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Culture and risk : the role of culture and indigenous knowledge in the interpretation and adaptation to disasters : a case study of landslides in Bud…
2017
Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2017 This study explores the role culture and indigenous knowledge play in people’s ‘interpretation’ and ‘adaption’ to landslides in Uganda. This study is important because globally, natural hazards are becoming more dangerous and destructive than ever before, causing an increasing number of disasters that interfere with a community’s livelihood and set back development efforts. Decades of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies notwithstanding, many people are still vulnerable to disasters. It can be argued however, that people are still vulnerable because aspects of their culture and indigenous knowledge have bee…
ACROSS THE NORTH-SOUTH SPAN : AN EXPLORATION OF CITIZEN INITIATIVES IN UGANDA AND NORWAY
2021
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) Whereas there is increasingly scholarly research on how citizendriven development initiatives contribute to the development of local communities in developing countries, it has so far tended to focus on foreign generated initiatives. Literature on how indigenous citizens’ initiatives also contribute to the development of local communities in developing countries remains scarce. In this thesis I thus focus on this gap in the literature. Through an exploration of Citizen initiatives in Norway and Uganda my argument is that the knowledge that the South represent in these collaborative efforts is of utmost importance and that acknowledg…
Menneske og maskin : En tekstanalyse av Dagens Næringslivs dekning og digitaliseringens konsekvenser for samfunnsutvikling
2018
Masteroppgave global utvikling og samfunnsplanlegging UT505 - Universitetet i Agder 2018 Title: Human and machine. Dagens Næringsliv’s coverage and the impact of digitization on social development Purpose: To show how humans and machines are portraited in the newspaper coverage and the impact of digitization on social development. Issue: How does Dagens Næringsliv covers the digitization of labor as an issue? To clarify this issue, I have divided it into the following subproblems: Why is this an interesting topic? What does Dagens Næringsliv report about future digital workplace? Choice of method: A text analysis of newspaper texts in Dagens Næringsliv from 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2017 studies …
Social and economic consequences of natural hazards : The case of the Lapindo Mudflow in Indonesia
2018
Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2018 In the end of May 2006, a quite special volcano erupted in the Sidoarjo regency on East Java, namely the Lapindo mudflow. The consist of hot mud, gases and water at about 100 degrees Celsius. In 2008, the mudflow covered 816 hectares of land, covering both villages and agriculture. Experts are still discussing if the eruption was caused by an earthquake that had its epicentre 200 km west from where the eruption took place, or if it was caused by the drilling that Lapindo Brantas was doing in the area. The Lapindo mudflow triggered a social and environmental crisis where 12 villages were covered by mud and 40,00…
Community Water Management: Participation of Water User Committees in Public Groundwater Infrastructure Management in Uganda : A Case of Namayingo To…
2017
Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2017 Water is a critical natural resource not only to life and natural ecosystem functioning, but also, for economic and social development. The global recognition of the role of water in development dates back in 1977 with the United Nations Water Conference in Mar del Plata. Since then, water has remained pivotal in the development of nations. Specifically, groundwater is critical to sustainable development, meeting the global water needs of over 1.5 million people daily. However, it is rarely well managed. This study therefore examined community water management, and analysed the participation of water user commi…
Local Insights into Climate Change Adaptation in Cabo Verde : A study from rural agricultural areas of Santa Cruz on Santiago Island
2020
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) Impacts of climate change in Cabo Verde are felt by many, and adaptation to the changing climate is common. Tograsp how climate change adaptation affects local people and environments, and if the adaptation could and should be improved, it is relevant to take a closer look at local’s experiences of this. This study intends to find out if the current adaptation strategies in Santa Cruz in Cabo Verde are in line with local people’s needs in terms of adaptation. The study asks: to what extent do locals perceive that the ongoing climate change adaptation process corresponds with their needs. It also puts a critical focus on adaptation b…
Labor Integration in Rural Norway : What are the main barriers to refugees accessing employment in small Norwegian municipalities?
2020
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) Recent figures of people seeking refuge have been unprecedented in history. As the number of refugees has increased, so have the debates about their integration in the host countries, particularly their integration into host countries’ labor markets. Despite ample research in the field of labor integration of refugees, the need for further research, especially in rural contexts, has been evident in the literature. Therefore, in the form of a master’s thesis, this qualitative study was conducted to investigate the main barriers to refugees’ labor integration in rural Norway, specifically in a small-sized remote municipality in Southe…
Turkey's Kurdish Policy and Its Impact on Development in the Turkey's Kurdish Region, from 1923 to the Present
2020
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) This thesis study focuses on political-economy of the Kurdish Question in Turkey. The current study focusing on the political, economic, and socio-cultural causes and outcomes of the ongoing Kurdish Question since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 presents the political economy of the question by emphasizing the underdeveloped structure of the Kurdish Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia region (the ESA, Northern Kurdistan) compared to other regions of Turkey. In this study, which identifies the effects of Turkish nationalism, the Turkish state's being a unitary nation-state in terms of organization, economic policies…
The Role of Women-Supportive Organizations for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Sri Lanka : A Qualitative Case Study of Rural Women living in Monaraga…
2020
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT505) This research examines the role and strategies of a women-supportive organisation for women empowerment in Sri Lanka. The selected non-governmental organisation’s mission is to eradicate poverty by empowering grassroots-level women using holistic approaches and participatory development. This research is a qualitative case study by interviewing 41 participants over the telephone after making exploratory field visits in Hambantota and Monaragala districts in Sri Lanka.
Offentlige virkemidler til bærekraftig by- og boligutvikling : Hvordan to norske kommuner jobber for at private aktører skal bygge bærekraftig
2020
Master's thesis in Global Development and Planning (UT506) This thesis deals with sustainability in urban and housing development in two Norwegian municipalities. The purpose is to look at how the municipalities of Kristiansand and Fredrikstad use various instruments to push the development of the respective cities in a more environmentally friendly direction. The thesis discusses challenges around defining the very concept of sustainability, as well as what drives and motivates private actors and investors to this type of housing development. Case studies, document analysis and interviews are used to answer the overall problem and the various sub-questions.