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Internally displaced persons in Sudan : a study of livelihood and coping strategies under protracted displacement
(Master thesis, 2016-11-22)The numbers of displaced people in the world due to conflict is now the highest ever recorded. This study looks at the situation for internally displaced people in general, and in Sudan in particular with exploring ... -
International negotiations of natural resources on the moon and other celestial bodies : future cooperation or conflict?
(Master thesis, 2012-10-19)This thesis aims to assess the degree to which one can expect conflict or cooperation over the natural resources on the Moon and other celestial bodies in the future. By describing and exploring how the emerging global ... -
International security and intelligence cooperation : a collective case study of the OSCE and Europol
(Master thesis, 2018)Non-traditional, transnational security threats have developed into some of the most pressing threats to contemporary states. One of these threats is international terrorism. It has become evident through the 21st century ... -
International state building : security threat impact for Afghanistan’s stabilisation’
(Master thesis, 2017)A country’s internal political stability allows the scenario where a state can develop its economy and relations with other states. However, this desired internal stability often goes hand in hand with a high level of ... -
Internet or bust : market driven cybersecurity in the USA
(Master thesis, 2018)The introduction of the internet has played a large role in how humans exist. From the way we conduct business, communicate, socialize and acquire information, no longer are we dependent on a geographical location to explore ... -
Investor disclosure as policy response to climate change : exploring the French case of mandatory climate disclosure for institutional investors
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the academic and political debate on climate-related disclosures as a policy response to climate changes. Specifically, the study provides empirical evidence from a qualitative ... -
Involuntary displacement and urban resettlement in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project
(Master thesis, 2018)As urbanization is a defining issue of the 21st century. The World Commission on Dams (2000) estimates that the globe´s 45 000 large dams (p. 11) have displaced between 40-80 million people (p. 104). Although it is undeniable ... -
Is it easier than you think? : a case of food waste sorting behaviour in Follo, Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)The global environmental crisis demands that we ensure the reuse and recycling of materials already in existence. Recycling requires separate waste sorting by individuals. In Norway, 50 percent of food waste ends up in the ... -
Is Norway on the pathway to a Green Economy? : evidence on decoupling between GDP and environmental pressure
(Master thesis, 2021)Since the 1970s’, the concepts of ecological limits, environmental impacts, and human pressure have been central in the debate over the relationship between economic growth and the environment. Green Growth advocates argue ... -
Is sustainable development a Utopia? : Norfund's investment in a hydropower plant in Peru
(Master thesis, 2016-08-09)The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund) was established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reduce poverty in developing countries. Norfund is funded through Norway’s development assistance budget ... -
Is transparency the answer? : a study of the impacts of transparency in the extractive sector in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2016-11-16)This thesis explores transparency and its impacts in the extractive industries in Ghana. The author explores the theoretical arguments for using transparency as tool for change in natural resources global governance, and ... -
ISIS totalitarian ideology and discourse : an analysis of the Dabiq Magazine discourse
(Master thesis, 2016-03-31)During the 20th century, Europe experienced regimes that spread their visions of a new organization of the world through the use of a new industrial violence. Millions of people lost their life under Hitler and Stalin’s ... -
“It’s just not me” : a study of non-participation in collective actions with a climate cause among young Norwegians
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores the issue of non-participation among young Norwegians in collective actions with a climate cause. The aim is to investigate whether there are any common features between the non-participants in terms ... -
“It’s typically Norwegian to be good” : a case study on Norwegian migration policy concerning Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2019)The thesis aims to identify the particularities of Norwegian policy concerning migration from Ethiopia in an effort to assess how Norwegian identity is reflected in Norwegian migration policy. The findings are based on a ... -
Ivory and insurgency : the securitization of poaching and illegal wildlife trade in Africa
(Master thesis, 2018)The issue of poaching and illegal wildlife trade (IWT) in Africa has transformed from being a biodiversity concern to being considered a matter of security. Since 2010, it has been declared a threat to national and even ... -
“I’m vegan but I eat Oreos like crazy” : factors contributing to Icelandic young-adults’ decision to follow a green diet
(Master thesis, 2022)The heightened demand for animal-products has increased livestock production which is not free from consequences. It has social, health, and environmental externalities, which has caused a number of people to reconsider ... -
J.F.C. Fuller: military theory and the use of force
(Master thesis, 2014-09-11)En presentasjon av John Fullers militærvitenskapelige arbeid. -
Jihadism in Kosovo : islamized radicalism or radical Islam?
(Master thesis, 2017)No other war in the Muslim world has mobilized as many jihadists so quickly as the Syrian Civil War. In France, the European country that exhibited the largest contingent of fighters, the shockwaves of jihadist terrorist ... -
Jordskiftedommerens motivasjon til å gjennomføre rettsmekling
(Master thesis, 2020)Oppgavens tema er rettsmekling i jordskifteretten og dommerens motivasjon til å tilby dette. Jeg ønsket å undersøke hva som ligger bak jordskiftedommerens valg om å ikke tilby rettsmekling der det er hjemmel for det. ... -
Just one more flight : an archetype analysis of climate concerns of traveling by plane before and after the Covid-19 pandemic
(Master thesis, 2022)Individual efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses could have a significant impact on climate change if enough people choose to act together. When it comes to traveling however, people seem to find excuses to ...