Blar i Brage NMBU på forfatter "Leifsen, Esben"
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Anarchists’ self-organized social movement in Athens, during the financial/ social crisis
Serafimidis, Trifon (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This study explains the role of Anarchism in the Athens during the Financial and Social Crisis. Through the definition of Direct Action as anarchism amalgams of tactics and strategies, the research tries to underlines ... -
The defence of territory : contested environmental politics at the El Quimbo hydroelectric dam in Huila, Colombia
Helmcke, Cornelia (PhD Thesis;2021:37, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation examines the environmental struggle caused by a large-scale dam project in Huila province, Colombia, and the politics that allowed the controversial hydroelectric power plant “El Quimbo” to start operating ... -
Disaster management in Hurricane Maria : voices from the agriculture sector in Puerto Rico
Rivera, Vittoria Annunziata (Master thesis, 2019)In September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island territory of the United States, making a significant and lasting impact on the island. The hurricane severely affected the well-being, ... -
Environmental crimes and illegal waste trade : a study of the perception of the seriousness of crimes related to slow violence and ecomafie in the province of Brescia, Italy
Olivi, Luisa (Master thesis, 2021)This Master Thesis project in International Environmental Studies, Noragric, NMBU, focuses on environmental crimes related to the illegal waste cycle in Northern Italy. The research aims to study the perceptions of the ... -
Exhibiting development : artistic expressions and development dilemmas in world expositions since 2005
Tucker, Cassidy Jo (Master thesis, 2021)Global development is the broad concept of creating a good life for everyone. However, the complex realities of contemporary development and its diverse interpretations and approaches have made it difficult to reach the ... -
Human trafficking following the 2015 Nepal earthquake : a case study of how a natural disaster impacts people´s vulnerabilities and the role disaster response and recovery plays in countering it
Flåte, Kathrine Olsen (Master thesis, 2018)Human trafficking in crisis has reached the international humanitarian agenda the last few years. The humanitarian response to the 2015 earthquake in Nepal was among the first to include counter-trafficking at the onset ... -
The meaning of ‘revolution’ in development aid : an exploration into the perceptions of unconditional cash transfers within a continuously changing aid industry
van Nieuwkuijk, Emma Juliette (Master thesis, 2022)This thesis looks at the use of unconditional cash transfers (UCTs) in the aid industry as a tool to alleviate poverty. UCTs are built on the idea of just giving money to the poor instead of setting up large-scale ... -
Meanings of mining : a political ecologist' approach on the regulation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Southern Ecuador
Frækaland Vangsnes, Gard (Master thesis, 2016-07-27)This thesis is concerned with the regulation of artisanal and small-scale mining in Portovelo- Zaruma (P-Z) in the South-Western corner of Ecuador. With the use of political ecology and an ethnographic approach I argue ... -
Minería a gran escala en Ecuador: Conflicto, resistencia y etnicidad
Sánchez-Vázquez, Luis; Leifsen, Esben; Verdú Delgado, Ana Dolores (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Al sureste de la Amazonía ecuatoriana se encuentra ubicado el Proyecto Mirador, un proyecto de minería a gran escala que en la actualidad dispone de una superficie de 9.928 hectáreas en áreas concesionadas y planea la ... -
Problematizing "Integration" : a critical discourse analysis of integration policy and practice for refugees in Norway
Earnest, Alicia Irene (Master thesis, 2021)The predominant story of asylum seeking in Norway is one that describes an exponential explosion of growth throughout the past century, depicting a country that was once homogenous, and is now increasingly “multicultural”. ... -
Recognizing women in the struggle for social and environmental justice in the context of the Belo Monte hydropower dam in the Brazilian Amazon
Heiskel, Tove Mariann (Master thesis, 2016)In this thesis, I explain the interlinkages between large dams, women and struggles for social justice within the context of the Belo Monte dam. First, I study how and why women are impacted in different ways by the Belo ... -
Resistencia antiminera en espacios formales de gobernanza: El caso de CASCOMI en Ecuador
Sánchez-Vázquez, Luis; Leifsen, Esben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)En este texto describimos algunas estrategias de resistencia de CASCOMI, una alianza de agricultores y ganaderos junto con indígenas Shuar, frente a la llegada de un proyecto megaminero a su territorio en la Amazonía sur ... -
Staying alive : understanding violent life choices of the ‘pesetas’ in Honduras
Leidland, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2016-11-18)Since the gang culture emerged in Honduras more than two decades ago, the official discourse has hold marginalized youth and gang members responsible for the prevalence of violence in the Honduran society. The portrayal ... -
The socionature that neo-extractivism can see: Practicing redistribution and compensation around large-scale mining in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon
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Towards a participatory renewable energy transition in Latin America : social enterprises and the promotion of decentralized solar energy systems
Nagenborg, Sebastian Hermann Antonius (Master thesis, 2018)Renewable energies are indispensable for Latin America to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, mitigate climate change and increase energy security. To reach these goals, the countries of the region trust in large-scale projects, ... -
Transforming the women, peace and security agenda : critical feminist reflections and views from the diaspora
Meiborg, Henderika Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2020)Although the Women, Peace and Security agenda is celebrated by many across activist, academic and policy environments, it has also been subject to critique. Whereas many debates have revolved around implementation gaps, ... -
Uncertainty and Inaction : a study on forces of concern in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso, Brazil
Wolley, Benjamin Scott (Master thesis, 2020)This study is an analysis of uncertainty and inaction among actors of the agricultural industry in the Cerrado region of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Cerrado is a vast savannah biome neighboring the Amazon and is fraught with ... -
The United States’ foreign policy and enabling interstate aggression : a case study of the Moroccan annexation of the Western Sahara
Turner, Hamilton James (Master thesis, 2022)The thesis is a study of the Moroccan state’s actions and rhetoric surrounding the Western Sahara and the role of US foreign policy as a motivating factor in the Moroccan annexation and ongoing administration of this ... -
The ‘White Gold’ between neoextractivism and decolonization : a discourse analysis of the Bolivian lithium project
Flåt, Kristine Vasland (Master thesis, 2021)The pressuring need for a sustainable energy transition has increased the global demand for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. The earth’s single largest deposit of lithium is located in Bolivia, and the ... -
A whole story perspective : Norwegian youth reflections on Sustainable Development Goal 4.7
Roberts, Beth Annwyl (Master thesis, 2022)Wrought with climate instability and social inequalities the future at times appears tenuous, but there is also hope. One aspect of this hope lies in the vision of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...