Blar i Faculty of Landscape and Society (LandSam) på tittel
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The Implication of Pakistan's 25th Amendment on Conflict and Human Security: A Case Study of the Newly Merged Tribal Districts
(Master thesis, 2023)The Federally Administered Tribal Areas in north-western Pakistan have been plagued with conflict for decades, which have taken thousands of lives and adversely affected the lives and security of the tribal people. In 2018, ... -
The importance of work for highly educated refugees in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)In 2016, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security highlighted the importance of refugee participation in labor in several reports. The ministry stresses the dependency of the Norwegian welfare model on high tax revenue, ... -
The industrial landscape of wind farms, traditional reindeer herding and South Saami landscape values in Fovsen-Njaarke, Saepmi
(Master thesis, 2023)Wind power development in the Saami landscape has significant consequences for the Saami people and their way of life. The Fosen Case have led to displacement of reindeer pastures, disrupts traditional land use patterns, ... -
The influence of agribusiness on Brazilian WTO policy
(Master thesis, 2016-08-19)Brazil has been the first developing country challenging and winning an economic dispute on agricultural issue against the United State of America (USA). This thesis is a case study of the Cotton Dispute at the Dispute ... -
The influence of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Pakistan's power position : a case study on CPEC
(Master thesis, 2019)Geographically position plays a crucial role in states power ambitions. Sometimes geographical positions attract to other regional economic powers to use neighboring state strategic importance locations for their own ... -
The Influence of Clothing Brands in Shaping Sustainable Fashion: An Examination of Consumer and Brand Perspectives
(Master thesis, 2023)The clothing industry’s potential for achieving sustainability has been extensively discussed due to its severe environmental and socio-economical consequences. Existing literature has examined the prevailing fast fashion ... -
The influence of health workers’ motivation and the work environment on attitudes towards adolescent girls seeking sexual and reproductive health services in DR Congo
(Master thesis, 2023)The influence of health workers’ motivation and the work environment on attitudes towards adolescent girls seeking sexual and reproductive health services in DR Congo -
The international community´s engagement in gender and community policing in Afghanistan : approaches and challenges
(Master thesis, 2018)Afghanistan has a long history of discriminatory practices against women and distrust in the police. Since 2001, the international community has had a strong presence in Afghanistan. A focus area has been security sector ... -
The Japanese Tea Ceremony -The Relevance of a Mindfulness Practice for Sustainability and Pro-Environmental Behaviour
(Master thesis, 2023)The Japanese tea ceremony is perceived as a transformative practice. Transformative practices for consciousness can be relevant as sustainable pathways. Studies suggest that mindfulness leads to sustainable behaviours and ... -
The Kalaiselvi Project : revitalizing the outdoor environment of a children ́s home in India
(Master thesis, 2016-08-23)I initiated the Kalaiselvi Project in spring 2012, with a vision to plan and execute a project to revitalize the outdoor environment of a children ́s home in India. The outdoor area of Angel House Children’s Home in Chennai ... -
The Kenyan ban on plastic bags : a study of attitudes and adaptation in Nairobi
(Master thesis, 2018)The attention toward plastic pollution has increased in recent years, especially due to concern over marine pollution and microplastics. Although plastic bags constitute a small share of the total plastic waste, they have ... -
The making of...CSR decisions : behind the scenes of Tullow's CSR Program in Kaiso-Tonya, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012-08-07)Throughout the last decades, the yet-evolving concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) received a lot of attention from researchers, governments, civil society and businesses. Whereas the rationale for doing CSR ... -
The meaning of Internet access in Myanmar
(Master thesis, 2019)As the world has become dependent on digital solutions for development in social, economic and political contexts, countries are categorised regarding the level of digitalisation. In this regard, Internet is an essential ... -
The media and foreign policy : a study of the media's role in the intervention in Libya (2011)
(Master thesis, 2013-08-30)The academic goal of this thesis is twofold: Firstly, to look at the case of the intervention in Libya and better understand the role of the media in this specific international intervention. Secondly, the aim is to provide ... -
The nature and impacts of 2015 Indian unofficial blockade in Nepal
(Master thesis, 2019)This research analyses the nature of 2015 unofficial blockade in Nepal and finds out the impacts of it. For analysing the nature, the perception and experience of the respondents, Indian responses for blockade allegation ... -
The non-coercive road to serfdom : Friedrich Hayek's theory of distributive justice in the context of causal determinism
(Master thesis, 2018)With so many conflicting conceptions of ‘development’, it seems important to find objective criteria to judge them by. The thesis proposes that it should be their alignment with normative ethics, where the question of free ... -
The Norwegian Climate Act : an assessment of the policy-making process and the act's ability to avoid time-inconsistency
(Master thesis, 2018)During the past decades, science has proven the effect of human made climate emissions on climate change. Human’s emissions of greenhouse gases cause a warmer and wilder climate worldwide. Thus, there is a broad, global ... -
The Norwegian International Climate and Forest Initiative : an analysis of the process and motivations of policy making
(Master thesis, 2012-08-20)REDD+ is perceived to be the among the most appropriate measures available for the collective effort to reduce global emissions, due to expectations of cost-efficiency, quick reductions of emissions, and multiple benefits. ... -
The Norwegian petroleum experience : a model for Ghana
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The Norwegian Self and the new refugee Other : a discourse analysis of identity constructions in Norwegian media in September 2015 and March 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis is a discourse analysis of the Norwegian media debates on refugees at two peak moments in Norwegian refugee history. The research is conducted through analysis of articles published in the paper versions of the ...