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Historically, animals have been excluded from the realms of political theory and political science. The underpinning disposition of this thesis is that animals belong in politics, considering it is the political processes and ideologies that determine our treatment of animals. The European Union started to legislate on the protection and welfare of farm animals during the 1970s. Over time, a slow

The purpose of this essay is to examine and evaluate a potential change in national discourse in Sweden due to the implementation of the European 2020-strategy. Through an analytical framework based on Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis, the Swedish national reform programmes between 2011 and 2020 is analysed from a welfare regime perspective. The thesis is inspired by previous research on t

Under mina år som fagottist så har jag de senaste fyra fem åren brottats med smärtor i framför allt min vänstra arm och axel. Skadorna uppstod av dålig hållning och spändhet som i sin tur ledde till överbelastning utav muskler. Vad finns det för metoder för att få bukt på smärtproblematik för mig som fagottist? Det här är den beskrivande delen av mitt examensarbete som handlar om hur jag under min

Ownership is one of the most debated topics in Sweden and is incredibly fragmented. Some believe that constitutional property rights lead to restrictions in democracy, while others believe that constitutional property rights are important for democracy. This raises many follow-up questions, why is the subject so fragmented? Norrköping municipality is located in Östergötland county, the county has

This study is an exploratory qualitative case study that seeks to capture nuanced and personal perspectives on the experiences of the Tunisian democratization process. The aim of this study is to examine what the expectations of the regime change was and how these expectations relate to the perceived reality. In doing so, it utilizes a theoretical framework based on elements from the works of Seym

This bachelor thesis examines the municipal cultural management of the city of Lund in Sweden and how it uses co-ordination as working method. By using governance as theory it is possible to both define the way the cultural organisation in question network with the local cultural participants, but also how this way of strategy affects the balance of power between the local participants and the mun

Today communication through an interpreter at authorities is a common phenomenon in Sweden because there are people living in the country who do not understand or speak the Swedish language. This paper focuses on the use of interpreters in the judiciary and how the interpreter misses in this occupation may threaten the rule of law. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if the current interpr

This thesis proves that the political culture of Iraq has possessed a major obstacle for the country to consolidate the new democratic regime, established after the overthrowing of the authoritarian Baath-regime in 2003. More specifically, it tries the theories of recognized scholar Larry Diamond, strengthening his interpretation that the presence of liberal norms and values among the people is ce

"What should we have for dinner?" is one of the most challenging and anxiety provoking questions of today. In a society where appreciation for eating rituals and common knowledge about food have been almost lost, a new look at layout, space and functions of kitchens is needed to demystify and dedramatize the dogmatic image people have of cooking so they can rediscover the fun in the kitc

This thesis aims to show how indigeneity is used in the constitution of identity, and how the creation of identity and its underlying ideologies in turn are connected to global world systemic processes. Focus is on the Indian’s role in the constitution of identity of two disparate groups: the case studies which are presented here regard Mormons and The Rainbow Family of Living Light, the latter a

Hösten 2008 introducerades Stadiums medarbetare i verksamhetens nya "formel för framgång", E3. Konceptet bestod då av värdeorden Energi, Enkelt och Etta, med vilka medarbetarna uppmanades att skapa Energi genom att göra arbetet Enkelt och på så sätt bli Etta. I denna uppsats vill jag titta närmare på hur styrning genom reglerad frihet kan gå till, och jag har för detta syfte valt att titIn the fall of 2008 Stadiums employees were introduced to the corporations new "formula for success", E3. The concept consisted at this time of the values Energy, Simplicity and Number One, to which employees were encouraged to create Energy by making the work Simpler and thus become Number One. In this paper I look at how control by regulating freedom can be performed, and I have for th

This study adds to the research within the theories of Securitization and the Communicational Revolution, while focusing on a combination of the two for establishing and examine a securitization process of the Communicational Revolution within the Swedish Armed Forces. The studied case consists of four security reports written by the Swedish Defense Preparation, which are gathered from the Swedish