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    • Premises for voluntary repatriation : the case of Congolese refugees in Norway 

      Nzigo, Janvier Mbongo (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-04)
      Third country resettlement and refugee repatriation are two of three durable solutions to the problematic of refugees. Third country resettlement requires refugees to undergo a process of social integration, which aims at providing them the same opportunities, services and rights as the host population. This thesis gives two aspects of refugee‟s social integration process, outlining the differences ...
    • Questioning and assuming identities in a process of transitional justice : the case of Argentina’s found grandchildren 

      Gjerløw, Beate (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-31)
      How do Argentina’s found grandchildren experience knowing the truth about their biological origins, and how does this influence their identity? Their identification, restitution and reconstruction of identity has been and will continue to be closely linked to Argentina’s transitional justice process. We need more knowledge about how victims of political violence experience transitional justice ...
    • Water management in Central Asia : the local perspective 

      Wæhler, Turid Austin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)
      Water is an increasing source to conflict throughout Central Asia. The problems of water management are caused by lack of efficient cooperation between the Central Asian states, as the states fail to treat the question of water management in a holistic manner. Rather than relating to water management from a regional perspective, the states are putting their own national needs first. To effectuate ...
    • Gendered resistance(?): is gender significant in the “National Popular Resistance Front” of Honduras? 

      Lomsdalen, Christian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-15)
      The object of this thesis will consider the importance of gender in the “National Popular Resistance Front” of Honduras (Frente Nacional de Resistencia Popular), and if gender is significant in this movement and in its choice of actions and choice not to arm themselves with firearms. The scope of this thesis is limited to a number of the member organizations and participation in actions and ...
    • Managing stereotypes about Russians in Northern Norway through the Barents Regional Youth Programme 

      Sorokina, Ljudmila (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-29)
      Norway and Russia are partners and neighbours with a rich history of cooperation. Many different cooperation projects are being conducted between the two countries nowadays. The level of contact is also diverse: between ordinary people, business partners, politicians, scholars, etc. However, the existence of stereotypes affects both parties in the communication process. Stereotypical thinking leads ...
    • Do no harm : Western volunteers and self-perception among school children in post-war Sierra Leone 

      Dolinska, Beata (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-03-13)
      ABSTRACT Volunteering in Third World countries is a modern trend. People, from all over the world, and of all ages, are devoting their time helping others to escape poverty. This help however, is often the source of additional problems, creating more challenges to overcome. This paper is meant to tell every person with the will to help others to “do no harm”. The idea of all the NGOs sending ...
    • Causes of electoral violence : lessons from the May 2005 election of Ethiopia 

      Seifu, Tensae Teshome (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-15)
      the may 2005 election was the first truly competitive multi-party election that ethiopia experienced in its recent political history
    • Female combatants and ex-combatants in Maoist Revolution and their struggle for reintegration in post-war, Nepal 

      Khadka, Sharada (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-02-09)
      This dissertation discusses the “roles of female combatants and ex-combatants in Maoist People’ War in Nepal” landing evidences about their experiences as a combatant in PLA life. The study documents and analyses their struggle for integration into their own family and society. The role of female combatants changed many times. Firstly, their traditional subordinate role got changed undergone ...
    • Learning conflict resolution at school : the Sabona approach 

      Trunova, Ekaterina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-11)
      This study concerns Sabona, a conflict resolution program at school, which is theoretically and practically developed by Johan Galtung with the help of a group of practitioners. Sabona is built theoretically and methodologically on the Transcend conflict transformation concept, and belongs to the Transcend network. Sabona is claimed to be a conflict hygiene program at school, and develops a set of ...
    • CISV – peace education in a can? : Allport’s idea implemented in an educational context 

      Sørum, Rannveig Aulie (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-11)
      This thesis looks at CISV, a peace education organization that works with children and youth, teaching multi-cultural understanding by gathering children and youth at international camps, in order to demount inter-group stereotypes and prevent prejudice. The underlying idea behind CISV is simple. "You wouldn't go to war against your own friends". From a theoretical point of view, CISV is founded ...
    • Just war theory revisited : the case for a new legal regime for humanitarian forceful intervention 

      Akame, Gilbert Ajebe (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-10-25)
      The current regime for humanitarian forceful intervention has posed enormous challenges to international law and international relations. This is partly because there is no express provision for the principle in the UN Charter. This status quo has seen a regrettable loss of life and genocidal crimes being committed against civilians. This gap in international law has no doubt given weight to the ...
    • 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 ...
    • Power relations, networking and time orientation in Russian-Norwegian business relations : identifying and overcoming cultural challenges 

      Dupeleva, Irina (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06-21)
      The present thesis is an exploratory research where I identify areas where challenges may arise in Russian-Norwegian business cooperation when Norwegians carrying out business in Russia. Based on interviews, three main issues emerged: boss-subordinate relations, networking and time orientation. The focus of the thesis is how to deal with these differences and how to deal with the challenges that ...
    • Implementation of restorative justice in Ukraine 

      Khoronzhevych, Mariya (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-04)
      ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate the process of restorative justice implementation in Ukraine. The research provides an analysis of the current situation and evaluates the necessity of support of restorative justice practice by the State (i.e. by legislation, law enforcement and conventional justice systems). To achieve objectives of the study methods of qualitative ...
    • Institutional responsiveness to indigenous rights : the case of Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission 

      Hassan, Md. Zahid (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05)
      The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord 1997 signed between the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), recognises the reestablishment of the rights of the indigenous people with the formation of locals & regional councils as controlling and supervisory bodies over land & land management, law & order, civil administration, police (local), development, primary ...
    • The reintegration of female ex-abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army of Northern Uganda : a case of Gulu District 

      Ainebyona, Gerald (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06-28)
      ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on the reintegration of the female ex-abductees of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The aim of Reintegration is to transform and empower these women and girls so that they can help themselves and have a successful future. For more than two decades, the war between the LRA and the government of Uganda, included violations of human rights, abductions of children into ...
    • Ghassemlou's ideas of democracy and Iranian-Kurdish relations in contemporary Iran 

      Monazzami, Ali (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06-03)
      This thesis is based on Ghassemlou's ideas about democracy and democratization of Iran as a multi-national and multi-religious country. Because of the lack of democracy, there are many conflicts and injustices in society. Therefore, the democratization of Iran is the best way to transform the various politically, economic and social oppression. Such a solution can be found through Abdol Rahman ...
    • Education, integration and the Roma of Northwestern Bulgaria 

      Chapkanski, Tsvetan (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06)
      The thesis looks at the education problems of the Roma communities in Northwestern Bulgaria and investigates the prerequisites for their successful inclusion in schools and their integration.
    • Integration of Polish workers in Norway : the role of labour unions 

      Cielen, Przemyslaw Lukasz (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06)
      The research tries to answer how LUs could contribute to the integration of Poles into the Norwegian labour market. It tries to specify the special needs of those workers and ways in which labour Unions tried to meet them. The study analyzes impact of actions taken by the labour union and tries to determine what kind of influence, on the relations between Poles and labour unions, can have the fact ...
    • Scientific inquiry and the causes of civil war : the feasibility thesis and beyond 

      Rhea, Randolph Wallace (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-16)
      This Master's Thesis uses Collier, Hoeffler, and Rohner's (2009) Feasibility Thesis as a field for a thorough inquiry into the question of how we can best study the causes of civil war. We advocate a pluralist research strategy, with set-theoretic (especially fuzzy-set) methods as a key component, as the most promising strategy for the study of the causes of civil war.