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Introduction In the context of public transportation, just as in many parts of society, the level of organizational complexity has increased over the last twenty years. Due to structural reforms and policy adjustments, responsibilities for the public transportation system in Sweden have become increasingly divided between a variety of public and private actors, thus fragmenting the organizational

Digital images are an intuitive way to capture, store and analyse organismal phenotypes. Many biologists are taking images to collect high-dimensional phenotypic information from specimens to investigate complex ecological, evolutionary and developmental phenomena, such as relationships between trait diversity and ecosystem function, multivariate natural selection or developmental plasticity. As a

The aim of this thesis is to better understand Hindu-Christian relations in the experience of North Indian Pentecostals. The study proceeds from a social identity theory (SIT) framework and is guided by three research questions. The research questions call attention to Pentecostals’ perception of the two social groups ‘Christians’ and ‘Hindus’, how the relationship between the two groups is experi

Business Intelligence (BI) users have started to demand more flexible products, which has forced the BI field to move towards self-service. Flexible products do however imply new challenges for designers, in order to facilitate such design. Thus, BI designers must be capable of understanding organizations better and what decision makers need, and thereafter frame appropriate solutions for them. Th

"Growing up in Rosengård is quite nice!" – Social capital - a different perspective to consider young adults in Rosengård [translated title]. The aim of this study was to understand young adults’ experiences of living in the segregated and stigmatized inner-city neighbourhood of Rosengård. This area is well known in Sweden as a poverty zone, with high criminality, drugs and unemployment

Hedersproblematiken är ett uttryck för våld och kränkningar som grundar sig i ett patriarkalt och kollektivistiskt förtryck. Genom en föreställning om skyddet för familjens heder begränsas främst flickors fri- och rättigheter genom normer tätt knutna till föreställningar om flickors sexualitet. Då denna problematik relativt nyligen uppmärksammats i det svenska rättsväsendet brister den offentliga Honor-based violence is a patriarchal and collectivist oppression aimed mostly at girls, whose freedoms are circumscribed in accordance to strict sexual norms to protect the family´s honor. Since this has only relatively recently received the attention of the Swedish judicial system, welfare state institutions are ill equipped to understand these girls´ experiences and needs. One particularly recu

In the recent decades, one of the most phenomenal changes in many universities in Western countries is the dramatically increase of students from China. Subsequently, the thesis author mentioned that general view concerning educational tourism associates educational tourists with the international students’ mobility. This has emerged as an important part of the university students’tourism market.

Hanna Matschke Ekholm ”Har vi med allt nu?” – En kvalitativ studie om hur strategiskt miljö- och klimatarbete integreras på kommunal nivå. En stor del av koldioxidutsläpp och miljöförstöring sker genom aktiviteter och beslut av individer och organisationer på lokal nivå. Sverige har ett starkt kommunalt självstyre och stora möjligheter att göra skillnad. Det strategiska miljö- och klimatarbetetThis study aims to illustrate the complexity when integrating environmental and climate strategic questions in local governments. The study gives an account for significant aspects when mainstreaming environment and climate consideration in municipality organizations, what obstacles there are and how it can be organized in order to be more successful. For this purpose a qualitative approach has be

Sports have been shown to influence and shape humans in many ways. However, how sports background influences decision-making in early stage entrepreneurial ventures has not been examined closely. Hence, this thesis addressed this gap and explored how sports backgrounds influence decision-making in early-stage ventures. More specifically, it delved into how experience as an elite team sports athlet

The purpose of the following thesis is through the combination of a semiotic and phenomenological analysis, to investigate the flemish 17th century painting Achelous Defeated by Hercules. The Creation of The Cornucopia (Allegory of Fruitfulness). The theoretical approach will be based on a treatment of the picture as a symbolic body, which evokes bodily responses similar to those that a real body

The aim of this study is to investigate how professionals in social services and primary care reason about their experiences of a coordinated individual plan (CIP) and what expectations they have of themselves and each other in a CIP meeting. The purpose of CIP was to ensure that individuals with needs in both social services and health care are met. The methodology used in this study is based on

In the last decade Central and Eastern Europe faced surge in foreign capital inflows and economic growth. Foreign direct investment played significant role in forming government policies, development in the infrastructure and national income generation. While most research has been done on FDI impact on per capita real GDP growth, this paper takes alternative approach and examines the effects of t

This paper aims to bring out the Swedish detention centres, an institution unknown for a lot of people, in the light and problematize their existence. The purpose of the centres is keeping those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by the Swedish Migration Agency. From the very beginning, it felt important to enlighten this subject by giving a voice to the unhea

Abstract Authors: Erika Johansson och Maria Winberg Rasmusson Title: Konflikt som lärandeprocess? En studie om konflikter inom HVB-hem för ungdomar. Conflict as a learning process? A study about conflict in youth institutions. [Translated title] Supervisor: Lars B. Ohlsson Assessor: Elizabeth Martinell Barfoed Conflicts are by no means unusual in society today and we were interested in how confl

The energy demand in China is steadily growing and large hydropower dams become more and more common. A major dam failure could cause large environmental, economic and social effects, and work concerning safety in dams is therefore essential in order to keep the utilization of hydropower at as low risk level as possible. This master thesis analyzed Longtan Dam under static and dynamic conditions w

The increase in crime is a high-profile problem area within the criminal policy debate in Sweden. Most political parties present stricter penalties as a possible solution. It is regulated by Swedish law how inmates shall, during their imprisonment, receive support in order to successfully reintegrate into society upon their release. This is in order to not relapse into crime. At the same time, for

Barn som berörs av avhysning ställs i likhet med barn som drabbas av utmätning av bostad inför risken att förlora sitt hem. En trygg hemmiljö anses vara av stor vikt för barnets utveckling och främja behovet av stabilitet. Barn som befinner sig i osäkra beroendesituationer riskerar att påverkas negativt på flera plan, och upplever inte sällan stark oro och försämrat psykiskt mående. I denna uppsChildren who are affected by an eviction are, like children affected by attachment and sale of a house due to enforceable debt, faced with the risk of losing their home. A safe home environment is considered to be of great importance for the child's development and promotes the need for stability. Studies show that children subject to unsettled housing situations tend to experience grave anxie

The creation of floral resources for pollinators, such as flower strips, is seen as a relevant and needed intervention but comes with both cost and an opportunity for farmers. It may be worth it if, for example, pollinators are attracted to pollinator-dependent crops and deliver crop pollination. Unfortunately, since pollinators are mobile organisms, the spatial distribution of crop pollination re

Syftet med uppsatsen är att studera vad domstolarna får döma över och vilka värden den svenska straffrätten bygger på. För att undersöka vad domstolarna får döma över har jag behandlat de krav på gärningsbeskrivningens omfattning som ställs i RB 30:3. Därtill undersöks vad lagen och förarbeten behandlar om materiell processledning. För att kunna undersöka straffrättens värden använder jag mig av