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The aim of this essay is to gain insight into how audiovisual input is used in the classroom as a tool to teach vocabulary. This is done by exploring the use of digital audiovisual input in the form of film, documentaries, short videos, and cultural video content in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. Audiovisual input contains a few key elements: audio, video, and on-screen text; t
Within the context of the European Union Competition Law, a master's thesis entitled "Data as a Barrier to Entry and an Essential Facility: Law & Economics Analysis" conducts an in-depth investigation of the function that data plays in relation to competition law. The idea that data might be a valuable asset in the contemporary digital economy is presented in the very first part
The application of digital twins in the city setting is emerging, the massive amounts of data and algorithms used raise the concern of algorithmic bias. This research focuses on examining how city scale digital twin practitioners prioritize the pragmatic, ethical, and moral domains in data management processes and when encountering algorithmic bias. It aims to provide insights for practitioners an
The aim of this paper is to study the international soccer and politics from an theoretical standpoint and try two different theoretical approaches that has been developed and see if they can answer why a large international aid organization like UNHCR would like to collaborate with the Swedish soccer team Malmö FF. In this paper the theory of Sport-diplomacy and The Global Football Field will be
Historically being a success to the European Union and its integration processes, technical standardisation has been a dormant policy area low down on the European Commission’s agenda priority list – until now. The increasing international competition has arguably spurred the Commission to push for speedy developments in standardisation to establish the EU once again in a leading position, thus ef
This thesis provides an account of the pledge-making and eventual pledge fulfilment of the Swedish government of 2014, which consisted of the Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. It is grounded in the theoretical approaches of the mandate model of representation and promissory representation. It explores whether the pledges these two parties made within issue areas that their voters identi
This study establishes itself within the Social Accounting literature, particularly in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) string in an effort to develop the knowledge of the current Swedish market, regarding gender equality. The objective of this thesis is to offer a thorough examination of the condition of sustainability reporting on gender equality across Swedish state-owned businesses.
There has been an upswing of liberal governments within the European Union over the past few decades and a way of handling these developments have been sanctions. Countries such as Poland, Hungary and Austria all have in various ways seen the consequences of these sanctions. This thesis examines whether the use of sanctions towards member states in the EU should be seen as justifiable if a state v
Denna studie undersöker människors prioritering mellan värdena frihet och säkerhet kvantitativt utifrån SOM-institutets enkätundersökning 2022. Säkerhet är enligt postmaterialistisk teori ett materialistiskt värde som prioriteras högre i tider av osäkerhet. Hypotesen är formulerad utifrån teorin och lyder: människor som anser att utvecklingen i Sverige går åt fel håll borde prioritera säkerhet öve
This thesis aims to contribute to previous research on the global anti-gender movement by examining the narratives deployed by the organizations CitizenGo and International Organization for the Family, and by analyzing the worldview of the anti-gender movement through the lens of cultural backlash theory. Furthermore, the theoretical framework deployed to understand the narratives will have its ro
This study investigates the level of engagement among female politicians in Örebro Municipal Council, with a particular focus on their commitment to climate policy compared to their male counterparts. The purpose of the study is to explore whether women generally exhibit greater dedication to climate issues. To address the research questions, a combination of interviews and quantitative content an
The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of the Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump in 2016. These developments, while different in origin, share a rise of political populism, growing drawback from multilateralism and a reaction against globalization. When the United Kingdom left the European Union they also left the common frameworks governing trade, environment, an
This thesis examines the question of whether Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are under an obligation to refer questions on the interpretation of EEA law to the EFTA Court (the Court). These countries enjoy access to the EU’s internal market through the EEA Agreement. Article 34 of the Surveillance and Court Agreement, concluded between the EEA/EFTA States, establishes an advisory opinion procedu
The aim of this exploratory research has been to examine the lean startup methodology process and foster a better way of applying this method in the global south. This is done by assessing the method’s application process of a solar startup targeting the Kenyan market - the strengths and weaknesses the company encountered during the process, measures taken by the company to overcome those weakness
The Lord of the Rings has been denounced as carrying a black-and-white fairytale moral, with forces of Good (light, freedom, beauty) fighting Forces of Evil (darkness, tyranny, ugliness) Many writers argue that the battle between the forces of Good and Evil is a reflection of Tolkien's strong Christian beliefs. Others see in the battle between Light and Darkness a reflection of the never-endin
Syfte: Uppsatsen avser att undersöka hur konsumenten uppfattar trovärdighet i förhållande till talespersoner i kontexten av en reklamfilm och företagets varumärke. Detta för att komma med ett teoretiskt kunskapsbidrag inom det teoretiska ämnet The Source Credibility Theory. Teoretiska perspektiv: Uppsatsen tar utgångspunkt ur The Source Credibility Theory med inriktning på The Source Credibility M
The aim of my study is to find out how Peru's recently signed free trade agreements have affected the volume of imports of fishmeal by the partner countries.
European identity based on the common religious and cultural history is very hard to argue for. Still, the guiding treaties in the European Union are mentioning the necessity to protect and preserve Europe’s religious, cultural and historical inheritance. This essay explains how this identification of Europe’s common inheritance is no more than a political construct, based on the same theories of
This essay highlights a discussion that arose in connection with the ‘Pirate Bay’ case, concerning impartiality of judges. The purpose of the essay is to investigate the circumstances under which a judge may have a conflict of interest, and how this issue should be solved when the solution is unclear. The essay focuses on the rule in Chapter 4, Section 14, note 10, and how it was applied in the pr
De senaste hundra åren har inneburit en förändring i det globala maktmönstret; stater är inte längre de enda internationella rättssubjekten, även internationella organisationer kan anta denna roll. Detta har betytt att samarbeten mellan internationella aktörer har blivit allt viktigare. Även EU vill hävda sin identitet som internationell aktör på den internationella scenen. I och med ikraftträdanThe past century has seen a change in the global pattern of power; states are no longer the only recognized subjects of international law, also international organisations can assume that role. This has meant that the cooperation between these kinds of international actors has grown increasingly important. Also the EU is seeking to assert its identity on the international scene. With the entry i
