Master i globale studier / Master's Theses in global studies: Recent submissions
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I hvilken grad og på hvilke måter sikrer norske bedrifter i afrikanske land at deres vedtatte strategier for samfunnsansvar fungerer i praksis?
(Master thesis, 2020-05)Næringslivets samfunnsansvar er et tema som har fått stadig større utbredelse både nasjonalt og internasjonalt de siste tiårene. Det finnes en rekke anbefalinger og retningslinjer som utdyper hvordan næringslivet kan og ... -
The Changes in the Parental Leave Policy in Norway 2018/2019 Policy Discourse and Gender Equality
(Master thesis, 2020-05)A new parental leave policy was implemented in Norway in 2018. The total parental leave period was divided into three equal parts, giving fathers a historically large paternity quota. The implementation was based on arguments ... -
The integration of Polish migrant workers into the labour market in Norway and the United Kingdom
(Master thesis, 2019-05)The overall aim of this research project was to examine the integration of Polish migrant workers into the labour market in Norway and the UK. A specific focus was given to the strategies that Polish migrant workers adopt ... -
Cohabitation or marriage? The role of family values in Norway in the beginning of 21st century
(Master thesis, 2019-05)Cohabitation has become a normal phenomenon among Norwegians. It may be seen as a transition before dating and marrying, but it may also be a choice of living together as a family. But even if it is widely accepted, many ... -
Understanding men in Norwegian health work force : how do women and men experience work in female dominated environment?
(Master thesis, 2019-05)To make the decision for selecting the concern to be investigated for my Thesis has not been too hard. I have always been attracted to explore various aspects of gender, mainly because my professional profile is complex. ... -
How Thai women experience life in Norway : how stereotypes effect the adaptation process into Norwegian society
(Master thesis, 2019-05)This study aims to explore how Thai women experience life in Norway and how stereotypes affect them in their daily life. The area of fieldwork mostly took place in Stavanger, Norway during the autumn of 2018. The methods ... -
"We are not Integrating them, they Should Experience that we are Involved in Something Together” : Reciprocal Integration
(Master thesis, 2019-05)Integration may be seen as a reciprocal process where both the host population and the refugees and asylum seekers must go through a process of adaptation. This thesis studies the impact that the migration of refugees and ... -
The Impact of Modernization and Secularization on Religious Values
(Master thesis, 2019-05)“If our religion is fundamentally irrelevant to our politics, then we are recognizing political realm outside of the reign of God.” (Turner, 2011, p. 136) In the changing world, all things are changing, where religion is ... -
Yoga: Sport or Spirituality? : A comparison of practitioners' views and practices at SATS, Norway with yoga literature
(Master thesis, 2019-12)In YOGA SUTRAS, Patanjali defines yoga as “yogas chitta vritti nirodhah, Yoga is the restriction of the movement of the mind” (Philosophy of yoga, 2018, p. 80). It is important to understand YOGA SUTRAS starts with this ... -
Ungdom og sosial kontroll i en migrasjonskontekst
(Master thesis, 2019-12)Denne studien utforsker ungdommers opplevelse av sosial kontroll i en migrasjonskontekst med følgende problemstilling Hvordan opplever ungdom sosial kontroll i en migrasjonskontekst? Materialet består av kvalitative ... -
Experiences of immigrants' parenting in foreign context : the case of Ghanian immigrant parents in Vaasa, Finland
(Master thesis, 2018-12)The aim of the study is to explore the experiences of immigrant parents concerning parenting in foreign contexts from the perspective of Ghanaian immigrants in Vaasa, Finland. To achieve this, the study explores how ... -
En analyse av 50 barnevernssaker om omsorgsovertakelse av innvandrerbarna
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Unseen features of society create hidden health complications : An exemplification of how socio-cultural environments may impact pregnant women’s health. A case-study from Aira Woreda, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2018-05)Our understanding of our reality is shaped by our worldviews and the influences from a more intertwined world trough globalization. These forces influence each other as they simultaneously are important invisible dynamics ... -
Interkulturell dialog med barnevernet
(Master thesis, 2018-05)Målet med denne oppgaven var å utforske kommunikasjon mellom afrikanske foreldre og barnevernet, og hvordan de kan øke forståelse for hverandre. For å belyse problemstillingen vil jeg rette fokus på 3 hoved kategorier: - ... -
Bridges and barriers in intercultural relationships : exploring the encounters of ethnic Norwegians from two charismatic churches in Oslo with immigrants
(Master thesis, 2018-05)Norway as a host society in Scandinavia has experienced an unprecedented growth of immigrants in the last few years. This dramatic change accompanies various challenges that involve both the host nationals and immigrants ... -
Telling the story of Jesus : the interrelationship of orality and Bible translation for the Angolar people
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A qualitative study : a journey towards Hillsong Church : a Norwegian story
(Master thesis, 2018-05)Hillsong Norway, which have congregations in several of the larger cities in Norway. Hillsong Norway quite recently formally established through incorporation of an already existing comparable locally grown church network. ... -
Negotiations of identity and belonging : a case study of Chinese christian immigrants in Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2018-05)The aim of this thesis is to understand how Chinese Christian immigrants negotiate their identity and sense of belonging, and to investigate the following questions: 1) How do Chinese Christian immigrants negotiate their ... -
Intercultural marriages in Norway : Norwegian-Korean case
(Master thesis, 2016)