Blar i Master's theses (Noragric) på emneord "Gender"
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Female perceptions of women in politics in Kenya
(Master thesis, 2021)In Kenya, women are significantly underrepresented in elected political leadership, with the women representation in elected bodies of government still below the 30 per cent threshold. This qualitative study evaluates ... -
Gender and security : Afghan rural women's participation in local conflict resolution
(Master thesis, 2016)Afghan women have traditionally been excluded from the public sphere, but have recently emerged as a political and social force, as their participation in civic and political arenas is increasing. Most importantly, their ... -
Gendered power relations in UN peace missions : accounts of policewomen’s perseverance and empowerment
(Master thesis, 2022)This research investigates policewomen’s experiences of gendered power relations in UN peacekeeping missions. It employs the theoretical framework of IR feminism and draws inspiration from feminist institutionalism and ... -
Hypocrisy and "Friction" in International Organizations : The Case of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000)
(Master thesis, 2012-10-05)The complexity of understanding the implementation of gender issues across various institutionalized levels is becoming increasingly important for the UN, and for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in particular. ... -
Rural women in Afghanistan : a gendered approach to the right to water, participation and non-discrimination
(Master thesis, 2017)Afghanistan is a fragile, war-ravaged and mostly semi-arid country in which water is scarce and droughts are common. In many of the country’s 32,000 rural villages, Afghan women bear the responsibility for the households’ ... -
School abductions in Chibok and Zamfara, Nigeria : the nexus between gender, terror and official responses
(Master thesis, 2021)School abductions in Nigeria have received global attention since 2014. Although several studies exist on gender-based terrorism in Nigeria, none has sought to understand the relationship between gender, gender constructions, ... -
Social and legal empowerment of domestic workers in Brazil
(Master thesis, 2014-12-11)Working daily inside middle-class and, mostly, white families` houses, domestic workers in Brazil constantly face the social and economic inequalities embedded in their lives and routines. The various intersections of ... -
The African Union's duty to prevent the political and security crisis in the DRC : A gendered perspective
(Master thesis, 2017)The current political and security tensions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, risk escalating into an all-out war as seen in that country in the past. There have been several unfruitful attempts to prevent and resolve ... -
The potential for improving smallholders' livelihoods in Zanzibar : a case study of a local value-chain of goat meat
(Master thesis, 2015-11-03)It is widely agreed that increasing capacity in agriculture and its associated industries is the most effective way to increase food security and lift people out poverty. Development organizations and researchers alike ... -
Unpaid care work in Rwanda : NGOs’ actions towards women’s empowerment
(Master thesis, 2021)Rwanda is a leading country in gender equality indicators such as women’s political participation and health. However, women’s status remains largely defined by unpaid care work (UCW), a phenomenon that threatens women’s ...