Search for dissertations about: "Zanzibar"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the word Zanzibar.

  2. 1. Jesus for Zanzibar : Narratives of Pentecostal Belonging, Islam, and Nation

    Author : Hans Olsson; [2016-10-26]
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity; Zanzibar; Islam; Nationalism; identity politics; Mainland Tanzania; Christian-Muslim relations; belonging; values; conflict; Christian sociality;

    Abstract : This study addresses the presence of religious difference in the Muslim-dominated cultural setting of Zanzibar, a context in which, in 2012, Christian minorities became targets in violent events directed against representations of the politically contested Union with Mainland Tanzania. As the attacked churches are primarily attended by people of non-island origins and the incidents were blamed on local Muslim-revival groups, the events posed questions about the political significance produced at the intersection of religious belonging, ethnonational origins, and Union politics. READ MORE

  4. 2. Targeting malaria elimination : an assessment of malaria control interventions for children in Zanzibar

    University dissertation from Stockholm : Karolinska Institutet, Dept of Public Health Sciences

    Author : Netta Beer; Karolinska Institutet.; Karolinska Institutet.; [2012]
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Zanzibar;

    Abstract : Background: After decades of neglect, a renewed global focus on malaria was initiated in the 90s, followed by global financial support in the early 2000s. Zanzibar has been in the forefront of these renewed efforts: Case management and vector-control interventions have been implemented and scaled-up rapidly, resulting in markedly reduced malaria transmission and the targeting of malaria elimination. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Politics of People - Not Just Mangroves and Monkeys A study of the theory and practice of community-based management of natural resources in Zanzibar

    University dissertation from Huddinge : Södertörns högskola

    Author : Fred Saunders; Björn Hassler; Vesa-Matti Loiske; Frances Cleaver; [2011]
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Actor-oriented theory; CBNRM; Community conservation; Conservation conflict; CPR theory; Environmental science; ICDP; Institutional theory; Mangroves; Participatory governance; Power; Zanzibar;

    Abstract : Community-based management of natural resource (CBNRM) projects have commonly failed to deliver conservation and development benefits. This thesis examined how the theoretical assumptions of common pool resource (CPR) theory have contributed to the indifferent performance of CBNRM projects. READ MORE

  6. 4. Unguja Ukuu on Zanzibar An archaeological study of early urbanism

    University dissertation from Uppsala : Afrikansk och jämförande arkeologi

    Author : Abdurahman Juma; Paul Sinclair; Chapurukha M Kusimba; [2004]
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; cultural complexity; cycles; early urbanism; and urban characterization; Arkeologi; HUMANITIES and RELIGION History and philosophy subjects Archaeology subjects; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Historisk-filosofiska ämnen Arkeologiämnen;

    Abstract : This study describes archaeological excavations carried out at Unguja Ukuu on the main island of Zanzibar, Tanzania. The site has long remained obscure, oral histories do not mention it and no particular group among the living community of the island describes its origin from the site. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ecology and genetic population structure of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in East Africa

    University dissertation from Stockholm : Department of Zoology, Stockholm University

    Author : Anna Särnblad Hansson; Per Berggren; Anders Angerbjörn; Göran Spong; [2011]
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Tursiops aduncus; population size; distribution; social structure; behaviour; conservation status; mitochondrial DNA; microsatellites; Zanzibar; western Indian Ocean; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; zoologisk ekologi; Animal Ecology;

    Abstract : Many marine mammal populations are threatened by anthropogenic activities. The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) off Zanzibar are subject to high levels of bycatch, negative impact from tourism and were previously hunted. READ MORE