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In September 2005 Jyllandsposten published twelve cartoons figurative prophet Muhammad. The reaction from the Muslims were calm until the winter when it became intense. Muslims all over the world showed their frustration about – what they thought – was an offence of their Prophet. Many Muslims caught it as a provocation from the western world as a hole confronting Islam and the Muslims. MEMRI is a
This thesis explores the strategic interaction between mainstream parties and the Sweden Democrats (SD), a Swedish radical right-wing populist party (RRP-party). The purpose is twofold: (1) to identify strategic difficulties in responding to SD, and (2) to problemize and simplify the results in order to deepen the strategic understanding. Ten qualitative and explorative interviews are conducted wi
The theme of this essay is female genital mutilation. The essay pose the question: Can female mutilation be justified? The purpose is to identify the main values in the two argumentation lines for and against the phenomenon. By doing so analyse which of the values that are of highest priority and significance. Health, religion, freedom, justice, moral, culture, tradition, inherence, aesthetic, pol
World politics consists of different international organizations and transnational actors which operate alongside with states. This thesis describes how international organizations and transnational actors are organized and their influence on world politics. These actors need to cooperate with states in order to have an impact, but they are not only powerless actors in world politics. The purpose
This essay investigates how issues about gender equality and diversity are understood in local government. The study is conducted in the municipality of Lund and is based on material such as equal opportunities programs and multiplicity plans. The author uses intersectionality theory to explore if these questions are seen as separated or interacted with each other. By using discourse analysis five
Political deconfessionalisation is a national objective for Lebanon, stated in the Taef agreement that ended the civil war. The consociational democracy upon which Lebanon is based, suggests a political representation of all groups in a pluralistic society. In Lebanon these groups are the religious communities and the system is referred to as confessional. The confessional system was viewed as an
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the values involved, and the values which I believe should be presented in the African Charter. The overall aim is thus to broaden the understanding of the statute by examining if it meets the criteria of the values and argue for the values with similar magnitude which are not mentioned in the Charter but in my opinion should be included and at the same time
Natural resources hold a great potential for both economic and social development in developing countries. Many countries in Africa today are rich in natural resources but remain poor and underdeveloped. Policies and legislation within this sector need to provide a good framework in order for the natural resources to be properly managed. This report aims at discussing the difficulties in managing
The emergence of interregionalism has been claimed to be one of the major changes affecting international relations in current times. The following study highlights the concept of interregionalism through the regional cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The objective of this study is to assess the current EU-GCC interregional cooperation through in-depth interv
The number of refugees across the world is increasing and consequently also the preassure at the external borders of the EU. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the actual refugee policy of the European Union in relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is ratified by all member states, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Human rights organis
The road of American relations with the International Criminal Court has been a long, rough and bumpy one. The US went from leading the negotiations of the statue to direct opposition of the court, taking national legal action against it and signing bilateral protection treaties to protect their military and servicemembers from prosecution. The Bush administration even did the unprecedented act of
In Swedish law boys under the age of 18 can legally be circumcised by a certified doctor or a person with a special permission from the welfare board. This is a measure to prevent ignorant people from performing circumcision on boys in unsterile environment and without painkillers. The law has brought up a debate questioning if circumcision should be legal at all in Sweden. The network SNOP – Säg
Racism is a scourge of society, and creates division between human beings. Football is a sport that in many ways creates unity. Despite of this, the problems of racism is very substantial in football. The international football association (FIFA) has a lot of the responsibility to erase racism from the sport. How successfully FIFA will cope with the problems of racism, depends on the organization´
Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambanden mellan begreppen feedback environment och arbetstillfredsställelse respektive engagemang. Ytterligare ett syfte var att skapa en översättning av det validerade instrumentet feedback environment scale (FES) från engelska till svenska. Undersökningen besvarades av 52 deltagare vilket gav en svarsfrekvens på 67 %. Studien som genomförts visade att översä
In today’s rapid changing environment organisations are required to quickly adapt to the new market conditions. As a result, organisations strive to be flexible and be agile in order to cope with these conditions. Moreover, the introduction of new technologies and information systems has increased the number of middleware in IT architectures, which are considered monolithic and inflexible. SOA is
Title: Producing on Real Demand – In a High Efficient Industry Authors: Johanna Eckerwall and Andreas Johnsson Tutors: Jens Hultman -Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,Lund School of Economics and Management Aki Matsuzaki-Business Control Manager, Supply Chain Division, Tetra Pak Japan Bertil Nilsson-Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management and Log
This thesis examines the humanitarian situation that has unfolded in Zimbabwe during the ZANU-PF fast track land reform. It attempts to; 1) analyze whether the SADC has the necessary political capacity to redress the Zimbabwean human rights victims during the land reform. In order to do this it seeks to; 2) determine whether the land reform is in breach with the SADC Treaty and the SADC Protocol o
Vi har genom denna studie fått fram resultat som visar att det bland tillväxtföretag finns en tendens att de använder sig av en diversifierad strategi för att växa. Det som främst leder till tillväxt är att göra någonting annorlunda än konkurrenterna, det kan vara allt från hur företagsledningen styr företaget till produkt och marknadsutveckling.
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the practical understanding of distributed leadership in knowledge intensive firms, and what characteristics within the organization that affect this process. During the last two decades the society has undergone a range of economic and social changes where companies have gradually shifted towards a more decentralized and horizontal organization, which
Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att ur ett konsumentperspektiv undersöka hur tillit uppfattas på internet. Metod och Empiri: Genom en kvalitativ studie med ett iterativt förhållningssätt har vi genomfört 13 intervjuer. De semistrukturerade intervjuerna är det empiriska material som ligger till grund för analysen med hjälp av litteratur och akademiska artiklar. Teoretiska perspektiv: Teori som behandlar
