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Seeing how climate change disproportionately affects women and children, the voices of young people and women are vital to incorporate into discussions and decision-making processes regarding climate change. This thesis explores the experiences of young women in the climate movement who have participated at the COP climate conferences between 2015-2023. By drawing on the theoretical framework of f

In Africa there are approximately 91,5 million women and girls who have been subject to the traditional practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). Mothers subject their daughters to FGM/C as an act of love as society regards this to be the process a girl becomes a woman; furthermore a non-circumcised woman is deemed as unfit for marriage. This perception stems from deeply rooted social

Tourism has recently been acknowledged as a potential means for sustainable development. This study examined what tourism has meant for the community members involved in community based tourism (CBT) projects in rural Quintana Roo, Mexico, with regards to the sustainable development of their communities. The study used a qualitative case study research design to compare two different approaches to

”What is human trafficking?” At first sight of this seemingly innocent question, it is difficult to imagine the implications and controversies that it contains. Although human trafficking is not a new phenomenon there was up to the 2000s no definite statement of the problem. But when the trade of human beings that increasingly grew in size was no longer possible to ignore, the United Nations tried

Syftet med denna studie var att ta reda på om rollförväntningar, social interaktion samt demografisk data kunde predicera om brevbärare drivs av inre eller yttre motivation. Ytterligare ett syfte var att ta reda på om dessa faktorer kunde förklara någon unik varians i den yttre eller inre motivationen. En enkät sändes till 120 brevbärare på 10 olika kontor och svarsfrekvensen var 80 procent. 28 peThe purpose with this study was to explore if role expectance, social interaction and demographic data could predict whether a person derives from extrinsic or intrinsic motivation. Another aim was to see if these factors could prove of any unique difference to whether postmen derive of extrinsic or intrinsic motivation. A survey was sent to 120 mailmen on 10 different offices and the response was

This study uses a discursive psychology method to analyse four interviews with parents of non-heterosexual children. The aim of this thesis is to examine how heterosexuality is constructed, and in which manner it is being challenged by the encounter with non-heterosexual family members. The theoretical basis for the thesis is queer theory, with a specific focus on how the heterosexual matrix and

The recycling sector and the solid waste management systems (SWMS) in developing countries greatly rely on scavengers, a vulnerable and marginal urban population that recover items or materials to be reused or recycled. As a new mindset towards waste emerges, considering it a resource instead of something useless and undesirable; governments, NGOs, private companies and other stakeholders slowly r

Sustainability Science (SS) has, as of today, no explicit agreement on which philosophy of science should be used to guide its research. Though SS is a broad and often diffuse concept, there are certain guiding principles which are generally agreed on. Based on these principles, it has been seen if Critical Realism (CR) could be an appropriate meta-theory for SS. The approach used is therefore pri

I Sverige uppskattas den offentliga upphandlingen omsätta omkring 500 miljoner kronor per år. Dessa stora ekonomiska värden ger det offentliga makt att påverka privata aktörer och gör att upphandling kan bli ett viktigt politiskt styrmedel. I vilken utsträckning socialpolitiska målsättningar ska kunna främjas genom offentlig upphandling har dock varit föremål för diskussion. I den här uppsatsen haIn Sweden, public procurement annually accounts for approximately SEK 500 million. With these large economic values, the public has the power to influence private actors. In this way, procurement can be an important policy tool. To what extent public procurement can be used to promote social objectives has been subject to discussion. In this essay, I have chosen to investigate the scope provided f

In the wake of the globalization, international tax planning structures has become vital for US investors in order to meet economic challenges and to survive on the competitive market. This research indicates that countries in Europe, such as Sweden and Switzerland, provide a favourable environment for US multinational corporations to set up holding companies as a way to enjoy benefits of legal ta

Denna uppsats undersöker hur utbrett bruket av Google Translate (GT) är vid översättning av svenska kommuners hemsidor och vilken inställning kommuner har till översättningstjänsten samt hur förenlig tjänsten är med kommunernas lagstadgade informationsskyldigheter. Uppsatsen bygger på en enkät som har skickats ut till Sveriges samtliga 290 kommuner och enkätfrågorna berör på vilket sätt hemsidorn

The thesis explores how the political discourse on refugees and asylum seekers is produced within portfolio committee meetings at the South African parliament. A critical discourse analysis investigates how statements of delegates of the Department of Home Affairs and Social Development foster unequal power relations and construct social identities perpetuating the on-going discourse on refugees a

Bakgrund: Gruppen äldre blir allt fler i Sverige, en anledning kan vara att de utför åtskilliga aktiviteter. Oberoende av detta sker ett fall varje minut. Aktivitet är något som ger livet en mening och är en avgörande faktor för individens hälsa. En bra aktivitet för äldre kan vara dans, vilket stärker balansen. Syfte: Att undersöka hur aktiva en grupp äldre var samt hur deras hälsa och livskvalit

”I gränslandet mellan privat och offentligt” är en kvalitativ studie om arbetsgivares entré på Facebook och dess betydelse för konstruktionen av identiteter författad av Mariam Cissé och Caroline Lindkvist vid institutionen för Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap, Lunds Universitet under vårterminen 2013. Sociala medier är idag en del av mångas vardag och Facebook används av nära fem miljoner män

The infrastructure and the traffic that it brings affect wild animals and thus the entire biodiversity. The human built up network of cities and connecting roads are major barriers for many species in the natural world, making it harder for them to move through the landscape. The more roads in a landscape, the more fragmented it gets and with it important habitats get degraded. Long-term effects f

This thesis aims to investigate how the parties represented in the Swedish parliament justify the ban for Swedish citizens to wage war for any army except the Swedish. The analyzed material has been collected through personal interviews with each party’s legislative spokesmen. The method used to analyze the material is an analysis of ideas inspired by Torbjörn Aronson’s morphological content analy

Uppsatsen undersöker barns trovärdighet som målsägare i sexualbrottsmål. Ämnet är särskilt känsligt då det pågår en känslostormande samhällsdebatt som följd av ett flertal uppmärksammade fall i vilka övergrepp inom den svenska förskolan avslöjades. Första delen av uppsatsen undersöker den rättspsykiatriska forskning som finns gällande barns vittnesmål och jag kunde efter denna utredning konstate