Blar i Studentoppgaver (HF-IGIS) på emneord "VDP::Social science: 200::Human geography: 290"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
"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 ... -
Organizational support from Diakonie and Caritas to irregular migrants in Berlin, Germany
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06)My thesis examines how certain faith-based or non-governmental organizations support irregular migrants (hereafter, IM) in Berlin, Germany. I have chosen this particular topic because I am curious to learn the surviving ... -
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 ... -
Refugees’ Self-Reliance and Livelihood Strategies: A Comparative Study of Uganda and Germany
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-30)While some migrate with choice, others are forced to leave. This master thesis deals with the situation of Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis who had to leave their country either because of war, political insecurity or ... -
‘The other’ crossing: Discursive representations of the management and dynamics of the Southern Border of Spain
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)Spain has undergone important transformations in its migratory patterns. In the last decades the country began to observe a decrease in the net of emigration and an enlargement of the immigration influx. Although the ... -
Trafficking in human beings, challenges in the identification process: the Stavanger case
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-10)Migration is a very diversified topic, where both positive and negative sides merge together providing aspects of complexity and a state of uncertainty that have repercussions on related arguments such as the case ... -
Unearthing Migrant Identities - An Exploratory Study into North-South Migrant Motivations in Dakar
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-08-01)This research aims at developing a deeper understanding of European and North-American migrants moving from the global North towards the global South. North-South migration as a phenomenon has not received as much attention ... -
"YOU-ARE-ME": A case study on social theatre’s potential to create space for intercultural dialogue in the context of Bologna, Italy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HF-IGIS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-30)In a time characterized by globalized migration patterns and consequential cultural diversity, intercultural conflicts, prejudice and xenophobia are potential threats to peaceful co- existence. However, research on the ...