Browsing Master's theses in Global Development and Planning by Title
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Problematizing Deprivations : A qualitative analysis of problematizations and perspectives on deprivations in an Area-Based Initiative in Oslo, Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.01.2025 -
Promoting integration during the Covid-19 pandemic: A case study of NGO projects in southern Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Thesis that explores the effects of Covid-19 on a Norwegian NGO. -
Promoting sustainability through enhanced capacities : a study of the role of a non-governmental development organization in promoting sustainable local development, through an enhancement of local community capabilities : the case of Joint Aid Management (JAM) International’s Operations in Machengue community, Inhambane, Mozambique
(Master thesis, 2016)During the last two decades of the twentieth century, there emerged an increased interest within the development field in how to promote sustainable local development. By responding to the danger of inducing aid dependency, ... -
Public perception and attitudes toward electric cars adoption in Norway and the factors that can influence people’s decision toward buying electric cars
(Master thesis, 2022)In recent years Norway has been pioneering in number of electric car users and electric car sales in the world. Electric cars adoption in Norway have been successful due to several factors. It is due to remarkable progress ... -
REDD+ and the Collaboration between Practitioners and Experts
(Master thesis, 2022)REDD+ is a response to the growing urgency of mitigating climate change and hindering the deforestation of tropical forests. The simple thought of “making trees worth more standing up, then cut down” and therefore storing ... -
Refugees in exodus: Statelessness and identity : a case study of Rohingya refugees in Aceh, Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2016)Stateless people are extremely vulnerable, and the risk of exploitation is high. The Rohingya are a severely oppressed minority in Myanmar, within a system that does not protect them but rather abuse the power to mistreat ... -
Remittances and development : the impact of remittances on livelihood security. Evidence from Ko Kaeo sub-district, Thailand
(Master thesis, 2014)In an increasingly globalized world, migrating and sending remittances has become so prevalent that the amount of remittances has since long dwarfed that of official development assistance. Previous research points to ... -
Remittances and Household Welfare in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2023)Remittance represents an injection into an economy and one of the leading recipients of remittances in Africa is Nigeria. Remittance which has evolved into one of Nigeria’s primary external financial sources is particularly ... -
Rethinking spaces for participation in urban planning and development : A case study of the Bus Way process in Nord-Jæren
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven tar sikte på å utforske, belyse og utfordre eksisterende og fremvoksende deltakelsesrom i byplanleggingen og -utviklingen. Den er basert på en case-studie av prosjektet Bussveien i Rogaland, hvor ... -
The Role of Women-Supportive Organizations for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sri Lanka : A Qualitative Case Study of Rural Women living in Monaragala and Hambantota Districts, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2020)This research examines the role and strategies of a women-supportive organisation for women empowerment in Sri Lanka. The selected non-governmental organisation’s mission is to eradicate poverty by empowering ... -
Rural-urban migrants and urban employment in Ghana : A case study of rural migrants from Northern Region to Kumasi
(Master thesis, 2017)Studies have shown that rural-urban migrants migrate to search for employment opportunities in urban areas. Despite the prominence of this factor, little is known of how rural-urban migrants jostle for employment in the ... -
Samfunnsdeltakelse og multikulturell identitetskonstruksjon. En kvalitativ studie blant minoritetskvinner med kurdisk bakgrunn i Norge
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne studien analyserer samfunnsdeltakelse og identitetskonstruering blant kurdiske kvinner bosatt i Norge. Empirien er basert på ti semistrukturerte intervjuer. Hoved formålet er å undersøke om opprinnelseslandets ... -
Samhandling mellom offentlig og privat sektor som forebygger mot ungt utenforskap
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne studien undersøker hvordan personer med en koordinerende rolle i kommunen og privat sektor samhandler for å jobbe med komplekse samfunnsutfordringer, her ungt utenforskap. Studien utforsker hvordan ressurspersoner ... -
Samskaping i samfunnsplanlegging – for å skape levende bygder
(Master thesis, 2022)Oppgaven belyser i sin helhet problemstillingen hvordan samskaping i planlegging mellom administrasjonen i kommunen og lokale aktører har blitt opplevd i Sveio kommune. Det har blitt diskutert hvilke utfordringer som oppstod ... -
School Integration in a Southern Norwegian Municipality Factors that Hinder the Integration of Unaccompanied Young Refugees into the Norwegian schools
(Master thesis, 2020)Unaccompanied young refugees constitute a vulnerable portion of the refugee population because of the numerous hardships they contend with both in the country of origin and during the flight. Given the plethora ... -
Settler Colonialism, Environmental Justice and the Media: A Thematic Analysis of the National, Regional, Local, and Indigenous Newspaper Coverage of the Keystone XL Pipeline in the United States
(Master thesis, 2022)Purpose - The purpose of this thesis is to explore what thematic frames national, regional, local, and Indigenous newspapers have used when reporting on the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States. Specifically, by ... -
Small streams make big rivers : exploring motivation and idealism in Norwegian personalised aid initiatives in the Gambia
(Master thesis, 2016)Little is known about personalised aid organisations in Norway, and those initiatives are not recognised as part of the official Norwegian development aid structure. The organisations are small in size and by themselves ... -
Social and economic consequences of natural hazards : The case of the Lapindo Mudflow in Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2018)In the end of May 2006, a quite special volcano erupted in the Sidoarjo regency on East Java, namely the Lapindo mudflow. The consist of hot mud, gases and water at about 100 degrees Celsius. In 2008, the mudflow covered ... -
Social media in a social mobilisation – a shift in Guatemala : A research on how #RenunciaYa influenced a whole nation
(Master thesis, 2017)This research look at the role social media played in a political situation in Guatemala in 2015. Both the President and the Vice-President are now in jail because of a corruption scandal named “la linea”, and because of ...