Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på dokumenttype "Master thesis"
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A violent downside of health care for all? On the effect of universal health insurance on home violence in Mexico and possible perverse impacts of well-intended policy
(Master thesis, 2020-06-26)The launch of the health insurance program Seguro Popular (SP) enabled all Mexican residents lacking employer-based coverage to enroll, for the very most part without any copayments necessary. This paper aims to evaluate ... -
Abolition of the death penalty. An event history analysis of the political, cultural and socioeconomic determinants of death penalty abolition.
(Master thesis, 2008-09)During the past 50 years, more and more countries have abolished the death penalty. Today,more than half of the countries of the world have removed capital punishment from theirlaws for crimes such as murder. The use of ... -
“Above me is only God.” Attempts to reform the Bulgarian judiciary
(Master thesis, 2023-06-02)This thesis aims to unpack the challenges of legal system reform in Bulgaria by exploring the heated contestations over the Prosecutor General´s role, powers and accountability. It aims to understand, firstly why this has ... -
Abuse and suffering. A feminist perspective on domestic violence, bodies and battered women's coping strategies in Mauritius
(Master thesis, 2005)Abuse and Suffering A feminist perspective on Domestic Violence, Bodies and Battered Women’s Coping Strategies in Mauritius. “At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or ... -
Academics' Role and Relevance in National Development. The Case of Engineers at Makerere University in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis is a case study of engineers at Makerere University in Uganda. In a broad sense the thesis explores the relationship between scientific knowledge and development in a low-income, Sub-Saharan country, which is ... -
Accountability and Perception of Effectiveness in Public Universities in Cameroon: Case of the University of Buea
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Accountability Gaps in the Relationship Between International Organizations and Civil Society: A Case Study of the World Bank’s COMRURAL Project in Honduras
(Master thesis, 2020-12-01)Projects implemented by international organizations have direct impacts on people’s daily lives in the countries where they are executed. Due to this, increasing attention has been given to the accountability mechanisms ... -
The Accountability of non-governmental organizations: A case of Bangladesh
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)NGOs are playing a crucial role in the development of developing countries. NGOs accountability is gradually emerging as a pressing issue in the development arena. The NGOs' effectiveness can be amplified by ensuring ... -
Achieving justice by starvation: a quantitative analysis of hunger strike outcomes
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)This thesis analysis hunger strikes as a specific protest tactic and aims to contribute to the understanding of where, when and how hunger strikes are most likely to reach their intended goals. By using a dataset consisting ... -
Acquisition policy design; An application of system dynamics for a heavy equipment dealer in Southeast Asia
(Master thesis, 2012-07-06)In this paper, a system dynamic model is developed to design a robust policy for heavy equipment acquisition, to improve the performance of the company by preventing the company from facing low liquidity while utilizing ... -
Activity-centric computing and context awareness in mobile personal information managemen
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)Information and tools on modern smartphones are tightly tied to applications. It is hard to move information between applications, and it is often near impossible to collect and compare information from several sources. ... -
Adaptation of a System Dynamics generic structure to Urban Resilience case-studies in Latin-America
(Master thesis, 2021-07-15)Historically, the System Dynamics field has been using generic structures to transfer general knowledge from one dynamic situation to another. Although generic structures are widely used, there are still opportunities to ... -
Adapting to closing space: Human rights NGOs’ strategies in Putin’s Russia
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)This thesis is concerned with investigating two phenomena related to civil society occurring in competitive authoritarian regimes: Closing space for civil society and deliberation in the form of limited pluralism. The study ... -
"Addressing the Gender Blindness of Decommodification" - Adapting decommodification of the paradox of female commodification
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This thesis seeks to resolve the gender blindness of Esping-Andersen's decommodification index and examine which socioeconomic and political forces that explain decommodification when female decommodification is accounted ... -
Administrative and political grassroots corruption in rural Kenya: It takes two to tango
(Master thesis, 2012-06-07)This thesis describes public sector corruption in a rural setting of Kenya. It also assesses the effects of civil service wage on reported cases of corruption in the Kenyan public sector. It argues that understanding public ... -
Administrative culture in Nepal: does it reflect the dominant socio-cultural values of Nepal?
(Master thesis, 2005)Nepalese bureaucracy is accused of being inefficient, corrupt, non-transparent and irresponsible. It is also said that Afno Manchhe and Chakari, which is deeply rooted in Nepalese social values, is also highly institutionalized ... -
Advocacy coalition approach to policymaking - A study of the civil society's contribution to Ghana's oil industry
(Master thesis, 2017)This study examines the civil society’s contribution to policymaking in Ghana’s oil industry. To achieve this objective, the study draws from the activism of a civil society venture called Civil Society Platform for Oil ... -
The aesthetics of depression in the work of Lars von Trier. Ethical considerations on "Depression Trilogy"
(Master thesis, 2016-08-31)The following dissertation investigates whether Lars von Trier's film representations of depression go beyond medical and social conventions related to the illness, in order to underline the complex character of its suffering ... -
Aetat: en organisatorisk kameleon. En studie av endringsprosesser i Aetat fra 1990 til 2003
(Master thesis, 2004)Tema og problemstilling: Aetat er en stor, offentlig forvaltningsinstitusjon som skal følge utviklingen på arbeidsmarkedet og gjennomføre den vedtatte arbeidsmarkedspolitikken. Etaten er preget av uforutsigbare omgivelser ...