this Master's thesis is to contribute for the discussion of developing comprehensive crisis management to make it more efficient in creating sustainable development and peace in crisis areas. For this reason, this qualitative study wanted to clarify the perceptions of Finnish foreign and security policy expert politicians on crisis management in its entirety. In particular, aspects of civilian crisis management and development cooperation were examined as part of comprehensive crisis management and security framework. Empirical research was conducted in the Finnish Parliament and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs between August 2017 and January 2018. 22 MPs were interviewed for the study. The theme analysis was used to identify critical ideas in the interview material. Besides, the study utilized hermeneutic phenomenology. The method of observation was the long-term experience of the investigator in civilian crisis management operations, as well as the membership of the foreign affairs committee in 2015 - 2017. According to the nuanced results, security thinking has become pervasive. Finnish crisis management is based on the experience and expertise of the long history of Finnish peacekeeping and core competencies. Civilian crisis management requires a more prominent role in a comprehensive crisis management approach, which should also be taken into account in financing decisions. The results also showed that the promotion of human security is an essential element of development cooperation and civilian crisis management. An important policy is to focus on the most vulnerable people. Education, access to health services and gender equality were highlighted as ways to achieve sustainable development in crisis areas. Regionally the focus should be in Africa. The synergies between the various instruments of comprehensive crisis management should be better exploited. The results can be useful for those responsible for the Finnish crisis management in the development of a comprehensive crisis management.

I got interested in conflict situations between educators and children when I noticed in my own work, how certain manners always seemed to lead in to conflicts. By changing those manners and the environment we are working in, we can create a much more pleasing place to work and learn for adults and children. Inspired by these notions I started to research what kind of situations and environments may increase or decrease conflicts between educators and children. I also wanted to find out if there are some same factors between those children who often get in to conflicts with educators. This is a quantitative research. The data is originally from Jyrki Reunamo ́s research project and has been collected from 45 daycare centers. Children have been observed and interviewed, and educators have evaluated children and the learning environment. I took the exploratory approach to my data. After having some results, I decided to take social development, educational interaction and educational culture as my theoretical frame. All these aspects can be found from Urie Bronfenbrenner`s ecological theory which I used as keystone of my research. The results showed that there were more conflicts in day care centers if they were strictly controlled by the educators. Most conflicts happened during basic care situations, eating time and instructed activity inside. Children didn’t have a possibility to affect these situations and at the same time their need to move was limited. Especially 5-6 years old boys found these situations complicated and got caught up in troubles. This research shows that children ́s need to move and participate are not taken into account enough in day care centers.