Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på emneord "Discourse"
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Bateye Guarero: Identity-management, resources and agency in an inactive Dominican sugar bateye
(Master thesis, 2014-05-25)This thesis is about a sugarcane bateye situated in the inland province of Monte Plata in the Dominican Republic: Bateye Guarero. A bateye is an agricultural community in the midst of the sugarcane fields, created by the ... -
Competition between biofuel and food? The case of a jatropha biodiesel project and its effects on food security in the affected communities in Northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2010-05-18)Biofuels have become an issue of much concern to policy makers, national governments and the international agencies amid discussions on climate change. Debates and discussions about the implications of biofuels are underpinned ... -
From Victim to Survivor: Healing and Recovery in a Drug Addiction Treatment Program in San Francisco
(Master thesis, 2008)In this thesis I explore clients’ participation in therapy groups at a drug treatment program in San Francisco. Based on six months of ethnographic fieldwork, following women in their daily attempts at “working the program”, ... -
"If you don't vote VMRO you're not Macedonian" A study of Macedonian identity and national discourse in Skopjee
(Master thesis, 2011-06-17)Abstract If you don't vote VMRO you're not Macedonian" In this thesis my aim has been to take a closer look at the connection between ethnicity, identity and political power in Macedonia. I have tried to achieve this by ... -
Performance audit and the importance of the public debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07)The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of performance audit on public policy. The article investigates performance audit reports and the debates they initiate in the public realm. The case of Norway is analysed ... -
Projects, Donors, and Discourses: A Critical Look at Experiences and Representations in a Chinese Environmental NGO
(Master thesis, 2009-12-16)Why are there so many assumptions about NGOs and so fewattempts to describe the projects and procedures of specificNGOs? My thesis looks at the experiences of the leaders andworkers of a NGO in Yunnan, China, and seeks to ... -
Reel peace. The emerging field of peace film
(Master thesis, 2014-05-15)Masteroppgaven tar for seg det fremvoksende fredsfilmfeltet og diskursene som beskriver dette feltet. Den fokuserer på et område innen fredsmedia som har vært i stadig vekst siden millenniumskiftet, men som så langt har ...