Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Author "Glaab, Katharina"
Now showing items 1-16 of 16
-
A discourse and practice analysis of Hungary's water diplomacy approach
Lasetzky, Katalin (Master thesis, 2020)The global water crisis became one of the biggest challenges of our 21st century and it greatly impacts international relations. The issue of too much, too little, too polluted water encourages countries not only to conflict ... -
Dividing heaven : investigating the influence of the U.S. ban on cooperation with China on the development of global outer space governance
Ronci, Robert Jay (Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates how the U.S. policy barring NASA’s cooperation with China, colloquially known as the “Wolf amendment”, is influencing the developing system of global space governance. As rapid technological ... -
Embodying experiences of (in)security : exploring ethnic minority youth’s encounters with the police and policing practices in Oslo
Leon Hernandez, Ixchel Aq Ba L (Master thesis, 2019)The police are a state institution with the power to coerce and maintain “order” within a society so that individuals feel safe. The moment in which an induvial encounter the police, is the moment in which the individual ... -
Emotions and foreign policy : an autoethnographic study of representational techniques at Japanese war museums
Finstad, Vemund Sveen (Master thesis, 2019)To this day, the alleged ‘history problem’; the perception from other countries, mainly Asian neighbours, that Japan has not come to terms with its aggressive and militarist past, continues to weigh on the Land of the ... -
Exploring the knowledge-politics nexus in global governance : a case study of the anti-chemical weapons assemblage in Syria (2013-2017)
Handeland, Lars Vetle (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 ... -
From principles to pragmatism? : ontological insecurity and the EU´s sanctions regime against Russia
Aaser, Erlend Bern (Master thesis, 2017)In 2014, the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Russia turned from cooperation to conflict. The backdrop of this stalemate was the Russian annexation of Crimea, which the EU responded to by implementing ... -
From Sweden with love : Sweden's normative and discursive power on gender equality : perspectives of African migrant women living in Sweden
Wopara, Goodness Ruhuoma (Master thesis, 2018)This study explores how states influence people’s gender identities by studying the influence of Sweden’s public discourse and gendered language/narrative of gender equality. While the Swedes connect naturally to their ... -
Making EU trade policy : the power of neoliberalism and the poverty of radicalism in the debate on trade and sustainable development chapters
Høye, Lise Lotte (Master thesis, 2021)Trade and sustainable development chapters (TSD) are included in the European Unions (EU) free trade agreements as a part of the ‘value-based trade agenda’. However, the purpose of these chapters remains unclear, and the ... -
Material manifestations of an evolving state identity : exploring Norway's relations with the international passport regime from 1920 to present day 2019, and 2020 onwards
Bibi, Afshan (Master thesis, 2019)The initial idea for this thesis began with my interest in objects, and in their ability to say more than their primary function might suggest. An object that has intrigued me for a long time is the passport. Many IR studies ... -
Science from below and to the left : a processualist understanding of the Zapatista movement's counter-hegemonic practices
Martel, Antony Joseph (Master thesis, 2018)Norms in International Relations are often discussed from the perspective of the Global North, while focusing on the political relations of transnational organizations and nation-states at high levels of politics, but there ... -
Sexual violence as a weapon in war
Bruheim, Andrea Hundseid (Master thesis, 2018)The use of rape and sexual violence towards civilian women in war is not a new phenomenon. However, it is not until recently that this has become an issue on the international agenda. This thesis will use Feminist ... -
Structural constraints to approaching an ecological Utopia
Andersen, Sølve Eide (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 ... -
The civil society-state relations in China reflected through the genetically modified rice debate
Jiang, Yanyan (Master thesis, 2019)This study examines the civil society-state relationship in China through the debates on genetically modified rice. Due to the various types of civil society organizations and groups, this thesis take environmental ... -
The role of higher education in peacebuilding : an interplay of global education norms and local contexts
Beleuta, Iulia (Master thesis, 2017)Education and peacebuilding are two research fields that have been mainly intersecting paths in the last two decades. Policies, international agendas, initiatives, programmes, did not completely caught up with the demand ... -
The women, peace and security agenda : a normative framework in contestation
Elvebakken, Johanne Rokke (Master thesis, 2017)The Women, Peace and Security agenda has been heavily discussed by feminist International Relations scholars since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in October 2000. This thesis seeks to broaden the ... -
Why the private sector matters : sustaining the Islamic State in Iraq
Bräuer, Hannes (Master thesis, 2021)This dissertation investigates the private sector’s relationship and experiences with the Islamic State in the Iraqi governorates Nineveh and Salahaddin, utilizing unique field data from the insurgents’ 2013-2017 rule. ...