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The aim of this essay is to apply the theories of metaphor from Conceptual Metaphor Theory on a work of allegorical interpretation of the Bible – more specifically, Gregory of Nyssa’s The Life of Moses – and discuss what theological questions and perspectives arises from that. My primary question is thus: how can Gregory of Nyssa’s way of interpreting, and giving meaning to, objects in The Life of
En undersökning av Paul Bowles debutroman The Sheltering Sky utifrån filosofen Martin Heideggers tankar om existensens skarpskurna konturer, hämtade ur Sein und Ziet. Detta för att blotta romanens underliggande tendenser. Uppsatsen driver också en allmän diskussion om litteraturens och filosofins släktskap som pekar tillbaka till försokraterna och som kulminerar i 1900-talets idéhistoriska kuliss.
Principen om barnets bästa ska vara avgörande i alla frågor som rör vårdnad, boende och umgänge. Den bärande principen återfinns i både FN:s barnkonvention och i föräldrabalken. Principen ska fungera som en rättslig vägledning vid alla utredningar i mål som rör barn, men det finns ingen universellt fastslagen definition av vad som faktiskt är barnets bästa. Utgångspunkterna är att bedöma barnets bThe principle of the best interests of the child must be decisive in every legal process regarding children. The operative principle is found in both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Swedish Parental Code. The principle should serve as a legal guide in all investigations regarding children. Yet there is no universally established definition of the actual meaning of the best in
Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur svenska konsumenter mellan 18 år och äldre förhåller sig till hållbara last mile-leveranser vid användandet av e-handel, för att med utgångspunkt i konsumenternas värdeskapande använda detta som underlag för huruvida teorin om the seven rights of logistics borde uppdateras för att inkludera ett bredare hållbarhetstänk. För att kunna undersöka detta består up
Uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka ockupationsrätten enligt internationell humanitär rätt, med särskilt fokus på inledandet och avslutandet av en ockupation. Vidare kommer uppsatsen att analysera de utmaningar som är förknippade med ett sådant avslutande. I granskningen av komplexiteten som omger avslutandet av en ockupation kommer 2005 års tillbakadragande från Gaza, samt ockupationen av Irak meThis thesis aims to investigate the law of occupation under international humanitarian law, specifically focusing on the beginning and ending of an occupation. The thesis will also explore the challenges associated with its termination. By examining the complexity regarding the ending of an occupation, the 2005 “disengagement” from Gaza and the occupation of Iraq 2003-2005, will be used. The thesi
Following the continual degradation of climate, the issue of climate change has increasingly been integrated in world politics. The European Union has itself implemented climate policies to adverse the tendency. However, the union has also given rise to the principle of free movement, a concept tightly connected to the EU’s carbon intensive transport sector. Research has shown the need for the EU
This thesis investigates the rhetoric of populist leaders during the Covid-19 pandemic. By examining statements from three different presidents, Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, Mexico´s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Nicaragua´s Daniel Ortega and explores whether they used rhetoric that downplayed the threat of COVID-19. Through a qualitative content analysis, the rhetoric of these presidents is ex
Stakeholder engagement is viewed as crucial for environmental governance, especially in regard to common-pool resources (CPRs), such as river basins. This study investigates the conceptualisation of stakeholder engagement in Ireland’s third cycle River Basin Management Plan (RBMP). The study examines the underlying presumptions and representations of stakeholder engagement in governmental discours
Syftet med denna uppsats är att utreda och analysera hur införandet av the Principal Purpose Test(PPT-klausulen) i svenska skatteavtal kommer påverka den svenska hanteringen av missbruk av skatteavtalsbestämmelser. Eftersom PPT-klausulen, genom den Mulitlaterala konventionen för att motverka skat-teflykt, har införlivats i skatteavtalet mellan Sverige och Storbritannien, kommer analysen göras med The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyse how the introduction of the Principal Purpose Test (the PPT clause) in Swedish tax treaties will affect the Swedish handling of abuse of tax treaty provisions. Since the PPT clause, through the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures, has been incorporated into the tax treaty between Sweden and the United Kingdom, the ana
Historically, since its inception in the late 1930s, the album cover has been an important platform for visual creativity that has enabled creators such as artists, illustrators, photographers and designers to experiment with different styles and concepts. The democratization of art through the album cover aims to analyze how this form of artistic expression has and continues to contribute as a me
This study investigates how EPU affects stock returns and volatility for Sweden’s four largest banks: Swedbank, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Svenska Handelsbanken, and Nordea. As a small open economy with a concentrated and globally exposed banking sector, Sweden is particularly vulnerable to both domestic and international uncertainty shocks. Using monthly data from 2000 to 2024, we apply a GAR
As populism becomes increasingly prominent in global politics, the academic literature presents socioeconomic factors as an underlying reason. This paper aims to find whether such factors can explain the increase in Republican support in Michigan during the time period of 2012 to 2024, with particular recognition of the role of Donald Trump as a populist candidate. Michigan has experienced notable
This thesis uses norm research and a developed theoretical framework to find the ‘climate policy norm’ that affects and creates the argumentation for the European Commission's climate policy measures, and puts it on the life cycle of norms for the years 2019 and 2024. Through a comparative discourse analysis and qualitative data study, this paper develops the theoretical understanding of norm
This thesis analyses the tax treatment of foreign investment funds in the Netherlands. Investment funds subject to a special tax scheme are entitled to the reimbursement of withholding tax on the dividends they receive. In order to qualify for the special tax scheme, investment funds have to meet two requirements. The analysis in this thesis is twofold. Both the compatibility of the special tax
Without question, Laṭīfa al-Zayyāt (1923-96), ranks among the most important Egyptian and Arab writers, critics, and activists of the 20th century. Published in 1960, her breakthrough novel al-Bāb al-maftūḥ [The Open Door] chronicles the emotional, psychological, and political growth of Layla, daughter of a conservative, Egyptian middle-class family. The backdrop of her story is the decade of tumu
The purpose of this thesis is to examine how trade affects human rights. By assuming that the liberalisation of trade affects the economic growth positively, its enforcement mechanism of human rights is somewhat doubtful. By examining a not yet official copy of a free trade agreement recently signed between the human rights-promoter the European Union, and the infamous human rights-violator Colomb
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a global threat that often doesn’t receive as much attention needed to rectify the problem. There have been many incidents and deaths caused by the effects of these dangerous medicines, especially in developing countries. Globalization processes have contributed to dark sides and global shadow networks such as the illegal trade of counterfeited pharmaceuticals. Afte
There is an ongoing debate in Sweden about the Communicable Disease Act and if it should be modified because of the negative impact it has on HIV-infected people. The law is said to be counterproductive and does not protect the general public against the infection. The Swedish Communicable Diseases Act is unique because it places all the responsibility on the infected person and they must give the
Syftet med denna studie är att få mer kunskap om hur man kan använda kroppen i sångundervisning. Jag undersöker vad ett urval av sångpedagoger anser om förhållandet mellan röstorganet och resten av kroppen och hur de tillämpar det praktiskt i sin undervisning. Metoden jag använder mig av är en kvalitativ intervjuundersökning och resultatet visar bland annat att pedagogerna använder kroppen i sångu
