Research Proposal on Security Threats to Maldives and Role of the Military
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Running head: RESEARCH PROPOSALResearch proposal on ‘Internal Security Threats to Maldives and Role of the Military inmaintaining peace”Name of the Student:Name of the University:Author note:
1RESEARCH PROPOSALAbstractThis paper will deal with the role of military in combating terrorism against Maldives.Theefficiency of the military of Maldives in minimizing the terrorism in the country is also discussedin the paper. . This research would be beneficial to find out if the gap in the effective working ofthe military to improve the security condition of the nation. It is necessary to find out the level ofinternal security threats which are existing in the country. Moreover, the actions which are takenby the military of the country to handle these situations to maintain peace in the nation are alsodiscussed in the paper. The Government of Maldives must try to condemn various self servingactions which are taken by the individuals so as to combat or defend terrorism. The military hasprojected the ambition for various kinds of regional leadership and they defined military allianceagainst terrorist in a different way. The capability of the Maldives security forces to countervarious terrorist attacks is important and it is described and analyzed in the paper. Thus, it isnecessary that Maldives must take a proactive role against this terrorism and the military mustplay an active role in combating this.
2RESEARCH PROPOSALContentsAbstract............................................................................................................................................1Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................41.0 Introduction............................................................................................................................41.1 Statement of problem.............................................................................................................51.2 Objectives of the study..........................................................................................................51.3 Significance of the research topic..........................................................................................61.4 Scope or aim of research........................................................................................................61.5 Methodology..........................................................................................................................71.5.1 Outline............................................................................................................................71.5.2 Philosophy......................................................................................................................71.5.3 Design.............................................................................................................................71.5.4 Approach.........................................................................................................................81.5.5 Hypothesis......................................................................................................................81.5.6 Data collection and analysis...........................................................................................91.6 Limitations.............................................................................................................................9Chapter 2: Literature Review.........................................................................................................112.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................112.1 Terrorism in Eurasia............................................................................................................112.2 Terrorism and Extremism....................................................................................................12
3RESEARCH PROPOSAL2.3 Multi – Party Democracy in the Maldives and emerging security environment.................132.4 Trouble in Paradise: Islamist Radicalism in Maldives........................................................13Chapter 3: Causes of Terrorism in the Maldives...........................................................................15Chapter 4: Role of Army in Limiting Terrorism...........................................................................21Chapter 5: Conclusion and Recommendation...............................................................................24Bibliography..................................................................................................................................27
4RESEARCH PROPOSALChapter 1: Introduction1.0 IntroductionThe research paper aims to find out the extent of internal security threat of Maldives andthe actions taken by the military to maintain peace in the country. Maldives, the island nation, issituated in the Indian Ocean and consists about total of 1190 islands. Only 200 islands arepopulated with 393,500 people. Tourism is open in only 130 islands and rest is open foragriculture1. Maldives is located in a very strategically important position in the IOR asnumerous shipments traverse through that path. Hence, it is vulnerable to maritime terrorism aswell as many external threats. Being a Muslim country makes the nation more prone to theconflicts, fought in the name of religion. It has been found that, more than 200 citizens ofMaldives have participated in the foreign conflicts and that has made this nation highest percapita in the number of people joining in foreign conflicts in South Asia2. The people, who returnfrom these conflicts, pose a threat for the nation. There is also political instability in the nation,making it more prone to security threats. Sometimes, the politicians make use of terrorism toachieve their goals.Therefore, the geo strategic position, religion, political instability anddependency on tourism, all contribute in the vulnerability of the country towards the terrorismactivities3. 1Kothari, Uma. "Political discourses of climate change and migration: resettlement policies in the Maldives."TheGeographical Journal180, no. 2 (2014): 130-140.2Shakeela, Aishath, and Susanne Becken. "Understanding tourism leaders’ perceptions of risks from climate change:an assessment of policy-making processes in the Maldives using the social amplification of risk framework(SARF)."Journal of Sustainable Tourism23, no. 1 (2015): 65-84.3Kumar, Anand. 2016. "Multi - Party Democracy In The Maldives And The Emerging Security Environment In TheIndian Ocean Region". https://idsa.in/system/files/book/book_democracy-maldives-ior.pdf[Accessed on 31stOctober, 2017].
5RESEARCH PROPOSALThe government of Maldives has participated in many activities to control and eliminatethe terrorism in the country. It has established the National Counter terrorism Centre (NCTC) on25th February 2016 under the “Terrorism prevention Act 2015/32”4. It aims to prevent theterrorism activities in the nation by formulating policies. However, as the terrorism activities areincreasing globally, Maldives need to put more effort towards minimizing the terrorism andsecurity threats within the country. 1.1 Statement of problemStatement of the problem refers to clear and precise description of the issue that needs tobe addressed by the researcher in the research paper. In this research study, the problemstatement is how the military can improve its actions to maintain peace in Maldives. Since, it is a100% Muslim country; the nation has become very much vulnerable to the terrorism threats.Although the government of Maldives has established the National Counter Terrorism Center(NCTC) and has been working with SAARC countries and the United Nations to counter theterrorism activities, the country is still very much affected from the security and terrorismissues5. The research paper aims to find out how the threats from terrorism in Maldives should beaddressed and how the military shouldtake actions to control the situation and maintain peaceand security more efficiently. 1.2 Objectives of the studyThe objectives of the research paper are as follows:To understand the nature of terrorism associated threats in Maldives4Robert, Patrick. 2011. "Trouble In Paradise: Islamist Radicalism In The Maldives".Jane's Intelligence Review.http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/152999903?versionId=166736163[Accessed on 31st October, 2017].5Cagua, Edgar Fernando, Neal Collins, James Hancock, and Richard Rees. "Whale shark economics: a valuation ofwildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives."PeerJ2 (2014): e515.
6RESEARCH PROPOSALTo analyze the extent of national and transnational terrorism events in MaldivesTo assess the role of the military in maintaining peace and order in the countryTo analyze the scopes of improvement in the role of the military1.3 Significance of the research topicSecurity threat is a big issue for any country. If a government tries to maintain a peacefulenvironment in the country, it must handle the security threats and terrorism activities in asensitive way and must try to eliminate those. The citizens must feel safe to stay in the country.The military plays a major role in this context. If the military does not work efficiently, thethreats would not be minimized6. Hence, through this research paper the researcher tries to throwsome light on the efficiency of the military of Maldives in minimizing the terrorism in thecountry. This research would be helpful to find out if there is any gap in the effective working ofthe military to improve the security condition of the nation. 1.4 Scope or aim of researchAim or scope of this research paper is to find out the role of the military of Maldives indealing with the internal security threats and terrorism in the country. To reach to anyconclusion, the research must find out the level of internal security threats existing in the countryand the actions taken by the military of the country to handle these situations to maintain peacein the nation. 1.5 MethodologyResearch methodology refers to the systematic approach towards conducting the researchwork. It consists of research approach, philosophy, design, process of data collection and6Arnall, Alex, and Uma Kothari. "Challenging climate change and migration discourse: Different understandings oftimescale and temporality in the Maldives."Global Environmental Change31 (2015): 199-206.
7RESEARCH PROPOSALanalysis. This is helpful in demonstrating the insight of the researcher towards the researchprocess7. The methodology for this study is as follows. 1.5.1 OutlineSince, the research proposal is based on the national security threats of the Maldives andthe role of its military, therefore, secondary data would be best suitable to evaluate the situationand draw a conclusion based on that. The researcher will collect data on the internal threats andterrorism activities in Maldives, its impacts in terms of casualties and actions of the military insuch situations. These data will be analyzed to get an idea about how the military have handledthese situations and whether there has been any improvement in the security situation of thenation. 1.5.2 PhilosophyResearch philosophy is the approach that helps in the design of the approach of theresearch paper. Among the four philosophies of research, interpretivism deals with interpretationof the social phenomena8. Hence, researcher will be choosing the interpretivism philosophy. 1.5.3 DesignResearch design helps to address the research topic logically and unambiguously9.Research design is of several types, such as, exploratory research, case study, causal design,action research design, cohort design, explanatory design, historical design, experimental design,cross sectional design, descriptive design, philosophical design, mixed method design,meta-7Taylor, Steven J., Robert Bogdan, and Marjorie DeVault.Introduction to qualitative research methods: Aguidebook and resource. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.8Smith, Jonathan A., ed.Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to research methods. Sage, 2015.9Taylor, Steven J., Robert Bogdan, and Marjorie DeVault.Introduction to qualitative research methods: Aguidebook and resource. John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
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