Essays about: "Faroes"
Found 3 essays containing the word Faroes.
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1. Policing in a small society : The 'closely-knit' and underresearched Faroe Islands
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)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
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2. The survival of an island: A study on landownership and depopulation on the islands Mykines and Skúgvoy
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : Urbanisation is an ongoing trend all over the world, and these same trends occur in the Faroe Islands as well. Some of the small peripheral islands are now believed to be on the verge of becoming unpopulated. This study investigates the role of landownership in depopulation on the outer islands in the Faroe Islands. READ MORE
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3. Meanings and Practises Related to Fishing on the Faroes
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : The socio-ecological conditions of fish-stock depletion pose great challenges to fish-dependent economies. Such challenges are currently felt on the Faroes, where fish and fish related products account for 94 percent of total exports. Hence, ideas on how to make the fisheries sustainable are thriving. READ MORE
