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Gender equality is a stated priority in Swedish and European development cooperation, but what women’s empowerment comes to mean in practice is settled far from where the policy is written. This thesis follows one funding chain from the Swedish foundation Ankarstiftelsen through its regional office Fundación Ancla Colombia to four partner organisations in Medellín and Leticia. The study is based o
Ensamhet och social isolering är utbredda globala samhällsutmaningar, där ungefär en av sex personer världen över uppger att de upplever ensamhet (World Health Organization, 2025a). Psykosocial rehabilitering (PSR), inklusive deltagande i Fontänhusets aktiviteter, kan skapa möjligheter att stärka social gemenskap och delaktighet. Ett Fontänhus är en verksamhet för PSR som bygger på FontänhusmodellLoneliness and social isolation are widespread global challenges, with approximately one in six people worldwide reporting loneliness (World Health Organization, 2025a). Psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR), including participation in Clubhouse activities, may provide opportunities to strengthen social connection and participation. A Clubhouse is a PSR setting based on the Clubhouse Model, which emph
This study examines a discourse about the anti-mafia organisation Libera. It is an empirical study that is based on semi-structured interviews, participating observation and material published on Libera's official websites. It involves analyses about social justice and democracy within Libera’s discourse. The main focus is how the organisation views social justice and democracy in relation to
Telecommunication has become a cornerstone of modern society, enabling coordination, safety, and daily life. During natural disasters, however, this essential infrastructure is often compromised by power outages or direct damage caused by floods, earthquakes, and severe winds. To address this, Ericsson Response, a dedicated unit within Ericsson, deploys to affected regions to establish temporary n
The study explores professionals' experiences of working with men who use violence in intimate relationships, focusing on gender, masculinity, and challenges within treatment. Previous research has mainly focused on victims, while professionals' perspectives have received less attention. The study is based on six semi-structured interviews with professionals working with violent men. The f
What happens when a huge banana is placed in a town square? This thesis asks this question, but also challenges the design world to think more playfully and explores whether that approach can create genuine interaction. The project is based on the premise that design students have the privilege of not being bound by strict corporate guidelines, and should therefore use that freedom to create thi
Gendered time allocation has been widely studied in China, yet research on gender differences in time poverty remains relatively limited. Using individual-level data from the 2022 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this thesis examines gender gaps in paid work, unpaid work and total workload among employed adults aged 18–59 in China, and compares the prevalence, depth, severity and composition of
This study aims to explore how school counselors from Lund County in Sweden reason about collaboration with internal and external actors regarding students with problematic school absenteeism in relation to mental health. Internal actors consist of the student health team, the principal, and the teachers. Meanwhile, external actors consist of social services, parental guardians, and children’s psy
This thesis examines how the Holy Lance of Antioch is depicted in contemporary accounts of the First Crusade and what function the relic is given in narratives of the crusaders’ victory in 1098. Particular attention is paid to how the symbolism of the Lance relates to the crusaders’ situation of famine, exhaustion, fear of defeat, and declining morale. The study does not seek to determine the auth
This thesis examines how Chinese women players negotiate sustained engagement with narrative-driven single-player games with fixed male protagonists, and how these experiences relate to agency and empowerment across personal, interpersonal, and political levels. The study draws on semi-structured interviews with fifteen Chinese women players and reflexive thematic analysis. The findings reveal dif
This thesis is an analysis of Sweden’s 2024 election to the European parliament. Its primary research question is whether or not this election can still be classified as an election that adheres to the model of second-order elections (SOE). Secondary research questions concerns how the 2024 election compares to the 2019 EP election as well as how the Swedish results of the 2024 election can be com
Sociological courtroom research has previously prioritized legal roles in studies, but my thesis extends this research by shifting attention to court guards. Drawing on dramaturgical sociology and the sociology of emotions, I show how court guards are integrated into the court setting as frontline emotion workers. The thesis asks how court guards manage the emotional, interactional and occupationa
Through the course of this project the reactions of a POPOP-pincer ligand based on a backbone of cyclohexane was studied. It was reacted with different precursors to see what complexes could be formed and if a pincer complex could be used to form a carbene. Previous studies have been carried out on pincer complexes to see if they can act as catalysts for a myriad of different chemical reactions. T
With a growing global population, the demand for food increases, and the development of more sustainable food production becomes increasingly important. One way to improve sustainability within food production is to repurpose nutritious by-products to new food ingredients. Oat drink by-product (ODBP), generated during the production of oat-based beverages, is one such stream. ODBP contains signifi
As Thailand swiftly transitions into a super-aged society, the government has implemented aged care policies rooted in neoliberal principles, emphasising "active ageing" and reliance on family support. However, this governance approach is not exclusive to the region but is recognised as a global phenomenon. Thus, this thesis explores how global neoliberal frameworks are discursively embe
This study aimed to examine how male and female students construct gender and gender norms in conversations about dating, as well as whether these conversations give rise to ideas about how dating should take place and whether there are dating norms to which women and men rely and act on. Using a qualitative research approach, focus group interviews were conducted with a total of 7 male and 7 fema
This thesis examines the suitability of analytical infrastructure for decision support in organizations with limited dedicated analytics capacity. The study uses an integrated mixed-methods design combining semi-structured interviews with a controlled TPC-H benchmark. The interviews identify organizational requirements, infrastructure and data flows, resource constraints, and priorities shaping ar
Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide and require rapid and accurate diagnosis to ensure appropriate treatment. Conventional urine culture methods remain the gold standard in the diagnosis of a UTI but require 1-5 days to produce a result and delays specific antibiotic treatment. This thesis investigates the feasibility of using acoustofluidics as a high
Fertility in France has been rapidly declining in the last years, moving far from replacement levels despite the country’s historically high fertility and family-support policies. Using data from the second round Wave 1 of the French Generations and Gender Survey and building on the Second Demographic Transition theory (Lesthaeghe and van de Kaa, 1986), according to which population decline needs
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the European Union uses strategic autonomy to construct its identity as an international actor and whether this identity has shifted in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is based on the hypothesis that a gradual reconstruction of identity toward a more geopolitical dimension does not replace the EU’s normative identity. Drawing on con
