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Exhibiting development : artistic expressions and development dilemmas in world expositions since 2005
(Master thesis, 2021)Global development is the broad concept of creating a good life for everyone. However, the complex realities of contemporary development and its diverse interpretations and approaches have made it difficult to reach the ... -
Expanding the corporate food regime : the southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania. Current and potential implications for rural households
(Master thesis, 2014-12-12)It is widely agreed that agriculture will remain a key foundation in efforts to reduce poverty, achieve food security and improve the environment worldwide. However, what type of agricultural development that is best suited ... -
Expatriate management in the nonprofit, humanitarian sector : the case of NORCAP
(Master thesis, 2020)Effective humanitarian aid is dependent on the expertise and experience of humanitarian staff, and it is therefore vital to understand how international humanitarian workers are managed. Most research on expatriate management ... -
Experiencing citizenship through pipeline politics : the case of the Trans Mountain Expansion project in Canada
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)In recent years, several major oil and gas pipeline projects have been proposed in Canada including Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion project [TMX]. There has been strong opposition to the TMX and other pipeline ... -
Exploring credit systems and power at the village level: Northern Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2010-11-15)In the absence of a strong state in Afghanistan it is very challenging to provide rural households with better food security and access to sustainable, well-established and regulated financial institutions. This paper ... -
Exploring local coping strategies and sources of resilience in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2021)In South Sudan, relentless conflicts, natural disasters and persistent poverty have had a detrimental effect on children’s mental and psychosocial wellbeing. However, researchers have found that some children manage well ... -
Exploring the causes of conflict between India and China
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Exploring the contribution of paradiplomacy to climate resilient development : the cases of Oslo and Nouvelle-Aquitaine
(Master thesis, 2022)The IPCC conclusions are clear: the situation is dire, and the window of opportunity to keep a hospitable climate is narrowing. Current systems of global governance are showing their limits in the face of such threats, as ... -
Exploring the human rights of the Rohingya : a case study of Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2018)The thesis explores the human rights of Muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, the Rohingya. The research focuses on what happened to the Rohingya in Myanmar, what their current living conditions are in the refugee camp in ... -
Exploring the knowledge-politics nexus in global governance : a case study of the anti-chemical weapons assemblage in Syria (2013-2017)
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis explores the relationship between knowledge and politics in global governance today. To do so, I conduct a case study of the efforts to disarm and govern the use of chemical weapons in Syria between 2013 and ... -
Exploring the tension between short term humanitarian interventions and adaptation to climate change : a case study of coastal Char Kukri Mukri union, Char fasson, Bhola, Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2015-11-05)The objective of this study was to investigate the determinants of livelihood vulnerability and exploring the connections between humanitarian interventions and adaptation response to reduce climate vulnerability in Coastal ... -
Exploring understandings of human-wild animal relationships in Rajasthan, India
(Master thesis, 2020)India diverse human and wild animal populations share the place with each other for long time. Their relations are dynamic, ambiguous and complex, however it is often framed as conflict in a dualist perspective of separating ... -
Factors affecting the approbation of hydroponics farming as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change amongst small scale farmers : a case study of Meru County, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2020)The conventional soil based agriculture is one of the areas that have been adversely affected by the effects of climate change in the recent past. To cushion themselves against the challenges, farmers across the world are ... -
Factors influencing demand for credit from formal and informal sources in Gujranwala district, Pakistan : a case of Commercial Banks and Arties
(Master thesis, 2013-03-22)The intention of this research was to examine the effects of social and economic factors on credit demand of rice growers from arties and banks in Gujranwala district, Pakistan. The Crosssectional data from 313 randomly ... -
Farm household vulnerability and adaptive capacity to the double exposure of climate change and structural change : A case study of a farming community in Western Norway
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)Norwegian agriculture is undergoing rapid structural changes leading to larger farm units and fewer farms, altering the context of farming and the capacity to respond to change. At the same time, climate change is manifesting ... -
Farm households’ adoption of Ecofarm integrated agricultural technologies and potential economic effects on livelihoods in Segou, Mopti and Koulikoro regions of Mali
(Master thesis, 2012-10-18)ABSTRACT Food production among the majority of agro-pastoral households in rural Mali are hampered by low rainfall, infertile soil, and extreme poverty. To improve productivity and enhance livelihood, the Drylands ... -
Farmer–herder conflict and food security in Kwahu East District, Eastern Region, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2018)The conflict between resource users is no new phenomenon in West Africa including Ghana. Debate and discussions about such conflict mostly centre on resource scarcity. This study examines the impact of farmer–herder conflict ... -
Feasibility of waste-to-energy recovery technoligies in Lahore, Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2011-11-11)Solid waste remained a no longer more problem with establishment of innovate waste-to-energy recovery technologies. In this study, try to find out the most promising energy recovery technology among the other available ... -
Female perceptions of women in politics in Kenya
(Master thesis, 2021)In Kenya, women are significantly underrepresented in elected political leadership, with the women representation in elected bodies of government still below the 30 per cent threshold. This qualitative study evaluates ... -
A feminist perspective on German decision-making in the UN Security Council
(Master thesis, 2021)