Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Title
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Dogs fighting lions - Labour’s troubled attempt to pursue development in South Africa
(Master thesis, 2013-10-31)This study examines the trade union movement in South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and their access to power and ability to represent the working class. At the end of Apartheid, in 1994 when ... -
Domestication of the UN standards on children protection : the case of Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016-08-19)This study examines Tanzania’s commitment towards the realization of child protection objectives as stipulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN-CRC) - 1989. The country level commitment to ... -
Down the drain : a social-ecological study of the impacts of sewage and wastewater discharges in Msasani Bay, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2015-11-05)Msasani Bay, Dar es Salaam, is situated among important marine habitats such as the highly complex, biologically diverse and productive systems of coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass beds. Marine biota in such ... -
"Down, down Woyane!" : a qualitative study of the qeerroo movement in Ethiopia using political process theory
(Master thesis, 2018)September 9th 2016, René Lefort wrote “There is every sign that Ethiopia is plunging into a crisis whole scale, intensity, and multiple and interdependent drivers are unprecedented since the founding of the regime in 1991” ... -
Dynamic forests : investigating resource use and social-ecological resilience within two communities in Unguja, Zanzibar
(Master thesis, 2017)Coral rag forests in Zanzibar are terrestrial environments with high diversity, providing multiple ecosystem services and attracting significant conservation interest. Over the past twenty years, forest management ... -
E-governance within municipalities
(Master thesis, 2011-08-26)Information and communication technologies facilitate easier access and information flow using the internet and therefore constitute an enhanced traditional form of communication. Throughout the world governments have ... -
E-waste management practises in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area of Ghana : status and challenges
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)In contemporary times, the small West African country of Ghana has seen a popular and extended demand for ICT, electrical and electronic devices such as personal computers, mobile phones, TV sets and fridges nationwide. ... -
Early expctations of the Barents-cooperation compared to current assessments of the cooperation
(Master thesis, 2022)The status of the Barents-cooperation thirty years after it was established has been analyzed by comparing ambitions against realities as perceived by practitioners and experts on the cooperation. By studying the ... -
Economic efficiency and ethics : a case study of forced labor in Malaysian electrical and electronics industry
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, there are five chapters. The first chapter is introduction on this thesis, including problem statement and justification, objective and research questions and methodology. The second chapter focuses on the ... -
Ecotourism development in national parks as mean to support local population : case of the National Park "Onezhskoe Pomorie", Russia
(Master thesis, 2016-08-11)The National Park “Onezhkoe Pomorie” is situated in the remote and inaccessible area of Russian North (Arkhangelsk region), where limited development opportunities for local population. Lack of jobs and degradation of ... -
Ecotourism development in Shangri-La, Yunnan province, China : the case of Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Master thesis, 2020)Ecotourism was conceptualized initially in the West as an alternative to mass tourism and with an ecologically benign approach intended to benefit the host community but also to give higher quality experiences to tourists. ... -
Ecotourism impacts on local social-ecological system in Jiuzhai Valley National Park, China
(Master thesis, 2012-10-15)Ecotourism, which is widely and rapidly developed all over the world, is nowadays regarded as an alternative to mass tourism. Jiuzhai Valley National Park is the native place for more than 1,000 Tibetan people, and has a ... -
Educating for democracy in Haiti : a teachers’ and students’ perspective
(Master thesis, 2018)Haiti has a long history of political instability contributing to its precarious economic situation. Thus, education for democracy is particularly relevant for enabling students to participate in a political system that ... -
Education for sustainable development in Norway : calling for a whole institution approach
(Master thesis, 2019)Sustainable Development is appointed as one of three interdisciplinary topics currently guiding Norway’s national curricula renewal, thus establishing a need for research concerning Education for Sustainable Development ... -
Education in focus: impacts of school feeding program on school participation : a case study in Dara Woreda of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-09-28)It has been claimed that School Feeding Programs increase school participation among poor and food insecure group of people. This study investigates if the program has significant positive impact on school enrollment, class ... -
Education provision in a postcolonial world : a case study of Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis uses postcolonial theory and the concept of decolonising education to examine the education practices of four Norwegian NGOs in South Sudan. Over the last few years, there has been an upsurge in debates about ... -
Education, capabilities and development - youth in rural Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2010-10-27)This thesis is exploring the relationship between education and development with focus on formal schools ability to enhance capabilities among youth in rural Tanzania. Tanzania has had a focus on education since the ... -
Effect of large-scale agricultural investment on local livelihoods : a study of Bako-Tibe Agro Products Plc, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-08-05)This study examined the effect of a large-scale agricultural investment, namely Bako-Tibe Karuturi Agro Products Plc., on local livelihoods in Ethiopia using quantitative and qualitative analysis. A sample survey of randomly ... -
Effect of media on peacebuilding in Kenya : a case of the 2007/8 PEV
(Master thesis, 2017-01-05)With the hope of achieving sustainable peace in a conflict period, the media in Africa have faced a lot of challenges. Many scholars have written on the effects media have on conflict situations in Africa particularly ... -
The effect of stone quarry on basic education : the case of Paanor electoral area in Ga South Municipality of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2021)The issue of children involvement in the quarry business in Ghana has attracted attention both internationally and locally. The study critically examined the effects of stone quarry on the basic education children in the ...