Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Mezzanotti, Gabriela"
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‘Art Puts Questions in All Directions’: Sámi Creative Expressions and Self-Determined Futures
Marzano, Alessia (Master thesis, 2022)Inspired by Nils-Aslak Valkeapӓӓ’s (in Sámi: Áillohaš, 1943-2001) ecocritical perspective and strong critique of Western colonialism and capitalism, this study seeks to address the multidimensionality of Sámi contemporary ... -
Ciminalizing Migration, Rejecting Rights
Granlund, Anette (Master thesis, 2022)International organisations, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and human rights agencies have all expressed grave concern for the increasingly restrictive migration policies and the migration discourse in Greece. Two ... -
From Religious Populism to Civil Religion: a Discourse Analysis of Bolsonaro’s and Lula’s Inaugural and Victory Speeches
Mezzanotti, Gabriela; Løland, Ole Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Religion played a major role during the presidential elections in Brazil in 2018 and 2022. Although much has been written about Bolsonaro’s religious influence on Brazilian politics, there is a need to understand how ... -
Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies. A Comparative Case Study of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway
Sdobnyakova-Stenersen, Tatiana (Master thesis, 2021)Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of the North in Russia and Norway often meet struggles in their interactions with the oil and gas corporations operating on their lands. Indigenous communities are underrepresented in public discourse ... -
Identity, Belonging and Political Activism: A Study on Young Adults Among the Kurdish Diaspora in Norway
Saleh, Tania Jonaid (Master thesis, 2023)Since the mid-20th century, Kurdish people have emigrated to the west due to political issues, oppression and wars which led to the development of a strong diasporic community outside of their native Kurdistan. This included ... -
Indigenous Immobilities as Coloniality: Indigenous Struggles in the Artic and the Representations of Climate Change Displacement in State and Federal Policies in The United States
Wild, Justine Alandra (Master thesis, 2024)In the face of a warming Arctic climate, Indigenous communities in the state of Alaska have been faced with a difficult choice: to remain in place or to relocate. Remaining in place means villages will have to withstand ... -
Indigenous Peoples on the Move: Intersectional Invisibility and the Quest for Pluriversal Human Rights for Indigenous Migrants from Venezuela in Brazil
Mezzanotti, Gabriela; Kvalvaag, Alyssa Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Indigenous migrants are often treated without regard for their status as Indigenous Peoples, as if their migrant status would hierarchically supersede their Indigenous one. The flow of Indigenous migrants from Venezuela ... -
Migration, technology, and control: A critical discourse analysis concerning data gathering and information sharing of third-country nationals
Winge, Vilde Bergmann (Master thesis, 2022)The use of technology in migration management and border control is not a new phenomenon. However, the use has grown enormously since 9/11 and the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015/2016 in Europe; now, also, since the ... -
Palestinian Elementary School Curriculum as an Instrument for Liberation and Consolidation of National Identity: A Critical Freirean Study Based on Teachers’ Perspectives in the Gaza Strip
Alashqar, Adham T.A. (Master thesis, 2023)This study explores the role of the Palestinian curriculum at the elementary stage in providing an instrument for liberation and in promoting the Palestinian national identity. The thesis is based on the perspectives of ... -
Power Imbalances in the Use of Technology Combating Forced Labour in the Context of Trafficking in Human Beings in the European Union: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Ntanguen, Eliane Janine (Master thesis, 2023)Technology has been used by the European Union in combating forced labour in the context of human trafficking over the last decade. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has given a strong impetus to the discourse on the use of ... -
Power relations and its ripple effects in humanitarian aid: A study in the post-years of the aftermath of hurricane María in Puerto Rico
Rivera Aponte, Llanel Koren (Master thesis, 2024)In 2017, a major hurricane had its landfall in Puerto Rico, a territory of United States of America. My topic is centered in hurricane María and the subsequent years of this hurricane (2017-2022). The reference is María, ... -
Power, Vulnerability, and the Effects of COVID-19 on Migrants Held by the Detention Industry in the United States
Mezzanotti, Gabriela; Kvalvaag, Alyssa Marie (Chapter, 2022)Violations of the human rights of migrants start with a policy of widespread detention, followed by degrading conditions in detention centers, which are gravely impacted by COVID-19, adding to a picture of systemic breaches ... -
A Quest for Justice: Recognition and Migrant Interactions with Child Welfare Services in Norway
Kvalvaag, Alyssa Marie; Mezzanotti, Gabriela (Chapter, 2021)Norwegian Child Welfare Services (NCWS) has faced intense criticism regarding their interactions with migrant families, with international human rights monitoring mechanisms expressing concern regarding ethnic discrimination ... -
The role of indigenous women in the decision-making process of indigenous social movements in Brazil: Coloniality of power, coloniality of gender and their impact on indigenous women living in Manaus, Amazonas State
Nunes de Lima, Luiza (Master thesis, 2021)Indigenous peoples worldwide are in a difficult situation because they continually face discrimination, marginalization, poverty, and conflict consequential to the European colonization process initiated in the 16th century. ... -
The role of refugee and migrant-led organizations in Greece: A critical analysis based on migrants’ and refugees’ perceptions on integration and participatory parity.
Kelaraki, Eleni (Master thesis, 2023)In 2020, Greece adopted its third National Strategy for social integration of asylum seekers and international protection beneficiaries. Nevertheless, despite the salience that migration has received in the country due to ... -
The Universal Periodic Review at the Nexus of Human Rights and Peace: A Critical Analysis of UPR’s Representation of Human Rights and its Potential in Identifying and Preventing Conflicts
Ben Achour, Malek (Master thesis, 2024)Amid growing global instability, escalating conflicts, and rampant human rights violations, the legitimacy and effectiveness of multilateral institutions in managing these crises are increasingly called into question. In ... -
Towards Pluriversal Approaches to Rights of Nature and the Human Right to a Healthy Environment? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Judicial Decisions from Ecuador, Kenya and India
Ranasinghe Arachchige, Piyumani Panchali (Master thesis, 2023)Transitional Discourses, such as those on the “Rights of Nature”, have shed light on the anthropocentric framing of the Right to a Healthy Environment and the universalising effect of “human rights” which dominates patterns ... -
Youth perspectives on discrimination and racism in social media
Sørby, Vibeke (Master thesis, 2021)This research provides a critical analysis of racist and discriminatory discourse in Norwegian media. Findings show how contemporary structures in Norway is casual factor when explaining racial phenomenon in the society. ...