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The impact of devolution of health care systems in Kenya : a case study of Meru County health facilities
(Master thesis, 2019)The Kenyan constitution was promulgated on August 27, 2010, created a major shift from a central mode of governance to a devolved mode of governance. It created 47 county governments that are led by governors and Members ... -
The impact of the International Criminal Court on the reconciliation process : a case study of the post election violence in Kenya
(Master thesis, 2013-04-10)In their endeavor to pursue justice in the post-conflict period, the ICC operations in Africa have been met with significant challenges. While it has been acknowledged in some quarters that the ICC can excel in curbing ... -
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ...