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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 ... -
The potential of REDD in Ghana : a study of the pilot area, Aowin Suaman district in the western region, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2012-06-21)This study is aimed at describing peoples’ livelihoods, access to and use of land to determine whether REDD could be successful in Ghana as part of the globally emerging agenda of tackling climate change. To accomplish ... -
The present and future of certifications : a study of the formation and functioning of soybean certifications in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil
(Master thesis, 2016-04-01)This thesis examines the potential of soybean certifications to increase the sustainability of the soybean sector in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The study is based on data gathered through fieldwork in Mato Grosso ... -
The presentation of the foreign troops and their operations in Afghanistan in Iranian conservative and reformist media: Case study: Kayhan and Shargh newspapers (November 2013- July 2014)
(Master thesis, 2014-12-11)This study investigates the presentation of the foreign troops and their operations in Afghanistan in the Iranian newspapers Kayhan and Shargh during the first year of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani’s presidency. The ... -
The promises and limitations of using municipal community policing programs to counter violent extremism : Calgary's re-direct as a case study
(Master thesis, 2016)The mobilization of Western foreign fighters to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has left governments in many countries searching for the most appropriate response. Calgary, Alberta in Western Canada has not ... -
The pursuit of social mix in housing through physical planning
(Master thesis, 2019)In some Norwegian urban areas, the demand for housing entails rapidly increasing housing prices, which might pose a challenge for the municipalities. Unevenly distributed price levels between subareas pose a risk of ... -
The puzzle of state sovereignty; discourses of contested statehood - "The case of Barotseland in Zambia"
(Master thesis, 2015-03-02)This thesis seeks to engage with the contested explanations as to why and how the Barotseland question keeps on re-emerging in Zambia while a peaceful solution remains elusive. It does so by analysing factors which account ... -
The question of Sino-imperialism
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis has examined the contemporary Sino-African relationship in the light of the Chinese political economic structure. In a changing global political economic landscape, it has become necessary to look beyond classic ... -
The regulation of bisphenol A in Denmark and Norway : how the problem of chemical safety is framed and addressed amidst scientific uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2016-02-29)This thesis analyzes how bisphenol A has been regulated in Denmark and in Norway. It looks into how the bisphenol A problem is understood and framed in each country. In particular, it studies the different regulatory ... -
The Religious Ideology Behind Sexual Violence: A Poststructuralist and Feminist Understanding of the 2014 Yazidi Genocide
(Master thesis, 2023)During August in 2014, the Yazidi minority in the Sinjar region in Iraq were victims of a genocide caused by the religious ideology of the Islamic State, ISIS. The men were killed, while the women and girls were forced ... -
The right to freedom of expression in China and the West : China's right to a cultural specific freedom of expression orientation?
(Master thesis, 2017-04-03)Freedom of expression is one of the most sensitive and intensively discussed issues between China and the UN today. The UN´s criticism of China´s freedom of expression orientation is embedded in a universalist understanding ... -
The Rogue and the Diplomat : an analysis of conservative American media discourse on Russia in the Trump era
(Master thesis, 2019)In December of 2016, the CIA announced that Russian actors had hacked into US servers in an effort to assist then-candidate Donald Trump in his 2016 bid for the US presidency. This revelation, amidst increasing political ... -
The role of bushmeat in household food security : a case study in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2017)The study was done to understand the role of bushmeat for households’ food security in the Central Equatoria State of South Sudan. A sample of 100 households were interviewed using a quantitative survey method, to assess ... -
The role of civil society in democratizing development : a study of Burma/Myanmar
(Master thesis, 2012-06-19)This paper presents as a qualitative research to describe and to analyze the role of civil society in democratizing development in a study of Burma. The contextualization approach for understanding my study is the concepts ...