Search for dissertations about: "West Bank"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words West Bank.

2. 1. Each Day Another Disaster : Politics and Everyday Life in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in the West Bank

   Author : Nina Gren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : antropologi; palestinska flyktingar; Västbanken; intifada al-aqsa; politiskt våld; vardagsliv; begränsad agens; normal ordning; återhämtningsförmåga; återvändande; anthropology; Palestinian camp refugees; West Bank; intifada al-aqsa; political violence; everyday life; constrained agency; normal order; resilience; return;

   Abstract : This anthropological study examines the ways in which Palestinian camp refugees maintain everyday life in a situation that is characterized by chronic disruption, fear and mistrust. It explores how these refugees make sense of displacement and violence and how they uphold a sense of agency in constraining circumstances. READ MORE

4. 2. Making motherhood safe in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory

   Author : Nadim Al-Adili; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : West Bank; reproductive deaths; maternal mortality; avoidability; verbal autopsy; quality of care; women s status; violence against women; Orphans survival; gender; death notification and registration; Occupied Palestinian Territory.;

   Abstract : Objective: To determine causes of death among women of reproductive age; to determine MMR; to review death notification and registration procedures, and to examine the fate and status of under-5 motherless orphans in the West Bank. Methods: All reported deaths (n= 431) of women 15-49 years old during 2000-2001 in the West Bank area of OPT were investigated. READ MORE

5. 3. A Right to Self-Determination and a Privilege to Independence : A Legal Assessment of the Prospects for Peace & Security in the Middle East

   Author : Marie-Hélène Boccara; Jan Klabbers; Karen Knop; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : International law; International Law; Middle East; West Bank; Self-Determination; Independence; Secession; Hohfeld; Rights; Human Rights; Democracy; Folkrätt; Folkrätt; Mellanöstern; Israel; Västbanken; Gazaremsan; Självbestämmanderätt; Privilege; Självständighet; Demokrati; Mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : This thesis A Right to Self-Determination and a Privilege to Independence: A Legal Assessment of the Prospects for Peace & Security in the Middle East, deals with the concept of self-determination and its application to the Middle East conflict with the “Palestine Question” in its midst. The thesis has two parts, Part I Self-Determination: Revisited Content and New Legal Boundary and Part II The Arab-Israeli Conflict with the respective conclusions and analysis intertwined in the final Chapter 5. READ MORE

6. 4. Children living with type 1 diabetes and congenital heart disease in the West Bank, Palestine -Self-perceived health status, sense of coherence, and the daily life experiences of these children and theri parents

   Author : Kawther Elissa; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescent; child; diabetes mellitus type1; experiences; health status; heart defects; congenital; parents; sense of coherence;

   Abstract : Chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes (T1D) and congenital heart disease (CHD) are lifelong conditions, need regular treatment, self management, and health care follow-ups. Growing up with these conditions affects the children’s and their parents’ lives at various levels, because of the increased burden and responsibilities imposed on them. READ MORE

7. 5. Wages, unemployment and regional differences : empirical studies of the Palestinian labor market

   Author : Ted N. Aranki; Lars Hultkrantz; Aysit Tansel; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Palestinian labor force; closure policy; foreign workers; wage; employment; returns to schooling; omitted variable bias; measurement error; unemployment duration; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays analyzing wages, unemployment and regional differences in the Palestinian labor market. Paper [I] investigates the effects of the Israeli closure policy on Palestinian wage earnings. Closure has a significant impact on the Palestinian labor force in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. READ MORE