Now showing items 121-140 of 244

    • Local integration of refugees: reflections from Liberian refugees in Ghana 

      Acheampong, Anthony (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-31)
      This study examines the local integration of former Liberian refugees in Ghana. The objective is to provide insight into the program based mainly on the reflections and views of individual refugees who are taking part in the integration program. This is done not only to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon, but also, ascertain the real impact of the integration program in the refugees’ ...
    • Expansion and Growth of English as a Language of Instruction in Nepal’s School Education. Towards Pre-Conflict Reproduction or Post-Conflict Transformation 

      Baral, Lekh Nath (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-28)
      Despite growing understanding and recognition of the need to offer education in the mother tongue or in a familiar language, there is a growing trend to adopt a foreign language (more particularly English) as a language of instruction. In Nepal, language of instruction (English vs Nepali) has been one of the major factors that distinguish private schools from the state schools. In recent years, ...
    • Suggesting an education program for successful adjustment of North Korean refugee adolescents to South Korean public school: through an analysis of ‘Creative Theater Workshop’ program of the Set-Net school. 

      Jung, Suik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-14)
      This study examines an education program of the Set-Net school, ‘Creative Theater Workshop’, designed for addressing North Korean refugee adolescents’ psychological distress. The study attempts to answer the question of whether or not the education program is effective in dealing with the psychological distress. By answering the question, the study seeks to give an insight into a specialized program ...
    • The Question of Structural Violence on the Saho people of Eritrea, in spite of their important role during the Eritrean Struggle for Independence 

      Esmail, Romodan Abdellah (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-25)
      Abstract The thesis focuses on discovering incidents of the structural violence on the Saho of Eritrea under the Eritrean PFDJ government. It is mainly stressed on the government policies, especially language and land and how the policies undermined the democratic rights of the Saho people. At the same time, it attempts to shed light on the subsequent suppressive attitudes of the government and ...
    • The Legality and Legitimacy of Using Armed Force for the Protection of Strangers: From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect 

      Huang, Siwen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)
      The ceaseless State-made humanitarian atrocities in the past decades toll the bell for the whole international community to take a responsibility. The traditional doctrine of humanitarian intervention encourages States or States groups to use armed force in a foreign territory for the protection of civilians of the targeted State. This doctrine has lived through a long history of international ...
    • "We give back". A structuration perspective on the contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility to positive peace: the case of Belize Natural Energy Ltd 

      Lupini, Sara (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-18)
      This thesis examines the potential contribution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the achievement of a positive peace in societies where violence has penetrated the social structure. The objective of the research is to explore how CSR can be designed to enable companies embracing a peace-oriented approach in conducting their businesses. CSR, in fact, is a well-established business practice, ...
    • The Other Side of the Ogoni Struggle: Women Getting Equipped for Peace-Building 

      Okeke, Florence Chinyere (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-15)
      This study focuses on the efforts of an NGO known as West African Network for Peace building (WANEP), towards enhancing women participation in peace and security issues in Nigeria, through one of its programs known as Women in Peace building Network (WIPNET). It specifically, examines the capacity building training scheme carried out through WIPNET among the Ogoni women group in Niger-Delta region ...
    • Women, CSOs and Post-Election Peace Initiatives: The Case of the Ark Foundation Ghana 

      Sackey, Emelia Emmanuella (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)
      This thesis examines the role of women’s groups and CSOs in post-election peacebuilding. The main objective of the study is to demonstrate how women’s groups contribute to peacebuilding. Moreover, it is to show the importance of local initiatives targeted at post-election peace. Aside being a measure of democracy, post-election peace is necessary for the protection of lives and the promotion of ...
    • Understanding the Role of Education in Promoting Violence and Terrorism in Pakistan 

      Munir, Faisal (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-08-20)
      In Pakistan the “nexus between, education, religion, and national identity” is a complex phenomenon1. Having removed the civilian elected government amidst the political turmoil in 1979, Zia ul Haq’s military regime sought internal political legitimacy and simultaneously tried to counter two external threats, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Iranian revolution. Underpinned by Saudi ideology ...
    • WOMEN IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY OF BANGLADESH; A PARADOX OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND TRANSFORMATION OF STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE 

      Habib, Md. Ahsun (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-12-22)
      This thesis examines whether the presence of women in the garment industry of Bangladesh is a means of empowerment or just a continuation of structural violence. Due to the patriarchal system in Bangladesh, structural violence against women has been an ongoing problem throughout the country’s history. The focus of this research is that structural violence is still present in the society and in the ...
    • Conflicts among Pastoralists in the Borana Area of Southern Ethiopia: The case of Borana and Garri 

      Feyissa, Tigist Kebede (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-02-17)
      This study deals with conflicts among pastoralists in the Borana area of Southern Ethiopia focusing on the case of the Borana and Garri peoples. The objective of the research is to assess the underlying factors related to the formation, development and transformation of conflicts between the Borana and Garri since 1990´s. To meet this objective, the study employs a qualitative approach and secondary ...
    • "This is Kosova" : Segregation and dialogue through education in Kosovo 

      Paulsen, Amanda Grønnvoll (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-10)
      The Balkan region has been a place for conflict ant intergroup bias several times the last 100 years. After Tito’s death in 1980, Yugoslavia started to crumble from within. The economy was in ruin, the question of ethnicity, which had been hidden away during Titos rule, surfaced and wars broke out because of this. Some of the republics and autonomous states in Yugoslavia demanded to be independent. ...
    • "Two Schools Under One Roof"- The divided education in Bosnia and Herzegovina 

      Mihajlovic, Vladimir (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-07-30)
      Thesis abstract “Two schools under the same roof”- The divided Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic society with three ethnic groups(Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats) comprising a vast majority of the population. The dissolution of Yugoslavia found these three ethnic groups at war with one another that lasted 4 years and claimed around 100 000 lives. The war ...
    • The role of international student exchange in cross-cultural understanding 

      Fomicheva, Olga (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-12)
      The research studies changes in attitudes of Russian students who spent half a year studying at one of the universities in Northern Norway. The research attempts to answer the question “How does the international educational exchange contribute to cross-cultural understanding and peace?” Theory of intergroup contact serves as a theoretical basis of the analysis. The main hypothesis of contact theory ...
    • Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area and its influence on the communities in its Botswana borders 

      Ziobro, Weronika (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-14)
      This thesis attempts to examine the influence of a nature conservation area, also called a ‘peace park,’ on the lives of the people living and working within its borders. The particular focus of this study is the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA). The objectives of this peace park, located in southern Africa, include improvements in quality of life for the local people ...
    • PRESS UNDER BURDEN: FIVE THREATS TO COLOMBIAN JOURNALISM. 

      Ortiz Herrera, Diana Carolina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-10)
      In times of war or during non-democratic regimes the press situation tends to suffer dramatically. Freedom loses ground, censorship slowly –sometimes rapidly- sets in. In Colombia the situation is very special due to the characteristics of the war, the plurality of actors, the complexities of the media market, and the intricate influence of the State. Colombian Media deals with many tests. It is ...
    • “We are not seeing anything Ooh!!!”. Responses to the Oil and Gas Sector Policies in the Western Region of Ghana 

      Lamptey, Naa Koshie (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-02)
      This thesis has attempted to look at how Ghana can avoid the conflict trap that has beset most African countries. In doing this, it sought to look at the perceptions and expectations of the inhabitants of the Western region as well as the impact of the oil exploration on their lives. To explain the concept of the conflict trap the economic and non-economic narratives of conflicts were thoroughly ...
    • A Burden or a Resource? Conditions for Returnee (Re)integration in Juba, South Sudan 

      Ersland, Linn Susanne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-13)
      This thesis focuses on returnees' potential to contribute to reconstruction and development in post-conflict societies. Do returnees bring with them resources of any kind? If yes, how can these resources be utilized in order to contribute to reconstruction and development in the return areas? Through analyzing the experiences of South Sudanese returnees in Juba, these are the main questions this ...
    • Liberal Imperialism or Where Good Conscience Slumbers: Juxtaposing the Liberal Peace with the Philosophical Approaches of Lévinas and Derrida 

      Bänninger, Mirja Barblin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-31)
      In 1989, so-called ‘actually existing socialism’ collapsed, and for the next few decades the West seemed to have won the ideological fight, regarding the way society, politics, and the economy were to be organised. In the discipline of peace studies this led to a hegemonic status of the liberal peace in terms of both theory and practice. Lately, however, the liberal peace has been faced with increased ...
    • Modern State as a Source of Legitimized Violence; Dilemma of Sovereignty and Violence 

      Yaghoubzadeh, Hamed (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-15)
      Elimination of violence and establishment of sustainable peace have been among the longest-standing human ambitions. Violence with its paradoxical picture, however, has been an inseparable part of human history. Regarding different aspects and forms of violence, it could be defined as something to do with a change in the “normal” state of affairs. According to mentioned definition of violence, a ...