Browsing Master's theses (Noragric) by Subject "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240::Internasjonal politikk: 243"
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Beyond post-accord reconstruction? : a study on UN peacebuilding contributions in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2018)Intrastate conflicts pose a great threat to the international peace and security, and the UN is one of the organizations mandated to protect the international community. Thorough peacebuilding processes are important in ... -
Can Hong Kong become independent from China?
(Master thesis, 2017)In the past two years, the independence movement in Hong Kong had gained a lot of attentions from the mainstream media. Various politicians as well as the president of China had commented on the movement via newspaper and ... -
Embodying experiences of (in)security : exploring ethnic minority youth’s encounters with the police and policing practices in Oslo
(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 ... -
Expatriate management in the nonprofit, humanitarian sector : the case of NORCAP
(Master thesis, 2020)Effective humanitarian aid is dependent on the expertise and experience of humanitarian staff, and it is therefore vital to understand how international humanitarian workers are managed. Most research on expatriate management ... -
From principles to pragmatism? : ontological insecurity and the EU´s sanctions regime against Russia
(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 ... -
Human security, conflicts and human development in South Sudan
(Master thesis, 2019)The essence of security is the protection of life and property both of which are important to human beings. However, without life or well-being of humans, property is useless. Human security involves the protection of human ... -
In pursuit of significance a foreign policy analysis of Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2020)Pakistan is a young country with a significant foreign policy record. Within a short timeframe, it went from being a front-line state to an insignificant actor, and back to a front-line state again with significance on the ... -
Inside, outside or in-between? External Europeanisation in the EU's eastern neighbourhood
(Master thesis, 2016)The ways of promoting European values beyond Europe has changed. Instead of enlarging, the European Union (EU) now offers partnerships to its neighbours. Theories of European integration tend to focus on integration within ... -
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 ... -
Lessons learned form the context of state-building in Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2018)State-building is a popular approach to help states out of state weakness and state failure. Yet, state-building efforts have a long way to go to achieve desirable results. Reasons for inadequate state-building success ... -
Qatar under construction : a study of the pre-event process of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as an identity construction
(Master thesis, 2020)Understanding identity through Social Identity Theory (SIT) and international status theory through a constructivist lens, provides an approach for understanding how a small power such as Qatar seeks to construct identity. ... -
State versus nonstate influence : a discourse analysis of two actors at the UN Climate Negotiations
(Master thesis, 2020)The Paris Agreement’s bottom-up approach provides new responsibilities and spaces to influence for both states and nonstate actors participating at the UN Climate Negotiations. This thesis applies a discourse analysis to ... -
The British Self and Continental Other: A Discourse Analysis of the United Kingdom's relationship with Europe
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)This thesis analyses how the British discourse on Europe has evolved over the past forty years. Prime Minister David Cameron’s commitment to hold a referendum on European Union membership in 2017, should his part win the ... -
The puzzle of state sovereignty; discourses of contested statehood - "The case of Barotseland in Zambia"
(Master thesis, 2015-03-02)This thesis seeks to engage with the contested explanations as to why and how the Barotseland question keeps on re-emerging in Zambia while a peaceful solution remains elusive. It does so by analysing factors which account ... -
The women, peace and security agenda : a normative framework in contestation
(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 ...