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Despite stable growth in the national population, many rural municipalities in Sweden are suffering from persistent population decline. Because of the severe consequences this has for their economy and capacity to deliver welfare, many are anxious to find strategies to deal with the situation. This essay examines the local perspective on rural shrinkage by attempting to answer the question: How ca

In times where regional development is driven by creative and knowledge-intensive industries, peripheral municipalities in Northern Sweden such as Skellefteå struggle to find their place in time. In 2017 Northvolt decided to place Europe’s largest battery manufacturing plant in Skellefteå, showcasing a growing demand for resources found in the region. This case study is an attempt to analyze how t

Canada has a long history of colonialism that ended in 1867. Before and after this the Indigenous peoples have been the target of several assimilation strategies, the most famous being the Indian Residential Schools system. To deal with its legacy, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was set up. Critique has been directed towards the commission for failing to deal with unequal power

Classification of cell images is conventionally done manually in hematology laboratories by medical technologists. CellaVision aims to automate this work in order to make the analysis process faster, better and more flexible. The automatic classification is currently done by processing each individual cell image through a Convolutional Neural Network. This methodology does not exploit any correlat

This thesis is a qualitative case study of discrimination based on stigmatization towards transgender individuals in Brazil. The current President, Jair Bolsonaro has made some extreme statements about the LGBTQ+ community throughout his career in politics, starting when he was a congressman in Rio de Janeiro and keeps doing so today, normalizing stigma and discrimination towards the LGBTQ+ commun

In 2019, the EU and Morocco implemented the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA). The agreement gives EU vessels right to fish not only in Moroccan waters, but also in waters adjacent to the occupied territory of Western Sahara. The SFPA followed on several rulings from the EU Courts, ruling previous trade agreements between the EU and Morocco illegal in their inclusion of the Wester

This essay investigates the revolutionary strategy of the anarcho-syndicalists in Russia and Sweden before the World War I. The purpose of the research is to gain new knowledge about the relationship between the goal and the method from the point of view of the ideology of anarchosyndicalism. The study explores how the same ideology shaped strategy in two different national contexts. Publications

Teknisk utveckling och större tillgång till geografiska data i 3D har lett till ökad tillämpning av 3D-modeller av städer för analys och visualisering. Stadsmodeller används bland annat av kommuner för att visualisera framtida projekt i staden. Genom att studera staden i en virtuell miljö kan man få bättre uppfattning om hur planerade byggnader passar in i den befintliga stadsbilden. Det kan även As the technological developments and the access to 3D geographical data is increasing the usage of city models in planning is becoming more important. City models have traditionally mainly been used for visualization but are now an important tool for analysis. The increased application of city models set higher requirements on standardized formats to effectively exchange data. City models are co

Vilken krabba kan hantera det bäst? Invasiva arter är ett problem för naturliga ekosystem runt om i världen eftersom de har egenskaper som gör dom överlägsna inhemska arter. En sådan invasiv art har nyligen påträffats vid den svenska kusten i Östersjön, den vitfingrade brackvattenskrabban (Rhithropanopeus harrisii). Denna krabba kommer ursprungligen från Nordamerika, men har spridit sig över storIt is well documented that invasive species could have significant impacts on the native ecosystem in its introduced range. Recently the Baltic Sea has been invaded by the North American Harris mud crab, Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould 1841). This crab could potentially have big impacts on the ecosystem since there is a lack of crabs in the Baltic Sea. This study aimed to evaluate what impacts R.

New Terrorism has been a highly regarded theory in the field of terrorism since the late 1990s, but how accurate is it in regards to European terrorism in 2010-2018? Are terrorists more lethal, primarily religious, part of transnational and decentralized organizations, and are they using CBRN-weapons? This paper uses a quantitative study, with a descriptive and retroductive approach, of all terror

Economic and racial discrimination goes hand in hand in the case of Syrian refugees in the labour market in Lebanon. Ever since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011, millions of the Syrian population has fled abroad, most of whom are currently residing in its neighbouring countries, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan. Lebanon currently has the largest number of Syrian refugees per capita, putting pr

NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a defense coalition that for many years has served to protect the peace and security of many nations. Its capabilities as a collective alliance have predominantly been built on the contributions from its member states, among which the United States undoubtedly has been one of its most foundational components. On the basis of financial burden-sharing

Over the last decades, Sino-African diplomatic relations have undergone various changes, corresponding with China’s strategic objectives in and with the respective countries. Under the Xi administration, China’s approach to diplomacy has focussed on the quest of becoming a major global power while, or rather through, upholding its traditional values. This paper seeks to analyse how the current dis

Bakgrund: I Sverige erbjuds kvinnor mellan åldrarna 40-74 att vartannat år delta i mammografiska hälsokontroller. Deltagandet kan bidra till tidig upptäckt av bröstcancer. Ökad kunskap och förståelse om kvinnors upplevelser i samband med mammografiska hälsokontroller kan bidra till utveckling av strategier för att förebygga negativa upplevelser. Syfte: Att belysa kvinnors upplevelser av ångest och

The left-wing governments that possessed the power of the executive in Latin America for almost two decades are now under duress. The event that has posed the initial threat to the “reign” of the Pink Tide is believed to be the 2015 election of Mauricio Macri in Argentina. This event triggered a chain reaction of conservative changes in government and a backlash against left-leaning dominance. Hav

This study explores the Chinese computational propaganda exploitation during the Covid-19 crisis. By demonstrating the intricacies of this case of computational propaganda utilization, this research attempts to answer an even larger question: How do authoritarian countries incorporate computational propaganda to their soft power strategies. To that end, first; a theoretical bridge was formed betwe

In association with the refugee crisis in 2015, more people sought asylum in Sweden than ever before. The Swedish government initially pursued a relatively welcoming asylum policy with open borders and with a vision of maintaining the right to asylum. This moral attitude towards refugees would subsequently take a turn. On December 9 in 2015, the Bill "Specific measures during serious danger t

De 14 olika urfolken i Ecuador har landrättigheter och rätt till kollektivt självbestämmande. Inom ramen för detta har urfolk också rätt till att utöva urfolksrättiva. Detta innebär att urfolk har rätt att skapa, utveckla och utöva sitt eget rättssystem för att lösa tvister och problem inom det egna sahället, tolkat och applicerat genom egna kulturella värderingar och normer. Denna rättighet finns

För samhällsviktiga verksamheter som drivs av offentliga aktörer finns lagkrav på att utföra risk- och sårbarhetsanalyser, vilka ska innehålla beroendeanalyser. Dock finns det en brist på vägledning gällande utförande av dessa analyser. Ett av de starkaste beroenden som finns i samhället idag är elberoendet. Därför finns ett intresse för att undersöka hur elberoendet analyseras i praktiken inom saIn Sweden, risk- and vulnerability assessments, including dependency analyses, are required by law for public actors who are of vital societal functions or critical infrastructure. However, there is a lack of guidance regarding how to perform this kind of analysis. Electrical power is one of the strongest dependencies of our society today. Thus, it is interesting to examine how the dependency of e

Ecuador has experienced a drastic political transformation since the return to neoliberalism under the reign of president Lenin Moreno. Political contentions between the government, environmentalists, and indigenous peoples have led to increased social resistance, protesting the use of extractivism and other neoliberal policies to increase economic growth and relieve national debt. In 2019, the Wa