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    • Neoliberalism and Public Sector Reform: Explaining Private Military Contracting in the United States 

      Hickey, Neala (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-05)
      Private Military Security Companies (PMSCs) have become an increasing presence in U.S contingency operations over the last twenty years. There have been more contracted personnel than U.S military participating in the operations in Afghanistan which signifies the growth of a dependency upon the private sector to wage war. Various international and domestic factors have led to the proliferation of ...

    • Nepotism, beyond good or bad. Exploring recruitment policies in international aid organizations in Kyrgyzstan. 

      Baldanova, Aldara (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-14)
      While nepotism has been a pervasive social phenomenon in every culture, prevailing in family businesses - the topic has majorly been a taboo for academic research. It has been labeled as a discriminative practice in modern bureaucratic organizations. The development and international aid worldwide represent a large framework of bureaucracies and planning. Local cultures often represent a challenge ...

    • New clothes but old demons. European antisemitism from Christianity to progressive left wing milieu 

      Appelbaum, Amir (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2005-11-08)
      Is there one root, and one infrastructure under the hatred of Israel, since the late 19th century, called antisemitism? Can we dare and raise such a question with regard to a phenomenon so prolonged in time and so diversified in its appearances and explanations – a human phenomenon which started as early as the charge of deicide, and which is present during a couple of thousands of years, as steady ...

    • No work, no peace : livelihoods of ex-combatants in Monrovia, Liberia 

      Forsther, Michael Pah (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-10-19)
      Conflicts undermine state security, cause massive loss of lives, destroy livelihoods and undermine the general well-being of civilian populations. DDR has thus become the foremost policy tool for securing state security and establishing the framework for reconstructing conflict-affected societies. Using Liberia as a case, the present study has explored the livelihoods of ex-combatants within the ...

    • Non-state actors in world politics : a case study on how transnational advocacy networks seek to influence the Arms Trade Treaty 

      Utnes, Peter (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-31)
      Theory on international society is often criticized for disregarding the agency and influence of non-state actors. This paper analyzes the ways in which non-governmental organizations seek political influence in the United Nations, based on a case study of the Control Arms campaign in the period 2008-2010. The method is a qualitative, iterative approach, where propositions from recent theory on ...

    • Norwegian-speaking Sami and Russian-speaking Kazakh young adults: a comparative study of identities 

      Koshmagambetova, Aikhanym (Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-05-22)
      In the given thesis, the identities of the Norwegaian-speaking Sami and the Russian-speaking Kazakh young adults are analysed in relation to their first languages' influence on the identity formation. The research is conducted by interviewing 10 representatives of the given groups and applying thematic analysis to the data gathered. The given reserach contributes to understanding how do ethnic ...

    • "Now the Work Begins": Gender Equality in Sámi Politics 

      Pedersen, Linn-Marie Lillehaug (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-15)
      This study examines gender equality in Sámi politics after 2005, the year the Sámi Parliament achieved balanced gender representation. The project seeks to answer the question: Within the context of Sámi politics, how is gender equality represented and addressed? To answer this question, the study is based on official documents by the Sámi Parliament and the women’s organization Sámi NissonForum, ...

    • NRK TV-aksjonen. The Norwegian self-perception and world image 

      Furuli, Andrea Indrehus (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-11-01)
      TV-aksjonen is an annual telethon hosted by the Norwegian state-channel NRK. Since 1974, the telethon ́s aim has been to fundraised money for humanitarian purposes, and enlighten the Norwegian people about world issues. This thesis examines the role TV-aksjonen plays in the Norwegian self-perception. Further, the aim of this project has also been to identify the possible consequences for how the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Peace and human rights : a comparative analysis on the role of human rights in Norwegian peace processes in Sudan. 

      Larssen, Ingvild (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-15)
      This paper studies the issue of the role of human rights in Norwegian peace processes in the conflict between Northern and Southern Sudan. It is a comparative analysis between the Norwegian actors – the government and two NGOs. The aim is to see how the different Norwegian actors focus on human rights when they are building peace in Sudan, and if there are any clear differences between the government ...

    • Peace Education in Guatemala and the Lack Thereof: An Examination of the Effects of the 1998 Educational Reform Following the 1996 Peace Accords. 

      Van der Linden, Maria Elisabeth (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)
      This thesis is an examination of the effects of the 1998 educational reform following the 1996 Peace Accords, on education in Guatemala and the extent to which it has constituted peace education. In order to observe the correlation between said educational reform and the final educational result, which was preliminarily assumed to constitute peace education, this research applies the qualitative ...

    • 'Peace now' in Israel in search of an alternative identity 

      Ahmetaj, Nora S. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2005-05)
      Using the perspective of the role of fear in security and identity-based conflicts, I was motivated to investigate in this thesis how peace actors strive to be actively involved in peacemaking in Israel. The main objective of this thesis is to gain insight in the activities of Peace Now in light of the second Intifadah 2000-2004, and disorientation of peace camp. If successful, the results of this ...

    • Peaceful Japanese Nationalism. A Case Study of Japanese Immigration Policies 

      Munarini, Elena (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-14)
      This case study is a phenomenological analysis of Japanese immigration policies. The objective of this research is to produce a cogent interpretation of why Japanese Immigration Policies are so strict. Societal perspectives have been taken in consideration as one of the important aspects to explore. Japanese Society is considered unique, as it has distinctive principles based on the peace and harmony ...

    • Peacekeeper Training on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Adding a gendered perspective 

      Kvinnesland, Kristin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-08-15)
      The United Nations (UN) promote gender equality and the fight against sexual violence on a global scale. Highlighting gender (in)equality and its effect on people are fundamental elements in promoting equality between sex and gender, regardless of the hierarchy, environment and social background. When addressing gender equality, it is essential to understand that the UNs gender mainstreaming agenda ...

    • Perspectives of Policing: An Analysis of the Discursive Constructions of Policing, Race, and Criminal Justice in the United States 

      Burian, Matthew Stephen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-15)
      This thesis is an analysis of the competing discursive constructions of policing, race, and criminal justice in the United States. I identify two main competing discourses active in this field, a Liberal Individualist Discourse, and a Social Collectivist Discourse. I explore the way these two discourses construct the three areas in focus and argue that the Liberal Individualist Discourse has led ...

    • Pipeline resistance in the United States: How the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance has affected Indigenous people in their continued resistance against pipelines 

      Svendsen, Ida Helen Skum (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-15)
      This thesis is focused on pipeline resistance in the United States, specifically drawing from the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance and the current resistance against Line 3 in Minnesota. Indigenous peoples from all over the globe became engaged in resisting the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and there were predictions made about the future in terms of how meaningful this resistance was. The resistance ...

    • Playing Soviet soldiers. Virtual communicative memory in Kyrgyzstan 

      Shakhnazarov, Mikhail (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
      The thesis explores the fields of memory studies and video game studies. As a result, it proposes the concept of virtual communicative memory to encapsulate the special form of memory that can be produced by player interaction with video games. As an instance of modern media, video games bring the added dimensions of player agency, engagement of personal values and ethical sensibilities of the ...

    • Playing to win or playing for empowerment? An analysis of a Namibian team participating in the Norway Cup-project 

      Bjertnæs, Hanne (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-18)
      In recent years, the value of sport as an important and useful tool in peace and development work has been increasingly recognized. The Norway Cup-project is one of Norway’s largest sport for development projects, and uses the Norway Cup-tournament as an arena for teams from developing countries to strengthen projects in their home communities through empowerment of the participants. This thesis ...

    • The Polarization of the French society: a study of the Yellow Vests movement 

      Valentin, Justine Victoria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-15)
      On November 17th, 2018, French people, wearing a yellow security vest, came together in the streets of the big cities and on the roundabouts of the country towns. This movement stood out as particularly violent, on the part of the Yellow Vests, especially in Paris, and by severe repression on the part of the government. What was then called the Yellow Vests movement highlighted Social Polarization, ...

    • The Polish LGBT movement : symbolic conflict and stigma 

      Mossakowski, Tomek (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-04-14)
      This thesis examines the political activities of the LGBT movement in Poland as it seeks to increase its position on the socio-political landscape and ultimately rid itself of stigma. Using ethnographic data collection at a non-governmental organisation in Warsaw, it discusses the use of symbols and the accumulation of what Bourdieu called symbolic capital. It draws heavily on the theory of Harrison's ...