Browsing Master theses by Title
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The Appreciated Other: Ideals of revitalization through integration
(Master thesis, 2020-08-25)Due to a history of accommodating immigrants since the 1990s, Badolato has built a reputation of being "il paese di accoglienza" (the town of hospitality), with its own "modello di accoglienza" (accommodation model). In ... -
The Organic Island: An ethnographic study of subsistence economics and creative resilience in the Lau Islands of Fiji
(Master thesis, 2021-08-02)This thesis focuses on the multifaceted dimensions of sociality found in subsistence economic activities in the Lau Islands of Fiji. Primarily based on fieldwork conducted on the island of Cicia, I examine how land and sea ... -
“They treat us as machines”: The gig economy and the value of labor in Berlin.
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"Water is life, Life is Water" - Environmental Engagements in Thailand
(Master thesis, 2020-08-13)Abstract In this thesis I aim to shed light on how environmental engagement can unfold in Thailand – in an authoritarian regime with insufficient waste management infrastructure and lack of well-organized environmental ... -
“We are nothing without our Islands”: Challenges and Crises in the Marshall Islands
(Master thesis, 2022-06-01)Abstract: This thesis explores the themes of challenges and crises in the Marshall Islands. Through ethnographic data based on participant observation primarily in Majuro, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), I study ... -
"Welcome to reality!" Populism and mistrust among the Sweden Democrats
(Master thesis, 2021-11-25)This thesis explores populist tendencies in political representatives from the Sweden Democrats (SD) in a Swedish city. Through ethnographic data and drawing on Ernesto Laclau’s theory on populist reason, I show how the ...