Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Hansen, Stig Jarle"
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A clampdown on a public sphere : the impacts of Al-Shabaab terror attacks on the Kenyan media freedom
Jimris-Rekve, Brenda (Master thesis, 2016-11-17)In October 2011, the Kenya Defence Forces entered Southern Somalia for organized military operations with a Swahili codenamed “Operation Linda Nchi”, with the aim of capturing the port city Kismayu and weakening the ... -
A divided sea : a study of Bahrain’s identity conflict and identity formation
Marhoon, Bashar Abbas Ali Abdulla (Master thesis, 2018)Bahraini society has suffered a prevailing conflict of identity spanning several generations. Generally, the division is described as based on sectarian lines – a minority Sunni and majority Shia. The two main groups lead ... -
A feminist perspective on jihadist women : a case study on the female members of Islamic State
Dølo, Tiril Johnson (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis will explore the roles of female members in the Islamic State (IS) and use concepts from feminist theory to illuminate new sides to female jihadists. Since the terrorist attacks on the United States of America ... -
A genealogy of sovereignty
Al-Jubory, Zubaidah (Master thesis, 2016)Passing through centuries, the concept of sovereignty has been carved out as the bearer of all that which modern political science is about, and constitutive to all that which modern politics can be known as. Sovereignty, ... -
Adherence to the Geneva Conventions by the United States of America during the War on Terror
Quansah, Egyir Kow (Master thesis, 2018)Between 2001 and 2009 the United States was engaged in a War on Terror. This was a result of the terror attacks on USA mainland on September 11, 2001. As the war progressed, it became known through various reports and ... -
Agency versus structure in the fight against corruption in Guatemala : a case study of CICIG.
Navas Estrada, Daniela Maria Adriana (Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is a case study of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). From a qualitative point of view, the purpose of this investigation is to gain in-depth understanding about CICIG’s role ... -
Are the Western-dominated mass media involved in ethnic conflicts in the Middle East? : a case study of the BBC's role in ethnic tensions in Iran
Orand, Leila (Master thesis, 2022)At 17:00 on January 14, 2009, the Persian television of BBC World Service began broadcasting its programs in Persian. BBC Persian Radio has been broadcasting since 1940, and the radio's website has been publishing news and ... -
Beyond post-accord reconstruction? : a study on UN peacebuilding contributions in Colombia
Pedersen, Katherine Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2018)Intrastate conflicts pose a great threat to the international peace and security, and the UN is one of the organizations mandated to protect the international community. Thorough peacebuilding processes are important in ... -
A blind eye? : a discourse analysis of Norwegian Police Security Service, 2004-2014
Karim, Mahira Sahar (Master thesis, 2021)In the past two decades, Norway has witnessed two right-wing terrorist attacks. On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a car bomb near the Government Quarter in Oslo. He then traveled to the Workers’ Youth ... -
Can Hong Kong become independent from China?
Hung, Jankin Chin Kan (Master thesis, 2017)In the past two years, the independence movement in Hong Kong had gained a lot of attentions from the mainstream media. Various politicians as well as the president of China had commented on the movement via newspaper and ... -
Caught in the crossfire : women finding political influence in the ranks of the Muslim Brotherhood
Wannebo, Stine Lise (Master thesis, 2020)To find out about experiences, perspectives and assumptions other than your own, you need to ask questions to people different than yourself. It is not enough to look at them from afar or to generalise based on the knowledge ... -
China as a game changer in aid and diplomatic relations : a case of Norwegian aid and diplomatic relations in Africa
Asante, Michael Oduro (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)China´s rapidly expanded aid, trade and investment in Africa since the turn of the millennium has attracted a lot of scholars’ attention. Some scholars have criticised China´s engagements as been driven by self-interest ... -
Conflict, Corruption, Perception, Remedies (The role of the United Nations in War Economies)
Hansen, Stig Jarle; Sørvig, Inger Kristine; Shanmugaratnam, Nadarajah; Kjosavik, Darley (Noragric Working Papers;47, Working paper, 2012-08) -
Converting citizens into foreigners : ruling 168/13 by the Dominican Republic's constitutional tribunal and its effects on the Dominican population of Haitian descent
Didrichsen, Elin Therese (Master thesis, 2016-08-11)This thesis focuses on Ruling 168/13 by the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal. The ruling denies citizenship to children born to irregular migrants in the Dominican Republic, and allows for the retroactive revocation of ... -
Crossing the Gulf of Aden : a case study of the refugee and migrant flow from Yemen to Puntland, Somalia
Aden, Farhia Hassan (Master thesis, 2018)Since 2015, there has been a Saudi-led coalition displacing Yemenis within the country and across international borders. Qualitative research was conducted on this case study of Yemeni refugees who migrated across the Gulf ... -
Drones, targeted killings and the rhetoric of a killable enemy
Apiiyah, Erskine Yengoude (Master thesis, 2018)In the context of the international fight against terrorism, nations continue to target and kill people suspected of being terrorists or associated with terrorist networks. This war on terror has largely been driven by ... -
Education provision in a postcolonial world : a case study of Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan
Gaustadsæther, Mari Wæhle (Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses postcolonial theory and the concept of decolonising education to examine the education practices of four Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan. Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge in debates about ... -
‘Forever wars’? Patterns of diffusion and consolidation of Jihadism in Africa
Hansen, Stig Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021) -
How European populists contribute to democratic backsliding : a comparative study of Austria and Hungary
Tshona, Jean Marc Mwambi (Master thesis, 2021)There has been a universal trend towards democratic backsliding in weakly consolidated democracies and advanced and long-established democracies. A commitment to its founding principles of democracy and the rule of law in ... -
Implications of power of definition : terrorism, insurgency and al-Shabaab
Hunstad, Ida Kathrine (Master thesis, 2018)Although terrorism is an ambiguous term lacking an internationally agreed-upon definition, designations of perceived terrorist groups are common practice for several states. Being designated as terrorists carry immense ...