Search for dissertations about: "Egypt"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 61 swedish dissertations containing the word Egypt.
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6. Does schooling make sense? A household perspective on the returns to schooling for self-employed, farmers and employees in Egypt
Abstract : Why do some children in the developing world choose to stay out of school? Is it mainly because poverty leaves them with no options or because schooling seems to offer them few benefits? The answers to these questions have profound policy implications. An empirical input into this discussion is the extent to which schooling can actually be perceived as a profitable option in various countries and, in extension, what factors influence the extent of this perceived profitability. READ MORE
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7. Seismic hazard in Egypt
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8. Evaluation of Modern Irrigation Techniques with Brackish Water
Abstract : Modern irrigation techniques are becoming increasingly important in water-scarce countries especially in arid and semiarid regions. Higher crop production and better water use efficiency are usually achieved by drip irrigation as compared to other irrigation methods. READ MORE
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9. Voices for Change : Hopes and costs for empowerment - a study on women's claims in the Egyptian revolution
Abstract : This study investigates women’s possibilities to actively participate in societal change in Egypt. It aims at enhancing the understanding of structural conditions for women’s agency and how these enables and/or restrains women’s participation in the aspiration for societal change as well as their aspiration to live a ‘full life’. READ MORE
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10. Just like couscous : Gender, agency and the politics of female circumcision in Cairo
Abstract : This dissertation explores how female gender identity is continually created and re-created in Egypt through a number of daily practices, of which female circumcision is central. In order to do so, the study inquires into the lived experiences and social meanings of female circumcision and femininity as narrated by women from lower class neighbourhoods in Cairo. READ MORE