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The Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – A study of 3 municipalities in Sweden: Örebro – Strängnäs – Borås
(2012-05-10)
This research aims at discovering how the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is being implemented within three municipalities in Sweden. By doing so, the research will unthread obstacles as well as possibilities ...
Understanding Peace & Violence from the Perspective of Street-Living Adolescents in Cusco, Peru
(2012-06-20)
Young people often tend to be depicted either as a risk factor or passive victim. Few youth
have the possibilities to actively take part in decision-making processes affecting their lives.
However, researchers increasingly ...
Defending Journalism in Court - A case study on how journalists in Uganda are mobilising for media freedom
(2019-10-18)
There is a global decline in media freedom. Journalists are increasingly being harassed,
assaulted and imprisoned. While there is a lot of research on this depressing trend, there is
little research on how social actors ...
Coping with climate variability in West Pokot, Kenya: The influences of land use on responses to climate variability, by pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in arid and semi-arid areas of West Pokot, Kenya.
(2015-03-09)
Many pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities in semi-arid and arid areas in East Africa, face the challenge of climate change, while the pressure on land is increasing and at the same time land use changes are ongoing. ...
Steps toward sustainability in higher education institutions: Management practices on focus.
(2012-08-07)
The purpose of this research is to assess the state of management efforts
towards sustainability in higher education institutions. The analysis is
based on two main sources of data. On the one hand an analysis of ...
Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?
(2017-06-28)
This two-case study “Are polygamous marriages to be considered a human rights violation or a human rights realization in the contexts of Sweden and Tanzania?” focuses on whether polygamous marriages can be considered a ...
Archiving Artistic Processes in Evolving Relationships
(2012-08-08)
This thesis is concerned with the institutionalization of artistic processes, particularly in the
forms of the archive and the art museum. It is argued that artistic processes are complex,
varied, and involves many ...
Mänskliga rättigheter i samhällskunskapen: Utifrån ett lärarperspektiv
(2013-03-05)
Human rights have been added to the new curriculum which came into force the 1st of July 2011 in the Swedish Upper Secondary school. The purpose with this master thesis is to compare the old and the new curriculum as part ...
Water Management in the midst of Climate Change and Growing Tourism: A Field Study from the Peruvian Andes
(2017-03-28)
According to climate researchers, melting glaciers is one of the most sever effects of the global
climate change. Peru that contains more than seventy percent of the world’s tropical glaciers is
particularly vulnerable ...
The US-Taiwan Security Relationship: In The Light of A Perceived Chinese Threat Since 1971 To Today
(2014-03-31)
The aim of this research is to examine how a small country like Taiwan maintains a relationship with the sole superpower ‘the United States of America’ in terms of sovereignty and security against perceived Chinese political ...