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Kidnapping is a frequent method for terrorists to force states to make concessions, which many times cause huge suffering and even death of the hostages. This study aims to analyse why indirect backchannel talks can facilitate negotiations with terrorists in order to save lives. The research regarding negotiations with political kidnappers is limited, which is why this study will be theory buildin

International migration facilitated by contemporary globalization has brought about feelings of insecurity in terms of identity for both the host societies as well as incoming immigrants posing a major obstacle in host countries to integrate immigrants into society. In such context, social exclusion and discrimination can occur. The author argues that this is not a one-directional process. In orde

En två-kolonn MCSGP process för upprening av Liraglutid genomfördes i laboratorieskala. Den här processen är inte en kommersiell uppreningsprocess, utan att den är ett modellsystem med en realistisk peptidblandning och med en icke-kommersiell harts. Först modellerades processen med en konvektiv dispersiv modell för att beskriva koncentrationen genom kolonnen och den steriska massaktionsmodellen föA twin-column MCSGP process for the purification of Liraglutide was implemented at lab scale. This process is not a commercial separation step, but it is a model system with a realistic peptide mixture and with a non-commercial resin. First, the process was modeled using a convective dispersive model to describe the concentration along the column and the steric mass action model to describe the ad

The aim of this study is to understand how employment officers within the sections of establishment at the employment office think of newly arrived immigrant women´s establishment on the Swedish labour market. The study is based on the effecting factors from a micro and macro perspective, I have therefor chosen to look at the enabling and the aggravating factors in relation to individual and socia

In this paper a planned Cycle Super Highway between two Swedish cities, Malmö and Lund, are studied with the focus onto what extent public participation should be implemented in the planning process. The question at issue was examined by performing quantitative interviews with cyclists traveling the current route, a common bicycle path, and also by interviewing three planners representing public a

The last few decades have witnessed the expansion of the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the policy-making process, a phenomenon referred to as “judicialization”. This shift of legislative power from the legislators to the judges inevitably has consequences for all the different interests involved. The aim of the thesis is to study the phenomenon of judicialization in the EU

This research project provides insights in how knowledge workers make sense of their context of job insecurity in terms of motivation and aims to develop a theoretical understanding on motivation from a more conceptual point of view. There are several universally acknowledged motivation theories that claim to explain what motivates people. According to these theories, the job-threatening situation

This study aims to investigate and model statistical properties of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. There were recent drastic changes in the level of Bitcoin prices as it moved from $740 in 2014 to $19,187 in 2017, and down to $3,830 in 2018. The current study aims to fill the gap in the analysis of cryptoccurencies, primarily Bitcoin returns statistical process. Specifically, the study s

Processes with long dead times are among the most difficult to control. This has urged the development of controllers that cope with this kind of delays. A possible approach is to use a model predictive controller, i.e. a controller with an internal model of the process and its dead time. In ABB’s new control system, Control IT, there exists such a controller, namely the PPI controller. PPI stands

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka organisationskultur och belysa hur kommunikation används för att bygga en stark organisationskultur. Fyra svenska organisationer som bevisligen har en stark organisationskultur med medarbetare som trivs, används som empiriskt exempel för att visa hur framgångsrikt kulturarbete kan förstås i praktiken. Studien presenterar, analyserar och jämför dessa organisatThis study aims to investigate organizational culture and illuminates how communication is used to build a strong organizational culture. Four Swedish companies with proven strong organizational culture and high degree of employee satisfaction, are used as empirical examples of how successful culture efforts can be understood in practice. The paper presents, analyzes and compares the culture effor

The aim of this thesis was to examine how therapists’ perceive the role of the interpreter and it’s effect on the therapeutic alliance in treatment. We seek an understanding of the dilemmas that may occur in these meetings. The empirical data consisted of nine semi-structured telephone-interviews with therapists’ holding social work degrees. We applied the theory of the institutionalization proces

Thesis purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of consumers' perceptions of the phenomenon of brand activism, and how they respond to it. Theoretical perspective: For the theoretical foundation we drew upon the literature streams within brand activism, consumer activism and brand meaning. Based on these three literature streams we identified relevant key concepts and c

I mål om intrång i förfarandepatent finns särskilda svårigheter med bevisningen. Uppsatsens syfte är därför att utreda bevisproblematiken i mål om förfarandepatentsintrång. Utöver detta ska uppsatsen besvara frågeställningar kring huruvida ett processrättsligt medel kan lösa problemet och även hur man vinner framgång i mål utan att avslöja affärshemligheter. I mål där materialet är ofullständigtIn the case of infringement of method patent there is special difficulty regarding the evidence. The purpose of this essay is therefore to investigate the problem of evidence in cases of infringement of method patent. In addition, the essay is going to answer questions about whether a procedural legal remedy can solve the problem and also if it is possible to achieve success in such a case without

This thesis investigates the social position and political agency of women excombatants of the Farc-EP who laid down their arms after the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Farc-EP. I show how, through the laying down of arms and reincorporation, women ex-combatants come to occupy a specific social position under historical and global power relations and intersecting for

Travel on railway in Sweden has increased steadily over the past three decades and there are today twice as many passengers travelling by train as there were 30 years ago. The increasing awareness of environmental issues with other methods of transportation is likely to favour railway travel, and so the number of passengers is expected to continue to rise. As the number of passengers increase, so

This thesis explores the intersections between social science and filmmaking practice through engaging with community filmmaking practice in Sweden. The main area of interest is to explore how feminist theory and methodology in social science can inform discussions in documentary filmmaking practice, both aiming to transform the oppressive narratives and empower voices from marginalized and minori

Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Jordens klimat står under ständiga variationer och förändringar, och det är inte alltid lätt att sära på orsak och verkan bland den mängd av faktorer som styr klimatet. För att kunna reda ut ursprunget till de förändringar som sker, måste de bakomliggande processerna vara väl kända. Sedan är det möjligt att genom matematiska modeller uppskatta de individuella prSeveral studies have analysed the relationship between Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and radiative surface temperature. A main goal for most studies have been to find the best method for carrying out land cover classifications and to study land cover changes, based on a combination between the two parameters. Since atmospheric components have a significant influence on both paramet

The European integration is one of the spectacular historical events. The result that has been obtained would be virtually impossible for any other regional organization to achieve. However, the continuation of this accomplishment depends upon some premises. Throughout this study, the crucial dynamics of the last two decades, which have rekindled the integration endeavor, are questioned from the n