Essays about: "Føroyar"

Found 2 essays containing the word Føroyar.

  1. 1. Policing in a small society : The 'closely-knit' and underresearched Faroe Islands

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Ingmar Berg Mikkelsen; [2023]
    Keywords : closely-knit; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; Nils Christie; policing; small societies; Faroese; Faroe Islands; Føroyar; løgregla; Nils Christie; oyggjasamfelag; police; sambond; samfelag; smá samfeløg; smátjóðir; tætt knýtt;

    Abstract : The Faroes are a rural, ’closely-knit’ (Nils Christie 1982), and unexplored society. Hardly anyone is a stranger. Neither are police officers and offenders. How does this affect policing? Based on 6 interviews with Faroese police officers and 3interviews with Faroese offenders, the ’living law’ (i. READ MORE

  3. 2. The effects of grazing and climate warming on plant species in the Faroe Islands

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Kolbrún í Haraldsstovu; [2020]
    Keywords : climate change; grazing; plant responses; environmental pressures; frequency; experimental warming; functional plant traits; resilience;

    Abstract : The Faroe Islands are composed of eighteen small islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Heavily affected by grazing and harsh weather conditions, the mountaintop vegetation is exposed to multiple environmental pressures. In this project I examined the effects of climate warming and grazing on Faroese plant species. READ MORE