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A clampdown on a public sphere : the impacts of Al-Shabaab terror attacks on the Kenyan media freedom
(Master thesis, 2016-11-17)In October 2011, the Kenya Defence Forces entered Southern Somalia for organized military operations with a Swahili codenamed “Operation Linda Nchi”, with the aim of capturing the port city Kismayu and weakening the ... -
A critical perspective on the global political ecology of aquaculture and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis takes a critical view of the perspective and discourse of UN and FAO on sustainable fed aquaculture by analysing the “World Ocean Assessment of United Nations” and the FAO “Report on the State of the World’s ... -
A cultural based-approach to development : a review of norwegian public and foreign policy, and the role of cultural development in bids to promote socio-political stability and sustainable development in Northern Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2015-03-06)This thesis reviews how culture as a concept has evolved in international human rights law and development policy since WWII, and reviews key strengths and challenges in reframing development initiatives in terms of cultural ... -
A Feminine Touch : Gender and Civil-Military Relations in the Chilean Armed Forces
(Master thesis, 2015-08-06)This analysis explores the extent to which gender equality exists within the Chilean military institutions. A clear political and legal space has been created for equality to grow in Chile, and many advances in Chilean ... -
A feminist perspective on jihadist women : a case study on the female members of Islamic State
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis will explore the roles of female members in the Islamic State (IS) and use concepts from feminist theory to illuminate new sides to female jihadists. Since the terrorist attacks on the United States of America ... -
A genealogy of sovereignty
(Master thesis, 2016)Passing through centuries, the concept of sovereignty has been carved out as the bearer of all that which modern political science is about, and constitutive to all that which modern politics can be known as. Sovereignty, ... -
A Genealogy of the United Nations Understanding of Truth Commissions
(Master thesis, 2013-04-04)The United Nations "Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Truth Commissions" is one of the official policy documents within the Transitional Justice area to be recommended for post-conflict countries interested in ... -
A growing link? Organic farming and the tourist industry in Zanzibar
(Master thesis, 2012-05-18)Since Zanzibar opened up for tourism in the late 1980s, the industry has remained fairly detached from other spheres of society. Very few Zanzibaris are employed in this fast growing, high income industry. Moreover, a ... -
A High North strategy? : an assessment of place-vulnerability in Finnmark county and the Norwegian government's policies towards mitigating oil spills in the Barents Sea
(Master thesis, 2012-04-27)The objective of this thesis project is to determine how the Norwegian Government aims to mitigate Place-Vulnerability in Finnmark County, Norway from the risk of oil spills imposed by increasing volumes of maritime traffic ... -
A multiple-case study of exploring social-ecological resilience of seaweed farming in Unguja
(Master thesis, 2016-03-07)Seaweed farming has existed in Unguja, Zanzibar for twenty-five years. However, its substantial rise in production and the positive socio-economic impacts it has are now threatened by multiple disturbances, which jeopardize ... -
A pathway towards empowerment in post-conflict Colombia? the case of female victims of conflict in the department of Meta
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis I seek to examine the perceptions that female victims of violence in Meta, Colombia hold regarding empowerment, as they understand it from their life experiences before and after being victimized. I also aim ... -
A process evaluation of the PREPARE intervention to promote healthy sexual practices among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa.
(Master thesis, 2017)Background: An estimated 36.7 million people in the world were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2015, with approximately 70% of these located in the region of sub-Saharan Africa. In the Western Cape, AIDS ... -
A puzzle with missing pieces : institutional analysis of irrigation schemes in Iringa Rural District, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2015-05-13)Irrigation management has been internationally discussed and shapes national water policies, also in Tanzania. Yet, farmers in Iringa Rural district still suffer from too dry or flooded fields, while officials are blamed ... -
A Sense of shared loss : post-genocide justice and reconciliation in Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2012-10-18)This study couldn’t have been timelier. During the entire period of this study the doctrine of R2P approached a normative turn with NATO’s intervention in Libya under a UNSC Chapter VII mandate and a near total shattering ... -
A Socio-semiotic Study of the Environmental Conflict in Lagoa Encantada Indigenous Territory, Aquiraz, Ceará, Brazil
(Master thesis, 2013-02-01)This study explores the semiotic dimensions of a conflict between a historical company in Ceará and a ‘recently-recognized’ indigenous community. It involves two discursive domains for networks of social practices. Firstly, ... -
A stateless minority in Southeast Asia : human rights violation and the migration of the Rohingya to Thailand
(Master thesis, 2016-11-22)Migration is not the new thing in the world today. The first wave of the migration happened as the aftermath of the World War I and the World War II. The existent of the Rohingya in Myanmar is considered as one of the ... -
A study of how Amnesty International Norway works to influence the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Master thesis, 2012-10-19)Within global governance theory there is a consensus that nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) have an important role in creating national and international policies. The literature on the relationship between the Norwegian ... -
A study of socio-cultural barriers and human rights of women with disabilities in Livingstone and Kazungula districts of Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Zambia is a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and as such is expected to provide for people with disabilities. There are at present very few reports on the status ... -
A study of the disadvantages of the homeless in Tokyo in disaster situations
(Master thesis, 2012-09-17)Homelessness holds a number of challenges associated with vulnerability such as isolation, lack of access and lack of resources. This paper looks into the disaster vulnerability of the homeless in Tokyo, and discusses ways ... -
A study of Women's self help groups and the impact of SHG participation on women empowerment and livelihood in Lamachaur village of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014-09-17)Gender equality and women empowerment is the third of the millennium development goals (MDGs). Along with government and non government parties, a participatory community approach of the rural women known as self help ...