Essays about: "oyggjasamfelag"
Found 2 essays containing the word oyggjasamfelag.
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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 effects of grazing and climate warming on plant species in the Faroe Islands
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : 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