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God Comes Homes To Rwanda: A Case Study of Transformational Development
(2012-12-17)
After the genocide of 1994, Rwanda was left in a state of chaos. With reconciliation as a national priority, Christian faith-based organizations have risen to the challenge of providing religious reconciliation training. ...
Venezuela's Medical Revolution: Can the Cuban Medical Model be Applied in Other Countries?
(2013-12-10)
This thesis analyzes the Cuban medical adaptation in Venezuela called Misión Barrio Adentro (MBA) and seeks to answer the question of whether MBA shows promise as a health system that improves medical accessibility for ...
Can a State Decolonize Itself? A Critical Analysis of Bolivia's State-Led Decolonization Process
(2014-08-21)
This study examines how state involvement has affected Bolivia’s decolonization process. By comparing interviews on decolonization with various indigenous organizations and with the state’s Vice Ministry of Decolonization, ...
CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF CUSTOMARY LAND ADMINISTRATION IN ZAMBIA
(2014-12-17)
Land is an integral part of Zambian identity, heritage, and rural livelihoods. Its importance is summed up by the expression ‘land is life’. Zambia’s dual land system, that of statutory and customary land, is at a critical ...
THE SECURITIZATION OF HUMANITARIAN AID: A CASE STUDY OF THE DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP
(2013-11-21)
This thesis examines, empirically, the securitization of aid delivery at the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. Through a series of semi-structured interviews with aid workers, it documents their security concerns, organizatinonal ...
The Status of Poor Women in Rural Bangladesh: Survival Through Socio-political Conflict
(2011-09-06)
This study is based on how rural poor Muslim women in Bangladesh have become the target of both international donor agencies and of Islamic preachers. In Bangladesh, religion and politics are not viewed separately, nor are ...
RESETTLEMENT CHALLENGES AND GENDER: A CASE STUDY OF LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2011-01-04)
This Master’s level research project investigates how gender shapes the resettlement challenges that liberian refugees have faced in Nova Scotia. The study investigates the impact of the reframing of gender relations during ...
NUESTRA REVOLUCION NO SERA TELEVISADA: NEW FORMS OF EXPRESSION IN CUBA’S CIVIL SOCIETY
(2011-12-14)
In an effort to expand the scholarship dealing with the topic of civil society in Cuba, this
thesis deals with the question of Cuban civil society and its relationship with socially conscious
underground musicians. It ...
Are Human Rights an Effective Remedy? Children, Sexual Violence, and Criminal Justice in Ethiopia
(2014-08-08)
This thesis is an in-depth examination of the rights of child victims of sexual violence seeking legal redress in the Ethiopian criminal justice system. It explores children’s susceptibility to various injustices as they ...
Senghor's Contribution to Development: Culture, Cosmopolitanism and Earth Wisdom
(2011-09-06)
This thesis is an exploration of how Senghorian thought can be useful for rethinking development. I argue that the criticisms provided by post-development are valid but that we need not reject development entirely. Rather ...