Blar i Faculty of Arts and Education på emneord "interkulturelle relasjoner"
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Acculturation and adaptation among Lithuanian workers in Norway (a case study)
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)In a new culture, migrants experience acculturation. Through acculturation migrants may choose which acculturation strategy to use. In 2010, emigration from Lithuania increased four times. Lithuanians account for several ... -
African students in Stavanger : Everyday life and migratory projects
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)This thesis is a sociological account of students’ experiences of living abroad. Using the case of African students in Stavanger it describes their daily life, in connection with their migratory projects. Based on the ... -
An analysis of the language challenges faced by Myanmar refugee students in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IAS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)This study aims to increase understanding the level of language proficiency and educational achievement for the first-generation immigrant students. The research provides an obligating account of the lives, dreams, and ... -
Aspirations in the context of irregular migration: The migratory trajectories of Syrian asylum seekers arriving in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)While many public figures and civil society members perceive irregular migration as the source of various problems that modern societies encounter nowadays, this paper argues that this form of migration is rather the output ... -
Bosnian and Herzegovinian diaspora in Norway: upward mobility and social cohesion within the Norwegian society
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Namely, I examined the Bosnian and Herzegovinian immigrants to Norway whose integration process went fairly smooth. Immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina rapidly became a socially and financially functional part of the ... -
Connection between refugee housing policy and belonging in Norway First Examiner:
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-05)Since the 60’s, the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Norway has increased, resulting into more specific integration policies towards refugees by the Norwegian government. One part of the integration policy is housing ... -
Disciplining Bodies across Borders? Migrant Women’s Attitudes towards Norwegian Policies on Female Genital Cuttings
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)This study aims at examining the issue of Female Genital Cuttings (FGC) in Norway, which is said to have one of the strictest laws on FGC. However, it has been argued that there is an incongruence between the research used ... -
"DON'T GO THERE" - A Feminist, narrative research on Somali-born women’s lived experiences and gender(ed) identities in Kampala, Uganda
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Through an intersectional and feminist narrative approach, the narratives from seven Somali-born women, aged 32-42, who have migrated from Somalia and are now living in Kampala are analysed as to discuss gender(ed) identities, ... -
"Education is our weapon for the future": Access and non-access to higher education for refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Access to higher education for refugees is limited and under-researched. Within the context of protracted refugee situations in the Global South, the relief focus of humanitarian assistance, as well as the lack of integration ... -
From refugees's rights to states' interests : the expiration of Rwandan refugee status
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Refugees bear incredible political significance for states of asylum and states of origin. Despite the shibboleth that hosting refugees is not an ‘unfriendly political act’, their very existence carries negative implications ... -
Going back with a future? The case of rejected asylum seekers returning from Norway to Russia
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IKS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-29)The current thesis seeks to analyse if rejected asylum seekers, who return from Norway to Russia, do have possibilities for successful reintegration in their home region and if their return is sustainable. Research also ... -
Going ‘Home’ for the sake of a nation? The challenges facing Southern Sudanese women in post-secession Khartoum
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-29)After two civil wars and almost 50 years of struggle that led to the largest amount of internally displaced persons in the world, in January 9, 2005, Sudan reached a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ostensibly ended ... -
“Home Sweet Queer Home”: A study on the homing experiences of LGBTQI+ refugees living in the Netherlands
(Studentoppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2021;, Master thesis, 2021-08)The Netherlands was one of the first European countries to provide refugee status due to persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Since then, the country has been perceived as a promising land ... -
Immigrant children’s perceptions of home: the case of Lithuanian children in Stavanger municipality, Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-06-30)It has been argued that migration research has neglected children’s migration, focusing on the movements of adults or families. However, children engage in migration in various ways and their experiences are ... -
Labour migrants' decision making in the process of adapting to the Norwegian society
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IAS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The principal aim of this thesis is to uncover what factors contribute to labour migrants’ decisions of settling, or not settling, in their new country, and reveal what factors influence positively or negatively to the ... -
Migration decision-making: Narratives of Polish and Swedish nurses in Norway
(Master thesis, 2017-07)My research project uses narrative accounts to investigate the link between social structures and Polish and Swedish nurses’ decisions to work in Norway. I aim to answer the following questions: * What are the most ... -
Migration Motivations of Female Polish University Graduates in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-28)Polish migration to Western Europe is often perceived as economically motivated labor migration. Scientific accounts of Polish migration to Norway have contributed to this understanding by employing economic models of ... -
(Mis)Management of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Legal Informality and The Case Study of Jnah
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-08)This thesis explores the management of Syrian refugees in Lebanon through the main lens of informality. The thesis is divided into two parts: 1. A policy analysis of the legal informality of Syrian refugees in Lebanon 2. ... -
Re-integration of highly skilled return migrant: the impact on the development of Bangladesh
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)An increasing numbers of highly skilled people from Bangladesh are immigrating to the developed world in search for better education and jobs. The ‘brain drain’ is central importance arena by the many scholars but while ... -
Resettlement of Bhutanese refugees: a misery or solution, a case study of Bhutanese refugees from Rogaland and Alta
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IAS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Being a refugee from a different culture, tradition and religion, Bhutanese refugees face difficulties in adjusting to a new country and a new environment. The objective of this research was to explore the conditions and ...