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This chapter introduces the system for crisis management in Sweden. Over the last century, Sweden has gone from being a poor European backwater to being among the countries with the highest human development in the world. The droughts and harsh winters that killed thousands and drove numerous Swedes to emigrate in the past are mere distractions today and the contemporary system for crisis manageme

The quest for effectiveness and results has become a top political priority in the international development sector during the last decade. One of the prevailing tools for effectiveness and goal fulfilment for development projects is the Logical Framework Approach (LFA). Implementing organisations, such as NGOs, are often obliged to use the LFA for planning, implementation and evaluation in order

This thesis examines the relationship between experts and democracy in a specific case, the project of establishing a tramcar route from the central station in Lund to the northeast part of the city. The theoretical approach stems from the concept of networks and potential clashes in the relation between experts and democratic values. An examination has been done of 25 documents concerning the inv

The purpose of this study is to advance the theoretical knowledge of internationalisation of small and medium-sized firms from an individual perspective. In particular, the research takes a cognitive approach in understanding how experiential knowledge shapes entrepreneurs’ uncertainty perception and thus their willingness to recognise and act upon export opportunities. Six in-depth, semi-structur

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka förändringen av den psykiska hälsan hos en grupp manliga flyktingar. Skattningarna är utförda före och efter stabiliserande/inledande gruppbehandling utförd vid Röda Korsets behandlingscenter för krigsskadade och torterade i Malmö. Validerade och välkända självskattningsverktyg avseende posttraumatiskt stressyndrom (PTSD), depression och ångest har använts. SThis study aims to investigate changes in mental health of a group of male refugees. The estimates are done before and after initial stabilization treatment, performed at the Red Cross treatment center for war wounded and tortured in Malmö. Validated and well-known self-assessment tool for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety have been used. The estimates are made on three

The purpose of this thesis is to test Stephen Walt’s theory of alliance formation and the factors affecting this in the case of Franco-German cooperation during the Boxer Rebellion in China. This rebellion was, in part, an anti-foreign peasant uprising at end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries; it was given official sanction by the Qing dynasty and was quickly suppressed by the Eight-

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the elderly and disabled are included and excluded by the municipality of Malmö in three different published planning documents. To investigate this purpose, the main question asked is: how are elderly and disabled people described and included in/excluded from the City of Malmö's master plan, the in-depth master plan for Nyhamnen and the Detail

This study investigates the working life of people with immigrant backgrounds who work as language supporters to help the integration of refugees in a municipality in Sweden. Five language supporters were interviewed about their working experience in the municipality. Applying Joan Acker’s concept of inequality regime and Anders Neergaards’s concept of included subordination, the results of the st

This study sought to investigate unaccompanied migrant children’s experiences in different forms of Swedish Social Work. The primary goal of the study was to obtain a general picture of how the children perceived treatment from authority figures in their daily lives. The study was made in the light of current political events in Europe, where migrant children have been both criminalized and victim

This essay is a comparative textual analysis on the subject of reparation for victims of human rights violations. The purpose is to examine how the state of Australia shows its commitment to reparation for its indigenous peoples. It is commonly known that they have suffered injustices for a great period of time since the colonisation of Australia and in this essay I will especially consider the St

I denna undersökning kartläggs omfattningen och bruket av engelska importord i den svenska datortidningen PC för Alla från år 2001, 2011 respektive 2020. Materialet omfattar sammanlagt 83 080 ord redaktionell löptext jämnt fördelad över tre undersökta tidningsexemplar. Alla förekomster av engelska direktlån och hybridlån registrerades samt ordens ordklasstillhörighet och eventuella metaspråkliga m

During development primary afferents grow into and establish neuronal connections in the spinal cord, thereby forming the basis for how we perceive sensory information and control our movements. In the somatosensory system, myriads of primary afferents, conveying information from different body locations and sensory modalities, get organized in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord so that spinal mul

Recent years have seen tremendous changes in the modes of publication and dissemination of biomedical information, with the introduction of countless new publishers and publishing models, as well as alternative modes of research evaluation. In parallel, we are witnessing an unsustainable explosion in the amount of information generated by each individual scientist, at the same time as many countri

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) represent a key concern for researchers and industry in basically all (high-tech) sectors. IPRs regularly figure prominently in scientific journals and at scientific conferences and lead to dedicated workshops to increase the awareness and “IPR savviness” of scientists. In 2015, Biotechnology Journal published a report from an expert meeting on “Synthetic Biolog

Likabehandling av män och kvinnor på arbetsmarknaden utgör en central aspekt för att uppnå jämställdhet i samhället. En grupp arbetstagare som identifierats som särskilt utsatta är förvärvsarbetande föräldrar. Familje-bildning innebär en ingripande livsomställning som ibland kan vara svår att förena med arbetslivet. Därmed uppfattas inte sällan graviditet, vård av sjukt barn och föräldraledighet sEqual treatment for men and women in the labour market is a key aspect of gender equality. Labour law plays a crucial role in providing protection for workers against disadvantageous treatment and discrimination. A group that falls particularly vulnerable towards this sort of unfair treatment are working parents. For many, starting a family is a pivotal moment and one that naturally requires immen

This thesis examines how Chinese media reports published between 2010 and 2024 present the subject of the Japanese war orphans in China after World War II. How are Japanese war orphans depicted in official Chinese media? The use of emotional language and connotative word use is analysed in 18 articles published by Chinese state-owned news agencies. By analysing the historical, political and social

Modern-day opportunities allow musicians to divert from normalised, widespread perceptions of their artistic needs and pursue diverse career paths. This thesis uses autoethnographic methods to explore a classical pianist's navigation between contrasting fields, such as international relations, higher education management, and music and performance. Artistic citizenship and discourse theory hav