Blar i Master's theses in Global Development and Planning på emneord "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220"
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An Ethnographic Exploration of Southern Norwegian Second-Hand Cultures
(Master thesis, 2019)n this era of online shops and big retail shops, second-hand markets still exist in many places, including in Norway. Second-hand markets in this thesis consist of flea markets and second-hand shops. Flea ... -
Beyond Forced Migration: Refugees’ everyday lives and their state of wellbeing : The Case of Rhino Camp Settlement, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2018)South Sudan has been experiencing conflict since December 2013 and such an experience has led to an upsurge of forced migration in the East African region. Over four million South Sudanese have fled their homes and with ... -
Causes of girl’s pupil dropout at secondary school in Bangladesh : Review of literature and empirical analysis
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper provides a systematic review of the literature analysis and empirical analysis to find out the causes of girl’s dropout at the secondary schools in Bangladesh. This paper has tried to shed on some specific causes ... -
Community-Based Organisations’ Role in Refugee Integration : A Case Study in Kristiansand, Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)Refugees is one of the major concentration of the world without considering the borders or economic level of the country. Recently, Europe also has received large number of refugees. Norway has also received many refugees ... -
Determinants of Human Behavioral Change : Environmental Attitudes and Values Among Norwegian High School Students in Light of the Fridays for Future Movement
(Master thesis, 2020)There is wide scientific consensus that climate change is greatly impacted by anthropogenicfactors. This has been the origin for studies on human attitudes in a range of disciplines; if humans are responsible ... -
Exploring the role of CBOs in the social integration of refugees : Case study in Kristiansand, Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)The arrival of refugees to European countries have increased with the conflicts around the world. However, the influx of more migrants in search of safety, better lives and work in the developed world continues to create ... -
Farmer-Herder Conflict in Africa: An Assessment of the Causes and Effects of the Sedentary Farmers-Fulani Herdsmen Conflict : A Case Study of the Agogo Traditional Area, Ashanti Region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)Violent conflicts, particularly farmer-herder conflicts have, for a long time, been a common feature of economic livelihood in West Africa (Bleach, 2004). This thesis explores the causes and the effects of farmer-Fulani ... -
Fault Lines of Unity : Local resistance to Dispossession in Hambantota
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Hate speech against religious queer women : Socio-democratic influences on civic participation in [Oslo] Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, the topic of hate speech and its implication on queer religious women was studied. The thesis explored the socio-political and democratic issues of hate speech, and ensued to answer the overall research ... -
Identity crisis in the wake of mass migration : A study of identity crisis and acculturation strategies of Hazara diaspora living in Arendal
(Master thesis, 2018)In 2015-16 a record number of migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland– nearly double the previous high water mark of 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the ... -
Konseptualisering og legitimering av vindkraft i Norge : En positiv storyline om en ny energiteknologi
(Master thesis, 2019)Thismaster's thesis is inspired by the growing tendency in social scienceto use narratives to investigate, describe,and explain the social aspects of energy technology. More specifically, the thesis ... -
Labor Integration in Rural Norway : What are the main barriers to refugees accessing employment in small Norwegian municipalities?
(Master thesis, 2020)Recent figures of people seeking refuge have been unprecedented in history. As the number of refugees has increased, so have the debates about their integration in the host countries, particularly their ... -
Local Insights into Climate Change Adaptation in Cabo Verde : A study from rural agricultural areas of Santa Cruz on Santiago Island
(Master thesis, 2020)Impacts of climate change in Cabo Verde are felt by many, and adaptation to the changing climate is common. Tograsp how climate change adaptation affects local people and environments, and if the ... -
Mind The Gap : Healthprofessional’s relation to Female Genital Schistosomiasis - Exploring perspectives, politics and practices during treatment on lower reproductive health problems in a schistosomiasis endemic area
(Master thesis, 2020)The main objective of the study was to elucidate why thereis a gap between medical research conducted on the neglected tropical disease Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) and work-related knowledge about the disease ... -
Peeling Back the Layers : A critical analysis of climate change adaptation policies and programs in relation to differential vulnerability. A study of the Áncash Region, Peru
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis is grounded in the discourse on differential vulnerability and climate change. People throughout the world are disproportionately affected by climate change effects, and a growing number of researchers argue ... -
Plant a tree! : climate change communication and perception in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2019)The impacts of climate change are one of the most pressing issues in our times. Thus, climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies are of key importance in development. For individuals to employ adaptation ... -
Problematizing Deprivations : A qualitative analysis of problematizations and perspectives on deprivations in an Area-Based Initiative in Oslo, Norway
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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 ... -
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 ...