Blar i Faculty of Landscape and Society (LandSam) på tittel
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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 ... -
The Palestinian Diaspora in Norway : united by history, divided by politics?
(Master thesis, 2014-02-11)The thesis's main concern is the relationship between Palestinian politics and the Palestinian diaspora in Norway. What is the effect of Palestinian politics within the diaspora, what role does the Palestinian political ... -
The PKK, the 'Global Threat of Terrorism' and the negotiating of Turkish 'Difference'
(Master thesis, 2013-09-23)Along with the proliferation of terrorism studies that followed the September 11 attacks, many critical theoretical perspectives have followed. But few studies have combined insight into the delegitimizing aspects of the ... -
The planner's role and challenges in implementing shared space in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016-04-04)Planning as a profession is the link between vision and implementation. Planners, with their knowledge and expertise, are at the forefront of introducing and implementing innovative sustainable design solutions to local ... -
The policies of stray pet population control in Lithuania : a study of government contractors as opposed to non-profit volunteer based organizations
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Within the thesis, the trending methods of stray pet population care and control are considered, the emphasis put on the differences between governmentally funded institutions of sanitation and the non-governmental animal ... -
The politics of land acquisition in Sudan : the case of El-Gerief East, Khartoum
(Master thesis, 2019)This study examines the politics of land acquisition in Sudan, exploring the subject empirically through an ethnographical case study of the land acquisition of El-Gerief East in Greater Khartoum. The main goal of the study ... -
The Politics of the New Media and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria (2000 - 2022)
(Master thesis, 2023)The Nigerian anti-poverty schemes have had mixed success since 2000. In general, poverty levels have decreased over the past two decades, although this has not been uniform across the country. The federal government has ... -
The potential for improving smallholders' livelihoods in Zanzibar : a case study of a local value-chain of goat meat
(Master thesis, 2015-11-03)It is widely agreed that increasing capacity in agriculture and its associated industries is the most effective way to increase food security and lift people out poverty. Development organizations and researchers alike ...