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Visions of integration. How immigrants make sense of a new landscape
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
People from all over the world and manifold backgrounds come to Germany to live there. When they come they need to make sense of what they are experiencing in that new landscape in order to become part of society with ideally equal rights and opportunities. Integration is one way to frame the arrival and settling of immigrants in a new society. This is in particular the case when moving across borders ...
Leverage in international mediation. The approach of faith-based mediation by the Community of Sant’Egidio
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
The topic of this master thesis is leverage in international mediation and it focuses on the empirical study of the faith-based mediation by the Catholic Lay NGO called the Community of Sant’Egidio. The religious aspects shaping their mediation approach are studied through three empirical case studies in the context of peace processes in Mozambique, Liberia, and Casamance in Senegal to find out the ...
Integration from the bottom-up. Using recognition to understand the relations between Norwegians and refugees
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
The relationship between Norwegian citizens and refugees is ambiguous, were some argue that refugees should adopt the mainstream culture in Norway. Other advocate the refugees’ right to hold their cultures and beliefs, and stress the importance of a tolerant state of affairs. This leads to the debate about integration and how to best facilitate the inclusion of newly arrived refugees. Certain groups ...
Inequality, perceptions of identity and conflict. Inferences from the Black Cat Track, Papua New Guinea
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
This thesis considers how violent conflict can be explained and studied, the type of evidence that suggests causes of conflict, who is gets involved and why. Interest is in what causes the cleavages between adversaries and the extent to which differences might be real or perceived. A case study, from the Black Cat Track in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and involving a violent attack on ...
Intra State Conflict and Violence Against Civilians. A Study of the Syrian Civil War and the Violence Committed by the Assad Regime Against the Syrian People
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
Understanding the causes of violence and inquiring the knowledge is an absolute necessity when a peace-like situation or genuine peace is the ultimate concern, thus providing insights into the nature and causes of conflicts, as well as efforts at building peace and restoring confidence in institutions in conflict-affected societies
Exploring motivation and reasons for engaging and perpetuating ...
Bridging the gap between science and animal ethics. The morality of industrial animal farming with regards to animal welfare
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-06-20)
Current debates regarding animal rights and ethics tend to remain separated from the relevant science and scientific evidence. The aim of this thesis is to therefore help fill this gap by bringing together moral philosophy and the scientific study of animal welfare in the context of industrial animal farming. Although the facts and research exist, they have so far mostly remained independent of the ...
China and European Union in Africa. Comparison of China and EU Development Cooperation in Africa
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-15)
This thesis presents development strategies of the European Union and China inside the African continent. The European long presence in the African continent was challenged by China, the new actor on the international scene. Western system guided by the OECD regulations and demands was confronted by China, the biggest developing country demanding ‘win-win’ cooperation policy based on mutual benefit ...
Curricular Intervention In Peace Education In The Post-Conflict Context In Nepal: An Interpretive Study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-18)
Curricular intervention in peace education is a positive trend in the post-conflict contexts. This provides teachers and learners with the opportunity to engage in not only contents of peace and conflict but more importantly examine problems of peace. Furthermore, meaningful engagement with peace curricula enables teachers and learners to identify structural violence and prepare a foundation for ...
Reintegration of Maoists Ex-combatants in Nepal
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-11-15)
Reintegration of ex-combatants is one of the major processes after the end of armed conflict. This study revolved around the question of social, political and economic challenges and opportunities that ex-combatants in Nepal come across while they remained in cantonment and after their voluntary retirement. The idea of integration has been analyzed along three dimensions; social, political and ...
Fighting for peace: Assessing the role of the government in the Guinea Fowl War of 1994
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-31)
This thesis is a historical work on the relationship between ethnic groups in the Northern Part of Ghana. There have been several ethnic conflicts in Ghana since Ghana attained independence in 1957. My thesis focuses on the 1994 ethnic conflict between the Konkomba and the Nanumba which eventually attracted allies to both sides of the warring factions.
The Konkombas have had a history of violent ...