Master Theses 2000-2010

Nigerian Criminal Networks; a comparative analysis

How do the spheres of state, industry and university contribute to learning and innovation in the Orkney Marine Energy Sector & what characterises their interaction? A case study of how a local network contributes to learning and innovation in the Orkney Marine Energy Sector

Economic Imperatives and International Regulations. The Case of INA and Corporate Social Responsibility

Persistent Inequalities in Providing Security for People in South Africa - A comparative study of the capacity of three communities in Hout Bay to influence policing

Implementation of Citizen’s Charter and Improving Municipal Services in Nepal: Myth or Reality?

Challenges of Consolidating Democratic Local Governance in Ghana: The Case of Low Voter Turnout in the District Assembly Elections

Problems of Coordination in Local Administration in Bangladesh

Political parties and women candidates in Canada: Influences on party election of male to female ratio.

Nature and Extent of Women Participation in Union Parishad in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges - A Qualitative Study of Three Union Parishads

The Challenges of Women Participation in Local Governance: The Case of Accra and Tamale Metropolitan Assemblies

Empowerment and Effectiveness of School Committees in Tanzania

Challenges of Implementing Public Procurement Reform Initiatives in Bangladesh: The Case of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

An Implementation Analysis of The Introductory Program for Newly Arrived Immigrants

"GPs in Norway are working in Service Regime" and "GPs select a regime to maintain their Reputation" A study characterizes the general practitioners clinical decision making behaviour in their own sense as Professionals, Street-level bureaucrats, Entrepreneurs and Public Service Managers

Chro Borhan

Exploring the Concepts of Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - A case study of the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Suleimaniyah

Tove Svanøe Endresen

Stairway to heaven. Please Hold the Handrail! A study on the organizational safety in Norske Shell

Kjersti Gjuvsland

Land Reform in Post- Apartheid South Africa. A Case Study of challenges and opportunities for Land Reform Beneficiaries in the Western and Northern Cape Provinces

Emmanuel Kofi Ayisi

Challenges of implementing public policy in developing countries: The case of Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

Imtiaz Badshah

NPM INSPIRED REFORMS IN PAKISTAN - A Study of the Implementation of Performance Evaluation in the Civil Service

Victoria Chimhutu:

Democracy and Civil Society: An investigation into the activities of Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) - Zimbabwe in promoting Media Freedom in Zimbabwe

Benedicte Kjøbstad:

Total Institutions in Norway: Do they exist?

Douglas Hugh John Montgomery

Taming the Market?: Public Revenuefrom Non-Conventional Oil Extraction in Alberta (Canada) and Norway

Ghulam Mustafa

Leadership Frames of Midlevel Public Managers and Implementation of Public Sector Change: A Case Study of Federal Board of Revenue Pakistan

Mercy Asi Ocansey

The challenges in community particiption, the case of the New Juaben Municipal council

Evelyn Quarm

Domestic Violence Law in Ghana - Analysis of the Actors and Strategies in Setting the Public Policy Agenda

Laura Elisabet Drivdal

Regulating Environmental Harmful Industries. A study of two Norwegian environmental NGOs efforts at making industries more environmental friendly.

Ingvild Nordstrand

Democracy as a part of Norwegian Development Aid

Berit Bjerkli

Power in the cooling water of budget support. The formal structure between the Government of Tanzania, the donors and the Non Governmental Organizations.

Abu Hossain Muhan Ahsan

The Implementation of Reform Initiatives in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Financial Management Reform Programme (FMRP)

Narottam Aryal

Adoption and Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility. A Case Study of Standard Chartered Bank.

Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan

The implementation of Reform Initiatives in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Financial Management Reform Programme (FMRP) 

Fardaus Ara

Public-Private Partnership in Providing Primary Health Care Services in Urban Bangladesh 

Narottam Aryal

Adoption and Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility. A Case Study of Standard Chartered Bank

Chandra Kumar Ghimire

Transformation of New Public Management: Shaping a Hybrid in Nepal? 

Rachel Mumba Kayeyi

International and National Policy Regimes: Brain Drain in the Public Health Sector in Zambia

Bernard P. Marcelline

The Progress of Democratization in Tanzania. A study on the declining number of elected parliamentary candidates from opposition parties between 1995 and 2005 elections. 

Betty Nangira

 A comparison of Health Care Service Delivery in Public and Private Health Centres. A Case study of Lumino and Busitema Sub Counties Busia District Uganda.

Nqaba Nkomana  

Land use Management and Land Re-distribution in South-Africa: A Case of Emalahleni Local Municipality 

Innocent Nkwasiibwe

Do Health projects work for the poor? The relevance of the Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project (NECDP) in implementing Uganda's poverty reduction programme. 

Ellen  Sarquah 

Challenges of Fiscal Desentralization Policy in the Akuapem South District of Ghana

Frederico Sbalzo

Growing pains in a small successful service provider 

Alexander Alexandrovich Shestakov

Cultural code concept in contemporary world 

Sophia Esinam Aku Awitty

Implementing public-private partnership in Ghana, the case of Ghana Telecom.

Md. Anwar Hossain

Women's participation in social change decisions: A study of two Union Partishads of Bangladesh

Mohammad Imrul Kayes

The job satisfaction of university teachers in Bangladesh - A case study of Dhaka University.

Anette Gussiås

Governing by quota: Assessing the implementation of the EU emission trading directive in the United Kingdom and Poland

Cecilia Roberts

Chasing quality. A study of UNESCO's role in the development of global quality assurance guidelines for cross-border higher education

Njål Are Rosingaunet

Post Apartheid Security Policies in South Africa

Kristin Tomren

Strategies to gain legitimacy at the University of Western Cape and the University of Stellenboch

Gunta Venge

Negotiating Citizenship in Latvia: A Study of Citizenship Policy and Lawmaking 1991-1998

Musanga Mbusuro Etimba

Privatization of government services and its effects on working conditions and socio-economic situations of employed women: the case of National Microfinance Bank of Tanzania

Daniel Appiah

Analysis of State Institutional Capacity in Land Acquisition

Baraba Aloyce Firmin

The role of Non-governmental organisations in empowering disabled people in Tanzania: a case of people with spinal cord injuries in the Kilimanjaro Region

Cecilia Roberts

Chasing Quality – a study of UNESCO’s role in the development of global quality assurance guidelines for the cross-boarder higher education

Ansa Masaud

Women representation in parliament in Pakistan: a study of representation of women’s interests in the 12^th National Assembly

Institutional and political constraints to planning sustainable settlements in suburban municipalities case of Tallinn, Estonia

A child's right to education: Challenges to the implementation of the national plan of action for orphans and other vulnerable children in Epworth District, Zimbabwe

Actors and contexts in the policy making process: A case study on information, communication and technology policy in Bangladesh.

An investigation on factors that lead to student dropout. A case study of Daar-Es-Salaam University, Tanzania

Community participation in school management: A study of community managed secondary schools in the Bagmati Zone of Nepal.

Author:

Gro Kamfjord

The university intellectual - Critic or expert?

Kristian Li

The new contractualism: Many and different approaches. An exploration of contemporary use and interpretations of contractual protocols.

Gigliola Mathisen

Alienation of higher education? Investigating Norwegian Initiatives on the General Agreement on Trade in Services

Saif Uddin Ahmed

NGO perception of poverty in Bangladesh. Do their programs match reality?

Anna Banasiak    

Women's career paths: Gender inequality in employment. A comparative study of a Polish and a Norwegian company.

Shamima Tasnim
 

Job satisfaction among female teachers: A study on primary schools in Bangladesh.

Mohammed Selim

Problems of higher education in Bangladesh: A study on the performance of the teachers of Islamic University, Kushtia.

Zia Obaid

Reforming political universities: A case study of University of Peshawar.

Emmanuel Lukumai     

The Implementation of Civil Service Reforms in Tanzania, 1991-2000.

Renuka Priyantha Ilandarige

Challenges in Implementing New Public Management Initiatives in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Sri Lanka.

Rebecca Glavee-Geo

Policy implementation in Ghana - The case of the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) programme

Henning Rage

Organisational structures and managerial work in large-scale project organisations - A case study of the Ormen Lange Onshore project

Mohamed Faizal

Institutionalization of performance appraisal system: A case study of the Maldivian public service

Tamanna Kabir

The story of rural electrification program in Bangladesh - a lesson of success

Shanaz Begum

Public discourse in a developing society: The incest case in Bangladesh

Rameshwor Dangal

Administrative culture in Nepal: Does it reflect the dominant socio-cultural values of Nepal

Implementation of the National Environment Policy: A case of the Local Government Authorities in Dar Es Salaam City- Tanzania

Gerald K. Karyeija

Analysis of decision making in Uganda's social security and pension policy reform

Amanda Isabel Medina Hernandez

Learning from Pisa: The mexican experience

Adam Fusheini

Community participation in school development: Understanding participation in basic schools performance in the Nanumba district of Ghana

Mehnaz Gul

Finding influentials in decision making process of local government: A study of two union councils in Peshawar District of Pakistan

Thomas Buabeng

Implementing public policy at the local level in Ghana: The experience of Akwapem South District in poverty reduction

Vijay Singh Beniwal

Implementing Citizen's Charter: A study of Panchkula (Harayana) Municipal Council in India

Nicole Ann Fornasier

Childbirth Health Care Policy in the United States and Norway: A comparative Case study on the role of Midwifery

Mohammad Shafiqul Islam

Does organizational culture matter for school performance? A study of government and brac primary school in Bangladesh

Berg, Dag Erik

Caste, Race and Durban - An analysis of a Dalit Human Rights campaign and the debate in India about the relevance of caste discrimination in the World Conference against Racism in Durban 2001.

Wessels, Frank   

Strategisk planlegging eller Muddling-through - En sammenlignende case-studie av kommunale planleggingsprosesser i Bergen og Münster.

Panday, Pranab Kumar

Chowdhury, Saber Ahmed

Participation in forestry: A study of people`s participation on the social forestry policy in Bangladesh: Myth or reality?

Anokye, Bernice Otaah

Participation in Basic Education: A Study of Community participation in Primary Schools in the Ga District of Ghana”.

Bjørkelo, Birte

The Power of Learning on the Global Age - The World Bank and Environmental NGOs.

Innvik, Jostein

Do electoral laws effect the access of interests to the national assembly?

Nielsen, Gøril Vikøren

Between Parliament and Profession. A case study of South African Human Rights Commission.

Tonheim, Milfrid

The HIV/Aids Controversy in South Africa: - A Study of the Parliament Deliberation of HIV/AIDS and Antiretrovital Medication

Roduit, Pascal

Decriminalization of Cannabis in Switzerland: - Pragmatic Policy Transfer and Consensual Policy Making (1996-2003).

Timilsina, Mohadatta

Why only a few women reach the top positions? A study on women’s status in the civil service of Nepal

M.Mahfuzul Haque

THE CULTURE OF TADBIR: The Building Block of Administrative Decisions in the Bangladesh Civil Service

Nusrat Johan Chowdhury

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord Implementation In Bangladesh: Promises and Performance.

Alex James Shayo

The impact of institutional autonomy on the performance of anti-corruption agencies

Regina Otoriwa Amanfo

The under-representation of women in the district assembly in Ghana: A case study of the Acora Metropolitan Assembly and Tempa Municipal Assembly

Endashaw Bakha

Factors affecting the privatization policy implementation in developing countries: A case study of privatization policy in Ethiopia

Eliaika A. Manyanga

Challenges to the Implementation of Tax Reform in the Local Government in Tanzania: a Case Study of Dar es Salaam City Council and the City Comission

Yasmin Jahan

Does Social Capital foster women empowerment? Case Studies of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh

Aminath Khuzaima

Learning in Public Sector Organizations: Administration Reform in Republic of Maldives

Kazi Maraful Islam

Civil society and urban governance in Bangladesh – an exploration of the strategies that a civil society organisation uses to influence the urban policy networks in Bangladesh: A study on Khulna Metropolitan City, Bangladesh

Berg, Truls Asbjørn

Corporate Social Responsibility for People, Planet and Profit

Awuor, Emily Achieng

ORGANISATIONAL LEARNING IN A SOUTHERN PUBLIC INSTITUTION  - How Institutional Co-operation as a development aid strategy between NORAD (Norway) and MME (Namibia) enhances Organisational Learning.

Saida Seleman Fundi

Community Participation in Education: An insight to major challenges facing participatory system in primary in Tanzania

Eliza A. Mwakasangkla

Administrative Reform Measures: A Study of Civil Service in the Period 1993-1999

Hari Raj Acharya

Decentralization in Nepal: Are the District Governments making their Development Plans by them selves?

Nasim Ahmed

Privatization of State owned enterprises (SOE’s) in Bangladesh: A Study of Policy Implementation

Xiong Zhang

Governance and Environment in Earthbound China: A Social Constructionist Model?

Khadija Samma

The Perception of Environmental Problems in Tanzania: The Case Study of Dar es Salaam

Emma Evelyn Mwela-Mshomi

An Analysis of the Effect of Tanzania’s ‘Cost Sharing’ in the Education Policy for Primary Schools: A Case Study made in Dodoma and Dar es Salaam Region

Rui Manuel Hanjan

Policy Transfer Within the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor: An Ideal of Local Democratic Institution (The Case of Community Empowerment Project)

Augusto Soares Barreto

The Status of Women in East Timor in Relation to High Position in Public Administration

Sporstøl, Siw Fedog

State and Civil Society in China - A Study of the All-China Federation of Trade union in the Era of Reform

Iman Sheikh, Abdirahman

The rise and fall of the Somali state: a case study on Somalia

Muriisa Roberts

Non-Governmental Organisations and Rural development in Uganda

Kijakazi Rajabu Mtengwa

Constitutional Problems of Unbalanced Federal Systems: an insight of union problems of the United Republic of Tanzania and their implications to democracy and the future of the Union

Igor Kalzakorta-Elorriaga

Climate Change Policy – Rhetoric or Reality? – Spanish climate change policy strategy at the pre-Kyoto and post-Kyoto stages

MD. Amran Hossain

The Nomination Procedures of Candidates Selection for the Jafiya Sangsad (National Parliament) Election: A comparative study of two major political parties (AL and BNP) in Bangladesh

Jaqueline Attafuah

The Implementation of Public Financial Management Reform Programme in Ghana- Revenue Management (VAT) and Budgetary Process (BPEMS)

Fiona Alexander

Interpretations and Implementation of Internationalization in Norwegian Higher Education – Exploring Business and Academic Functions in Student Fellowships

MD. Shahjahan Hafez Bhuiyan

Solid waste management organization in Urban Bangladesh: Ideals and Realities

Bharat Raj Gautam

Reforming the public sector: A study of administrative reforms in Nepal

Hari Paudel

The Implementation of Privatization Policy in Nepal – Is privatization a viable policy option?

Nicholas Fowler

A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Models in the Cross-national comparison of social welfare systems – with reference to the UK, Scandinavia and the United States

S.M. Abdul Quddus

Professional role orientation of primary school teachers in Bangladesh: Mission improbable?

Vincent Kwasi Bi

Interpretation of leadership styles in Ghanaian organisations – The Case of Ghanaian Schools

Tollef Ladehaug

Institutional conditions for students' reactions towards old based teaching and learning modules on campus.

Sonja Poole     

The Emergence of Women's Movements in the Czech Republic; Opportunities, Mobilising Structures and Framing

Paul Okot-Okello

Challenges of introducing organisational change: A Case study of the public service reform programme in Uganda

MD. Taiabur Rahman

The role of parliamentary committees in ensuring bureaucratic accountability in Bangladesh

M. Rashid Mtaume

Constitutional change in Tanzania: Some insights into the past and present and its implications for democracy and constitutionalism

Richard L. Whitehead

The institutionalization of the Tanzanian opposition parties: How stable are they?

Beatrice K. Patrick

Why few women managers: A study of the Tanzanian civil service

Anwarul Karim

Recent changes in the structure of the union parishad in Bangladesh: Scope for participation of women

Msangi Salim Ramadani

Judiciary in Tanzania: Problems and reforms in relation to administration of justice

Yuda S. Mkumbwa

Relationship between the political system and industrial relations system in Tanzania (1961-1992)

Mohammad Bux Burdey

Management issues in basic education in Tharparkar (deserted area) Sindh, Pakistan.