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Structural constraints to approaching an ecological Utopia
(Master thesis, 2018)Economic growth is a fundamental value of market economics that now infiltrates nearly all aspects of Western society. Today this economic system has an increasingly global reach where other pressing issues are pushed aside ... -
Structural transitions in Albania : profit over environment?
(Master thesis, 2017)During the 80s and 90s, many post-communist countries underwent structural transition processes advocated by neoliberal institutions. Rapid transitions from one structure to another resulted in chaos as the implementation ... -
Struggle of Tibet : from armed conflict to non-violence
(Master thesis, 2014-11-03)The conflict between Tibet-China has been going on since 1950s. Chinese has proclaimed Tibet as an alienable part of her mainland where as Tibetans have distinct view regarding the issue. Tibetan spiritual leader and his ... -
Students´ radicalization : a study on private universities of Bangladesh.
(Master thesis, 2017-01-02)Private universities in Bangladesh are composed with students from all portion of society. Students from rural areas as well as from city areas. But one unique feature that private universities contains that it offers its ... -
Success and failure of biogas technology systems in rural Kenya : an analysis of the factors influencing uptake and the success rate in Kiambu and Embu counties
(Master thesis, 2017)Since biogas technology was introduced in Kenya in 1954, adoption and sustainability of the technology is still low, currently at 0.03% of the 1.2 million households with the technical potential to own biogas, especially ... -
Successful crisis communication : a case study of the Norwegian authorities' response to an imminent terror threat
(Master thesis, 2017)When societies are faced with a crisis, the reputation, or even the fate, of the authorities hangs in the balance. If the authorities manage to communicate their handling of the crisis successfully, the crisis can strengthen ... -
Suing the environment? : an analysis of Investor-State Dispute Settlements impact on achieving International Environmental Agreements
(Master thesis, 2022)In acknowledgement of the dire need for comprehensive global action and societal transformation, states have come together in formulation of several International Environmental Agreements (IEAs) outlining goals and commitments ... -
Sustainability in agriculture : a qualitative study of how agtech startups in Norway contribute
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this study is to analyse the contributions to sustainable agriculture from the agtech companies on the rise in Norway. Agtech is a growing sector in agriculture focusing on innovative technology to improve ... -
Sustainability of community water supply system managed by water user committee : a case study of rural water supply system in Nepal.
(Master thesis, 2015-02-25)Many Nepalese rural communities are suffering from lack of safe drinking water. One of the reasons is that approximately one third to one half of all drinking water supply systems fail shortly after the construction. The ... -
Sustainable adaptation to a changing climate? : a case study of the relief and development initiatives by the Ethiopian government and Afar Pastoralist Development Association in Afar Region, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2015-08-05)This thesis examines how the Ethiopian government and the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) work in practice to reduce people’s vulnerability and whether they contribute to ‘sustainable climate change adaptation’ ... -
Sustainable water footprint of avocado imported to Norway from Chile : Norwegian retailer’s information and influence on water management
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the control regimes of the enterprises constituting the value chain for avocado from producers in Chile to the Norwegian retailer Rema 1000. The Norwegian enterprises Rema 1000 and Bama together ... -
Sustainable whale-watching tourism or vulnerable "wild west" in the sea : the management and perceptions of different whale-watching actors in the Tromsø and Skjervøy regions
(Master thesis, 2022)Winter whale-watching tourism has gained increasing popularity in Northern Norway during the last ten years after orcas and humpback whales appeared in the Tromsø and Skjervøy regions. However, this form of tourism activity ... -
SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ADOPTION AND POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
(Master thesis, 2011-01-12)The world's population is increasing and there has been more concerns towards food security but is challenged by increasing food demand with declining water availability. South Asia faced acute shortage of food in 1960s ... -
Tacit consent and vocal opposition : the consequences of the American drone campaign on Pakistani government legitimacy
(Master thesis, 2015-11-05)The purpose of this thesis is to address how the American drone campaign in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan has influenced the legitimacy of the Pakistani government. The study has been two-folded; ... -
Tales from Pianura : the construction of a social dump and its resisting community
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)Through the lens of urban political ecology and environmental justice framework, this master thesis project investigates the history and creation of Pianura as the social dump of the city of Napoli, Italy and the grievances ... -
Teachers’ perspectives on quality in secondary education in Tanzania : policy & reality
(Master thesis, 2017)Education can be a catalyst of both economic and social development. In recent years, great progress has been achieved in broadening access to primary education in developing countries, such as Tanzania. However, less ... -
Tensions within nature management in Inner Troms, Norway : different narratives on power and decision-making
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis sets out to investigate conflicts surrounding nature management in Inner Troms, focusing on different narratives expressed within three cases: 1) The merging of MaukenBlåtind Training Area and Firing Range, ... -
Textile reuse in the circular economy : motivations of Oslo residents to minimize textile waste
(Master thesis, 2021)Norway is subjected to environmental changes that are affecting a sustainable future for the generations to come. This situation is further proliferated as per the ongoing global economic trends. The economy and environment ... -
The 'energy leads to development' narrative : norwegian hydropower projects in south sudan
(Master thesis, 2012-11-09)In this study I analyze how a development narrative influences policy and strategies in the case of Norwegian plans for hydro-electric dams in South Sudan. This study is based on qualitative methods, whereby 31 semi-structured ... -
The aesthetics of teichopolitics : sense, sensibility & the return of the border wall in IR : an exploratory & comparative study
(Master thesis, 2017)Despite the renewed interest in political barriers in a contemporary teichopolitical era and an expanding body of research on border-related matters, meagre academic attention has been directed at linking aesthetics with ...