Master Thesis
Is there a win for conservation, livelihoods and governance?
This study compares previous biodiversity data from these sites with current forest measurements and data gathered through social science methods including semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews and focus group discussions in two communities adjacent to the forest reserve. Results show that although still controversial for conservation efforts, Broussonetia papyrifera can support the regeneration of indigenous…
Exploring coordination in a multi-agency partnership approach to prevention of gender-based violence in Zambia
This study identifies factors that fosters and hinders coordination among key agencies operating in one-stop centre in Zambia such as the police, health and social welfare that provide coordinated medical, social and legal services to the victims of gender-based violence. This is a primary qualitative study in which data was collected using interviews from participants…
Governing through development narrative in the era of ‘Africa Rising’
The findings of the study indicate that ‘mosaic’ planning, public participation and narratives of devolution are the mechanisms by which power operates in the field of development in Kisumu county. Master Thesis written at Lund University.
Refugee women’s economic empowerment through self-reliance?
This qualitative study focused on refugee women’s economic empowerment in Uganda, a country known for its progressive refugee policies built upon the notion of self-reliance. Master Thesis written at the University of Gothenburg.
In the eye of the storm
A gendered study on climate change adaptation in small-scale farming in Thái Bình, Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the countries in the world that is projected to be most impacted by climate change. Extreme weather events such as storms and floods are predicted to increase with the changing climate. As such, climate change adaptation is…
Our existence matters: Experiences and belonging of urban space
Our existence matters: Experiences and belonging of urban space from street hawkers perspective – a case study of La-Nkwantanang-Madina municipal area The study examines the experiences of street hawkers and contributes to the current but less represented debate on hawkers’ ways of appropriating the urban space through space modification and codification that serve greatly their…