Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Lund, Ragnhild"
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BLACK ROSES Faces of Jamaican Youth: - The Significance of Identity and Place
Stenstad, Camilla Charlotte (Master thesis, 2011)Youth is a contested term which has been described as difficult to define and ‘pin down analytically’ (De Boek and Honwana 2005:3). In much youth development related issues, youth is categorised as a person between the ... -
Challenging conventional notions of mobility through increasing mobility : Gram Tarang employability trainings' sewing machine operators development through knowledge
Mæhre, Ragnhild (Master thesis, 2015)This thesis is looking at how conventional notions of mobility, in the rural areas of Mayurbhanj in the state of Odisha in India, can be challenged due to an increase in mobility through the skill training program of Gram ... -
Circular Economy: A Qualitative Analysis of Circular Economy Project, Policy, and Framework in Trondheim, Norway
Riedesel, Kelly (Master thesis, 2021)The topic of “Circular Economy” has been making its way around Europe since the European Union published Closing the loop: New Circular Economy Package in 2015, where they stated goals for creating a more circular economy ... -
Climate-Induced Migration in the Ancash Region in Peru
Løken, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2019)Mastergradsavhandlingen søker å besvare følgende forskningsspørsmål: Hvordan oppfatter den rurale befolkningen klimaendringer og dets årsaker i Ancash-regionen? På hvilken måte opplever de at klimaendringer fører til ... -
Community participation and empowerment : a study of the Hunger Project-Ethiopia’s work in Meskan Woreda, southern Ethiopia
Gulilat, Tibebu Taye (Master thesis, 2017)In Ethiopia, despite the increasing number of NGOs and their rising contribution to the national development, literature doesn’t show what development strategies are being employed by these NGOs. This study examines the ... -
Community Participation in Education Delivery: A Study of How Community Schools Target OVCs in Chipulukusu, Zambia
Kalemba, Brenda (Master thesis, 2013)In recent years, the importance of education as a catalyst for personal, social and economic development has gained much recognition. This is evident from global commitments towards UPE at the world education declaration ... -
Community Self-help Development , Spaces for Scaling Up: A Case Study of Awura Amba Rural Self-help Community in Northern Ethiopia
Alene, Getu Demeke (Master thesis, 2011)By positioning within an alternative development and agency/actor-oriented perspectives, and by employing diverse qualitative research methods, this study examines the dynamics of community self-help development and scaling ... -
Development in fragile states : challenges and prospects of aid. An exploratory case study of UN development assistance in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Gulbrandsen, Anne (Master thesis, 2014)This thesis investigates how the concept of fragile statehood can apply to understanding DPRK as a net recipient of UN humanitarian and development aid, and explores the challenges and prospects of aid efforts in said ... -
“Dialogue changes lives” : the importance of international student organisations in the building of intercultural competencies
Konietzny, Jirka (Master thesis, 2014)In a globalised world in which not only economic ties but also families, friendships and indeed our social environment at large are increasingly intercultural, knowledge about culture has maybe never been more important. ... -
Does social media empower women in Brazil? : a case study on sexual harassment and #feminist NGO Think Olga
Gullbrekken, Camilla Bourouchou (Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine if Brazilian women feel empowered by using social media networks. Sexual harassment is a part of Brazilian women’s everyday lives rooted in the machismo society. An online ... -
Empowerment in the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide : a qualitative study of empowerment in the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide, Trondheim
Haram, Stine Feie (Master thesis, 2014)This dissertation is qualitative study that examines whether the Red Cross’ Refugee Guide in Trondheim is empowering refugees with respect to 1) participation, 2) choices, 3) options and 4), power relations, and how the ... -
Everyday citizenship : investigating feelings about integration among permanent residents and naturalized citizens in Norway
Tissot, Caroline (Master thesis, 2017)This thesis looks at how three different aspects of citizenship, namely legal status, rights and emotions, influence on long-term permanent residents, here defined as denizens, and naturalized citizens’ integration in ... -
Factors shaping political priorities for violence against women-mitigation policies in Sri Lanka
Columbini, Manuela; H Mayhew, Susannah; Lund, Ragnhild; Singh, Navpreet; Swahnberg, Katarina; Infanti, Jennifer; Schei, Berit; Wijewardene, Kumudu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Although violence against women (VAW) is a global public health issue, its importance as a health issue is often unrecognized in legal and health policy documents. This paper uses Sri Lanka as a case study to ... -
Female workers in flower farm industry : a study of socio-economic impacts of the job opportunity, case of Bishoftu City, Ethiopia
Woldeyohannes, Tekalign Admasu (Master thesis, 2015)As the foreign direct investment and international trade define and redefine the global economic landscape, the economic map of different corners of the world has also been in a constant state of change. As part of this ... -
Feminization of poverty in Zambia : stonecutting as a livelihood strategy for women : a case study of small scale female stonecutters in Ngwenya Compound, Livingstone – Zambia
Moonga, Muule Miyoba (Master thesis, 2015)The impacts of structural adjustment programs, declines in public and private employment, modified patterns of trading and farming have all drawn women away from their more traditional roles in subsistence agriculture, and ... -
Forced Resettlement in Ghana: The Dam and the Affected People: The Bui Hydroelectric Power Project in Ghana
Mettle, Matilda (Master thesis, 2011)Forced resettlement is an issue of great humanitarian concern. The disruption it brings to the lives of the people it affects cannot be fully expressed. Many of such people lose the ability of restoring their lives, never ... -
Gender and empowerment in Bawku West District, Ghana
Baglund, Miriam Aclima (Master thesis, 2013)Based on an intersubjective understanding between the researcher and the participants from Bawku West District, Ghana, this thesis examines how a local NGO that aims to empower women in terms of knowledge ... -
Gender impacts of new livelihoods : a study of Chepang community in central hill of Nepal
Lamichhane, Kumar (Master thesis, 2015)This study was undertaken to identify the impact of outmigration in Chepang community of central hill in Nepal, from gender point of view. The main objective of this study was to trace out the continuity and changes in ... -
Geographies of Body Politics: Women Negotiating Machismo in Guatemala
Fordal, Marte Irene (Master thesis, 2012)This thesis is a study of gender based violence (GBV) in Guatemala, and seeks to examine how male violence towards women can be seen as manifestations of machismo. Machismo is recognized as a set of Latin American ... -
Income generating activities in Zambia : a case study of entrepreneurs and SMEs in Masala market, Ndola
Simwaya, Asia Abdul (Master thesis, 2017)Due to the introduction of globalisation and free markets, coupled up with structural adjustment programmes in Zambia, markets have produced several opportunities and threats for entrepreneurs and small and medium scale ...