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The video essay disseminates the work Eyja, a site specific, participatory performance performed in Hrísey an Island off the north coast of Iceland. The piece is a contemplative performative experience on what it means to belong and is a part of an artistic research ´How Little is Enough, Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters. The challenges of the Hrísey reflect the glo
Singapore’s education system is globally recognized for its high academic standards. In this paper, I explore how Singaporean parents navigate sentiments of uncertainty and risk in relation to their children’s education. While academic achievements are still considered crucial to foster a competitive population, there has been a shift of attention in education policy towards social-emotional skill
Rural perspectives in political debates are often dismissed as sentimental, narrowly self-interested, and irrational. This paper reports findings that challenge this view. Applying a deliberative systems approach, it examines how rural perspectives are articulated in Swedish public discourse. It identifies four coherent discourses that promote distinct political values: economic growth, rural cons
Recently we have called for the broadening of the theoretical base in order to understand the social and other contexts of material culture items such as pottery (Pikirayi and Llndahl, 2013). The challenges encountered by archaeologists remain the huge ceramic assemblages, which are however, central in defining group identities in southern African Iron Age studies. but whose analyses Is always r
In a large social science literature, unequal rural class structures (“landlordism”) are associated with authoritarian political outcomes. This paper revisits the debate focusing on the electoral consequences of land inequality in Prussia, the locus classicus of the pernicious effects of landlordism, and Sweden, often perceived as Prussia’s opposite, with a farmer-dominated social structure and stIn a large social science literature, unequal rural class structures (“landlordism”) are as-sociated with authoritarian political outcomes. This paper revisits the debate focusingon the electoral consequences of land inequality in Prussia, the locus classicus of the per-nicious effects of landlordism, and Sweden, often perceived as Prussia’s opposite, with afarmer-dominated social structure and st
Workplace incivility is a pervasive issue with implications for employee well-being. Drawing upon Self-Determination Theory, this study explores the association between experienced workplace incivility, need satisfaction, and work motivation and investigates whether workplace incivility is negatively associated with autonomous work motivation. We hypothesize that experiencing workplace incivility
Fish played a vital role in the development of the European Mesolithic; from their colonization of the continent during the Upper Palaeolithic to ongoing debates regarding their importance across the Neolithic transition, they are central to many discussions. Here, we focus on the European Mesolithic zooarchaeological fish dataset, in which we have collated >640,000 identified fish remains from 35
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to experimentally investigate the effects of changes in both quantity and quality of use of social networking sites (SNS) on measures of anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, loneliness, problematic social media use, and present focused awareness. Method: Participants were randomly assigned to three different conditions: reducing SNS time to 30 minut
Solar energy is a renewable energy source which in the long term is important to develop because the usage does not effect the environment in a negative way. Increased energy exchange and cheaper production costs for solar collectors and solar cells are main factors in making the solar energy commercially successful in the future. Small scale solar collector systems are most common today because t
Svensk sammanfattning I och med inträdandet av en avkriminalisering beträffande homosexualiteten i juli 1944 kom homosexuella handlingar att inte längre ses som något brottsligt. Kampen mot jämställdhet slutade inte där, det skulle dröja fram till 1979 innan homosexualiteten ströks ur Socialstyrelsens listor över sjukdomsbegrepp. Idag har homosexuella bland annat rätt att ingå äktenskap och adoptEngelsk sammanfattning Due to the entry into force for a decriminalization regarding homosexuality in July 1944, homosexual activities were not considered as something criminal anymore. The struggle towards a more equal society did not end there. It took until 1979 before homosexuality was removed from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsens) register of illnesses. Today, homos
I Sverige kan alla människor dömas till straffrättsligt ansvar, även för handlingar som gärningsmannen på grund av sin psykiska sjukdom inte kunde råda över. Detta är internationellt sett en unik reglering då i princip alla civiliserade rättsstater har ett krav på tillräknelighet som förutsättning för straffrättsligt ansvar. I och med brottsbalkens tillkomst 1965 tog Sverige bort det kravet på tiThis thesis concerns the restoration of the exclusion of criminal responsibility for severe mental diseased people in the Swedish criminal law. When the new Swedish penal code was formed in 1965 mental diseased people became criminal liable for their acts. Until 1965 they had been excluded from the penal code. The Swedish regulation is internationally unique since the majority of the world´s state
To investigate the reasons why companies engage in Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, this study conducts a survey with 47 companies and interviews with 7 company representatives in the UK. This empirical data and results are analysed in terms of theoretical ideas of CSR and economics. Board of Directors or top management, Attract employees, Reputation, Moral, and Economic reasons are, as in th
Abstract The breeding season of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita Laurenti 1768), a „prolonged breeder“, lasts up to three months in southern Sweden. However, not all reproducing individuals are present at the breeding sites during the full time span. Thus, some populations can be sub-divided into temporally isolated subpopulations using earlier or later periods of the season for reproduction. T
The thesis will present and analyze different roles women actors in Northern Ireland took upon themselves during the period known as ”The Troubles” (1969- 1998). It will present a theoretical framework that consists of several relevant theories on agency, actorship and gender in conflict as well as created categories that helps organize the roles identified. The type of conflict, in this case eth
Sweden, amongst others, is usually considered a small state in a greater European context. Small state influence in the European Union (EU) is a research field filled with vast potential and possibilities. This study focuses on Swedish influence on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CSFP) of the EU and the different strategies that small states may apply in order to obtain influence in intern
The Oxytocin Me! project has proven to be a response to the nowadays increasing focus on high technology. The topic I have chosen is both a health and social matter: stress. In this regard, I have developed a stress relieving product that should challenge people to use their body’s own natural resources. The result is an ergonomic hug cushion that should stimulate the body to produce oxytocin hor
