Browsing Doctoral theses (Noragric) by Title
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Contentious forests : from global climate change policies to Bolivian forest communities
(PhD Thesis;2019:69, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This dissertation sets out to critically examine contestations over the governance of forest areas across scales, ranging from global climate change policies and national strategic projects to local forest communities in ... -
Contesting conservation and development : quilombolas struggling for rights and resources in the Ribeira Valley, Brazil
(PhD Thesis;2016:17, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-06)This thesis sets out to explore how quilombolas, Afro-Brazilians descending from slaves, have responded to top-down conservation and development projects, and investigates different impediments to the realisation of ... -
The defence of territory : contested environmental politics at the El Quimbo hydroelectric dam in Huila, Colombia
(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 ... -
Development in a changing climate : local impacts of India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Attappady, Kerala
(PhD Thesis;2015:55, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)The thesis analyses the role of one of India’s central social security schemes, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), in the context of climate change adaptation. A conceptual exploration ... -
Development in crisis : livelihoods and social complexities in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
(PhD Thesis;2015:95, Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-26)Global socio-economic development strategies, fast communication systems, and natural and manmade disasters have put constructed social and cultural notions of developing societies into continuous processes of change. ... -
Dissonance in development : foreign aid and state formation in Malawi
(PhD Thesis;2011:49, Doctoral thesis, 2011)The thesis focuses on certain characteristics of the state and of state formation in Malawi, with particular emphasis on the effects of development aid. The methodological and theoretical approach draws primarily on social ... -
Effects of civil war on maternal and child health care in sub-Saharan Africa
(PhD Thesis;2014:48, Doctoral thesis, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to investigate an issue of great concern in developing countries: the impacts of civil conflict on access to and use of health maternal and child health care services, in sub-Saharan Africa. In ... -
Effects of climate-smart agriculture on agricultural production, GHG emissions and livelihoods in agro-pastoral and mixed farming systems in southern Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2020:29, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Changes in the agricultural sector are essential in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change, meet growing food demands, and improve the livelihoods of poor smallholder producers. Several studies have suggested that ... -
Exploring gendered dimensions of ownership, access and use of land-based resources in post crisis Swat, Pakistan
(PhD Thesis;2016:27, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)Gendered dimensions of ownership, access and use of land-based resources in rural economies in Pakistan are still negotiable and under-researched. Not only is land ownership highly gendered, but also it is underpinned by ... -
Gendered living and responding to pastoral stressors in Borana, southern Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis; 2019:34, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis examines major stressors affecting pastoral production and the impacts of these stressors on different social groups, particularly on women in Borana, southern Ethiopia. The main objective is to understand the ... -
Governing the jungle : REDD+ and forest governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo : an analysis of drivers, tenure, gender and participation
(PhD Thesis;2017:66, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis focuses on forest governance and the establishment of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) pilot projects in the Équateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ... -
The grammar of status competition : international hierarchies as domestic practice
(PhD Thesis;2020:57, Doctoral thesis, 2020)A burgeoning body of research has documented that status-seeking abounds in world politics. Yet the status hierarchies to which states respond and compete within are notoriously ambiguous and difficult to empirically ... -
How not to cut down a tree : a comparative study of forest policies, livelihoods and land use in Vietnam
(PhD Thesis;2017:11, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis focuses on the role of forests and forest management in providing global environmental and climate services. The study analyzes multiple dimensions of forest-sector policy development, with a special focus on ... -
Impact of agricultural research : a study of on-farm development effects of agricultural research in southern highlands and eastern zones of Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2005:09, Doctoral thesis, 2005)This study focuses on the role of agricultural research in development. In particular, the study draws on the experiences based on agricultural research conducted during the period 1980-1990 in the Southern Highlands and ... -
Inclusive value chain development : applying systems thinking and participatory modeling to dairy value chain analyses in Nicaragua and Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2017:45, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis explores how policy-makers and other stakeholders can support smallholder participation in higher-value marketing chains despite the many challenges faced by smallholders in developing countries. The overall ... -
Intimate beasts : exploring relationships between humans and large carnivores in western India
(PhD thesis;2013:44, Doctoral thesis, 2013)This thesis explores the complex relationships between humans and large carnivores that emerge from their located histories and socio-biological processes. The aim of my research is to understand how these relationships ... -
It is our land. Human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa
(PhD Thesis;2006:4, Doctoral thesis, 2006-03)‘It is our land’: Human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa Secure access to resources is a universal condition of human well-being and is of considerable concern in contemporary human rights ... -
Knowing the landscape : science, people and power relations in Namaqualand, South Africa
(PhD Thesis;2011:64, Doctoral thesis, 2011)In this thesis I explore the links and co-production between science and politics in Namaqualand through answering three research questions: 1. To what extent have landscapes in Namaqualand changed during the last 66 years ... -
Linking ecological and social elements to sustain coral reef fisheries : a case of groupers [Epinephelidae] in Mafia Island, Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2016:03, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-05)The study of the dynamic nature of interactions within and between social and ecological aspects of reef fisheries is increasing, in order to promote understanding and to mitigate complex changes from global pressure and ... -
Living with the wild : rewilding conflicts and conservation politics in Ireland
(PhD Thesis;2023:45, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Rewilding is one of today’s most widely debated and contested concepts in conservation. To its proponents, it represents a hopeful pathway towards the future that offers myriad possibilities for tackling the pressing ...