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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2001)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Different ideas exist on how human beings relate to non-human animals, and on how we make room for other creatures in ‘our’ world. In view of the frequent disparity that exist between people’s attitudes to animal welfare ...
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Viral Nature: Exploring non-profit social media use during the 2019 Amazon rainforest firesRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)What could make virality relevant to the non-profit sector? Technological advancements can now produce large amounts of information, and gaining attention in digital spaces is becoming increasingly difficult. Furthermore, ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)This thesis explores the food blogosphere as a potentially transformative space in which bloggers and readers alike have the opportunity to engage in an environmentally conscientious discourse about food. Through the mixed ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)Ferrosilicon is one of the fundamental building blocks of modern society, yet seldom discussed outside the factory halls in which it is produced. Products from the ferrosilicon industry end up in everything from cars to ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)Abstract This thesis is an extensive analysis of the dynamic migratory process of Romania with a focus on return migration from Norway, and the sociocultural changes that it involves for Romanian migrants and their home ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)This thesis discusses political participation, democracy and development in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. It looks at channels for participation and how participation relates to issues of democracy and development. In South ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)Alternative food networks (AFNs), in their myriad forms, have the potential to challenge the destructive tendencies of the globalized food system, affecting how food is produced, distributed and consumed and the logics ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)While the legitimacy of global public–private partnerships (partnerships) remains contested, particularly within the fields of health and nutrition, they continue to proliferate. How do partnerships gain and maintain support ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Local support is instrumental to natural resource extraction. Examining militarization beyond the battlefield, this article discusses the organization of volunteers in three controversial resource extraction projects. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)This quantitative study took place in Oslo and focused on the motives for owning an electrical car. The main objective of the study was to identify the most important motivations of electrical car owners and explore the ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)The purpose of this thesis is to get knowledge about the prerequisites for and the forces behind a more environmentally friendly textile production in India. I have chosen to study two cases of firms which aspire to be ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)Major approaches to land reform have been argued to lack holistic thinking and contextualised solutions that impede on sustainable implementation projects. This has brought scholars to move towards a rethinking of land ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2022)This thesis follows post-development, decolonial degrowth, and diverse economies theories to examine the Really (Really) Free Market (RRFM) global movement. The RRFM is a nonmonetary, nonexchange, non-barter, and nonreciprocal ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)Everyday 1500 Nepalis of all different castes migrate overseas in pursuit of a better life, sending money home to family and returning when they can, often laden with foreign gifts. As a result, the economic capital of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2012)An Afforestation and Reforestation Clean Development Mechanism (A/R CDM) project is a forest conservation project that involves global, national and local actors. The interests and expectations of these actors are different. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Despite the strong global focus on improving maternal health during past decades, there is still a long way to go to ensure equitable access to services and quality of care for women and girls around the world. To understand ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)The thesis, “When Two Elephant Fight…!: Conflict in Environmental Conservation; the case of the Kakum National Park in Ghana”, is an analysis of the sources of conflicts between managers of the Kakum national park and local ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2020)As the populations of the world's cities are increasing at rapid rates, the development of effective sustainable solutions for urban areas is an important measure to mitigate further exacerbation of the environment. However, ...