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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 ... -
"We do not want any refugees!": The Perception of Identity on Migration Crisis and the Migration Crisis Implications on Hungary
(2017-04-20)This study aims to investigate to what extent identity plays a role in Hungary’s policy and stance towards the migration crisis which occurred in the middle of 2015. Since it started, Hungary has shown its strong stance ... -
“We Forgive, But We Do Not Forget”: An Ethnographic Account of Assyrian Christians’ Trails of Trauma and the Making of ‘the Muslim’
(2016-10-19)This thesis highlights the multiple layers of how an Assyrian Christian minority group in Sweden constructs the image of ‘the Muslim’. The thesis contributes to a larger debate about diaspora, reconciliation, and local ... -
"We Paid and Then We Could Continue”: Corruption during the Migration Trajectory, the Experience of Afghan Migrants
(2015-09-30)It is a common argumentation that contemporary world is characterized by globalization and the dissolving of borders. Flows of information, goods and people are argued to be fundamental in this new world. However, it seems ... -
Welcome to the new jungle: A discourse analysis of the securitization of migration in the Calais crisis in British media
(2017-07-03)Since the end of the Cold War there has been a change in what is considered a security issue and a focus on 'softer security' issues, such as migration. As argued by researchers, the media has been a site for anti-illegal ... -
Westernization in Rojava; Infatuation with the West
(2022-11-03)The Kurdish-led Rojava Project in northeastern Syria has gained international attention for its pioneering work on equality, community coexistence, and direct democracy through the implementation of Democratic Confederalism, ... -
What constitutes right-wing extremism? - An analysis of three European political parties
(2020-02-18)The end of World War II resulted in the dissolvent of the German Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) and the Italian Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF). The strength of fascist and national socialist ... -
Whores, idiots and sub-humans: A study of the of hate directed at reality profiles and influencers on Flashback in 2020
(2021-07-01)Hate speech, hateful messages, slander, and other disparaging expression have not been part of the public debate or dialogue but is more apparent on the internet and the online world. A group that has been exposed to a ... -
Why Overlapping Regionalism? Drivers of Zambia’s dual memberships in COMESA and SADC: A pluralism of perceptions
(2019-09-20)In contrast to current global trends, Africa seems more determined than ever to come together. But as African governments and political leaders recurrently cite regional integration as a top priority, their persistent ... -
Women’s land rights under the Mozambican Land Law: An ethnographic study of the matrilineal district of Majune, Niassa province, northern Mozambique
(2017-07-03)The Mozambican Land Law (Lei de Terra) that was passed in 1997 seeks to formalize customary rights at a community level and provide equal access to land for men and women, while securing external investors access to land ... -
Women’s perspectives on transitional justice in Liberia
(2022-11-08)The emancipation of women from the regions of war has been a subject of critical debate across all cultures and geographical settings, including Liberia. Hence, the concept of transitional justice for its application in ... -
Women’s Recognition in Peacebuilding: Implementing Security Council Resolution 1325 in South Sudan
(2013-03-14)The signing of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on “Women, Peace and Security” in October 2000, marked the first time in the UN history that women’s role in maintaining peace and security was recognized by the Council. ... -
Writing about Terrorism: Journalistic Methodology and Peace Journalism
(2018-09-18)Mass media and journalists have faced criticism from academia due to a perceived tendency to present conflicts without paying sufficient attention to details, instead focusing on ‘sensational’ aspects, which will attract ... -
“You can be whatever you want in this world, but not un-vaccinated.” – Understanding Covid-19 anti-vaccinators in Modern Democracy
(2022-11-08)Sweden’s approach for covid-19 has been considered mild compared to other countries’, but despite the Public Health Authority’s, the government’s, and the politician’s relatively relaxed l approach towards the pandemic, ...