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    • 'Who do You Think this School is For?' Moralities and Ethical Practices on a New Orleans Urban Farm 

      Kristiansen, Øystein (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-01)
      This thesis makes use of anthropological theories of morality and ethics to make sense of the work on an urban farm in a troubled neighbourhood in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    • Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: A Study of ‘VDRC-Nepal’ in Jamuniya, Nepal. 

      Kafle, Surya Prasad (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-23)
      The present study has examined the impact of micro loans on women‟s economic activities. It has specifically highlighted how women‟s income generating activities through small loans help to improve their status in household and local communities. This study is based on eleven semi-structure interviews, two focus group discussions and field observation. The term „empowerment‟ including its three ...

    • Struggling Against the Caste-based Inequalities: A Study of Dalits in Devisthan VDC, Baglung, Nepal 

      Thapa, Debendra Bahadur (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-23)
      This thesis attempts to examine the struggle of Dalit (untouchable) people against the caste-based inequalities in post-conflict Nepal. The objective of this research is to bring forth the Dalits’ voice against the caste-based inequality and their subtle experiences on the way to struggle. It analyses the ongoing efforts of Dalit Movement and its impact on achieving equality, freedom and social ...

    • Broken Dreams in “Land of Gold and Honey”? The case of cross-cultural marriages of Ukrainian women in Norway 

      Vasylyeva, Yulya (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-19)
      The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate “What are the crucial factors for self-realization for Ukrainian women in Norway?” This is a qualitative, case-study research, based on the method of Narrative Inquiry. The fairy tale of Cinderella who waits for her charming prince is still the most popular story among the majority of women in Ukraine. Contemporary Ukrainian reality cannot satisfy ...

    • Georgian – South Ossetian Dialogue: A case study of “Youth Peace Express” project 

      Batsiashvili, Davit (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-16)
      Georgian-Ossetian conflict has a long history; the last armed conflict happened between Georgian and Ossetian ethnic groups occurred in August, 2008. After that 5-days’ war in Tskhinvali region Tbilisi has no diplomatic relations with Moscow. Russian troops entered Tskhinvali on August, 8 and expelled Georgian military. Later, Russia recognized the independence of both South Ossetia and Abkhazia. ...

    • Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) in the context of a total victory: elimination or evolution of the concept. The case of Sri Lanka 

      Antonovskaya, Vasilina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-16)
      Several years ago a devastating civil war that raged in Sri Lanka for 3 decades between the state army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), finally ended. One of the immediate issues that the country had to face in the aftermath of the war was dealing with the remnants of the LTTE combatants. For that purpose, the state launched the program of Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration ...

    • Decolonizing the Drug War: Bolivia's Movement to Transform Coca Control 

      Murano, Andrew J. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-23)
      Coca has been a controversial concept entangled in a complex web of conflicting political rhetoric; existing simultaneously as a sacred icon to unite the Andean nations, and as a serious scourge on humanity, fraught with social and economic danger to be exterminated for the good of mankind. Labeled by the United Nations as a narcotic, it has been a principal target of the hegemonic ideology of ...

    • 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 ...

    • Female Bodies and Masculine Norms: Challenging Gender Discourses and the Implementation of Resolution 1325 in Peace Operations in Afrika 

      Solhjell, Randi; Gjelsvik, Ingvild Magnæs (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2013)
      United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2000) was hailed as a pioneering step in acknowledging the varied roles of women in conflict and promoting their participation in peace processes and in peacebuilding. This report takes a critical look at the inclusion and exclusion of Res. 1325 in peace operations in Africa. It focuses on the meaning and importance of ...

    • "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. ...