Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på emneord "India"
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Farmer’s Adaptation to Global Warming in Punjab
(Master thesis, 2011-05-16)The global warming discourse has mainly focused on how to prevent global warming by trying to pin-point which countries should take most of the responsibility to stop or reduce the possible effects of global warming. We ... -
Fuelling development? A critical look at government-centred jatropha cultivation for biodiesel as promoted by the biofuel policy in Rajasthan, India
(Master thesis, 2010-01-31)This study examines government-centred jatropha cultivation for biodiesel as promoted by the biofuel policy of the desert state of Rajasthan, India. The drive to find alternative domestic sources of energy is intense in a ... -
Goddesses of North Malabar. An anthropological study on kinship and ritual in North Malabar
(Master thesis, 2016-12-21)This study explores the relationship between kinship and the ritual theyyam worship of North Malabar region in the state of Kerala, India. Theyyam is a socio-religious ritual in which mythological, divine, ancestral, animal, ... -
Identity, Votes and Violence: Degree of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in Gujarat and Rajasthan
(Master thesis, 2008-06)The thesis explores variation in the degree of Hindu-Muslim conflict in the Indian statesGujarat and Rajasthan. Gujarat is characterised by Hindu-Muslim political conflict as well asendemic religious violence. In 2002 more ... -
"IT's a Woman's World" En studie av vennskap, valg og inntrykkskontroll blant unge IT-ansatte i Indias nye middelklasse
(Master thesis, 2009-06-19)Avhandlingen tar for seg hvordan unge kvinner står ovenfor en sterke og ofte motstridende forventninger i det de har flyttet fra inn til IT-byen Bangalore for å studere og arbeide i den indiske IT-indsutrien. Kvinnene ... -
Migrant Labour and its impact on development in India.A case study from the new city of Gurgaon
(Master thesis, 2014-09-01)I utviklingsland har det lenge vært en trend at i hovedsak enslige migranter deltar i den ekstensive den rural-urbane migrasjon. Med enslige migranter er det her ment migranter som reiser uten familie eller annet følge. ... -
Negotiating World Views: Christian Koyas and their Environment
(Master thesis, 2007)The thesis centres around a number of conversion stories that were related to me by Christian Koyas, most of them newly converted. While primarily attempting to understand their motivations for turning to Christianity, the ... -
The Social Enterprise. Fusing Discourses of Business and Development in Delhi, India.
(Master thesis, 2016-11-30)The aim of this thesis is to problematize the undisputed moral good and simplified solutions within development discourse. Throughout the thesis, I am focusing on domains where ideas and ideals of development are being ... -
Staying Cool, Looking Good, Moving Around: Consumption, Sustainability and the ‘Rise of the South’
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The nature of global development has changed substantially over the past three decades in step with the intensified globalisation of capitalism and its imperatives of growth and expanding consumption. Most significant is ... -
Subalterns and the State in the Longue Durée: Notes from “The Rebellious Century” in the Bhil Heartland
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-17)Focusing on recent debates over the ways in which subaltern groups engage with the state in India, the article proposes that it is imperative to historicise our conceptions of subaltern politics in India. More specifically, ... -
Unge middelklassekvinner i det offentlege rom. Ein antropologisk studie frå Jaipur, India.
(Master thesis, 2015-12-11)Denne masteravhandlinga er ein antropologisk studie av unge middelklassekvinners erfaringar i det offentlege rom i byen Jaipur, India. Korleis offentlege rom oppfattas, og korleis dei unge kvinnene navigerer seg gjennom ... -
Verdiuttrykk i den tredje alder; selvstendighet, likhet, ansvarlighet og anerkjennelse i de sosiale fellesskapene
(Master thesis, 2014-06-20)Sammendrag Dette er en antropologisk studie, basert på mitt feltarbeid i Norge, av alderdom og hvilke verdier de eldre har i det jeg kaller den tredje alder; de «unge eldre». Fokuset i min studie har vært å studere hva ... -
Water & Power
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)In this thesis, I attempt to explain the development of the international human right to water, and how this has affected opportunities for those that have their rights violated. As the right to water was elevated to an ...