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South Sudan is one of the world's most conflict-ridden and climate-vulnerable countries, ranking 3rd in the Fragile States Index. The young nation gained independence from Sudan in 2011 and has since been plagued by instability. In December 2013, a civil war broke out when a split between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar occurred. The conflict has had a reputation of being e
The European external action service (EEAS) is a new player on the international diplomatic scene. Created through the 2009 Lisbon Treaty, it sought to streamline European diplomacy and strengthen the EU’s position on the global arena. However, not much has been written on the actual diplomatic content of the EEAS. The purpose of this thesis it therefore to investigate the particularities of th
Can institutional expansion be interpreted as a form of state control or surveillance?Globalization and the digital era have enabled criminals to commit financial crimes and financing terrorism by moving money across borders, making it more difficult for national authorities to detect and prevent such crimes. In response to raised financial crimes, institutions have expanded their mandate and impl
The increasing demand for sustainable and more healthy protein sources has contributed to an increased interest in plant-based proteins as meat analogues, with fermentation as an approach to improve their digestibility and nutritional quality. In the present study, texturized pea-protein (TPP) was fermented with fungi (Rhizopus delemar) and lactic acid bacteria (Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 299
Sverige står idag inför sitt mest allvarliga säkerhetspolitiska läge sedan andra världskriget, med globala pandemier, geopolitiska konflikter och extrema väderfenomen. Dessa händelser har synliggjort sårbarheterna i ett livsmedelssystem som bygger på 'just-in-time'-distribution och ett stort beroende av externa insatsmedel. Denna uppsats undersöker tankesättet bakom regenerativa livsmedelsSweden is currently facing its most serious security policy situation since World War II, with global pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and extreme weather events. These events have shown the vulnerabilities of a food system built on "just-in-time" distribution and heavy reliance on external inputs. This thesis explores the mindset of regenerative food systems and analyses how regenerat
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 transformed the European security environment, leading Finland and Sweden to join NATO and placing Finland, Sweden and Norway within a shared alliance framework. Despite this, the three countries retain distinct national total defence models. This thesis asks whether the post-2022 security environment is producing convergence in the total defence arc
Traditional coalition formation theory suggests that parties will aim to form minimal coalitions. Previous empirical research, however, has repeatedly shown that minority coalitions as well as oversized coalitions are common. The traditional theory assumes the coalition formation takes place in a vacuum. This thesis suggests that the logic of the coalition formation ”game” changes when parties tak
This thesis analyzes how international anti-corruption norms are expressed in the Swedish anti-corruption policy for foreign aid between 1996 and 2025. The research relies on a case study design and an analytical framework based on the modern constructivist theory. The empirical analysis is divided into two parts. First, an analysis of the anti-corruption policy documents of the OECD, the UN, and
This thesis examines the relationship between gender and corruption within Swedish municipalities. While Sweden is frequently associated with honest governance, concerns regarding corruption have increased in recent years, particularly in municipalities due to their corruption-prone operations. Previous research remains divided on whether women reduce corruption or if the relationship is better ex
AI has become a prominent topic in discussion concerning defence, innovation and disinformation. While the societal benefits of AI have been widely recognized, forming the basis for Sweden’s expanded promotion of AI– the implications of certain AI technologies have nevertheless been framed as harmful, and in some cases even dangerous. The aim of this thesis is to examine how AI is constructed in S
Increasing cross-Atlantic tensions have raised concerns that the United States may leverage European digital dependencies for political gain. This has made the EU’s dependence on US cloud providers increasingly politically salient, as cloud infrastructure forms a central part of the European digital economy and may create vulnerabilities to geopolitical coercion. This thesis examines how the EU ba
This study examines the individual’s role and responsibility in Swedish total defence and crisis preparedness. Using securitisation theory, the study analyses how the state has constructed contemporary security threats and defined the individual’s role and responsibility in preparing for and countering these threats. The study combines the securitisation theory with a multimodal discourse analysis
This thesis aims to examine how resilience can contribute to the understanding of state governance of municipal civil preparedness in Sweden. Against the backdrop of a worsened security environment, climate-related risks, pandemics and other cross-border crises, issues concerning preparedness and societal resilience have become increasingly central in both research and policy. The study is conduct
The healthfulness of a dietary pattern is not merely measured in its content of nutrients, but also of the diversity of the ingredients present. The methods of analyzing dietary diversity, such as Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) index and Dietary Species Richness (DSR), have been developed in the last decades, used to capture different forms of dietary diversity. Increased dietary dive
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) amendment of 2024 is a major tool in the EU’s environmental aim of net-zero carbon emissions for the building stock by 2050. The overall goal is to improve energy performance, boost renovation rates, reduce energy bills and support decarbonisation of the building stock. This thesis investigates through a literature review, what the 2024 recast o
Preterm infants benefit from combined supplementation of arachidonic acid (ARA), docosahex-aenoic acid (DHA) and choline, but ARA/DHA-rich oils are highly susceptible to lipid oxida-tion. This project aimed to develop and evaluate choline-enriched DHA/ARA oil-in-water emulsions with suitable physical and oxidative stability. Emulsions were prepared by high-pressure homogenization using two AquaCel
This master’s thesis focused on the crystallisation of E. coli ribonucleotide reductase repressor (NrdR) in the scope of fragment-based drug design. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem and NrdR is thought to be a potential drug target for a new group of antibiotics. NrdR proteins are only found in bacteria and regulate the transcription of ribonucleotide reductase genes by binding to two Nr
Mot bakgrund av det historiskt låga barnafödsantalet i Sverige och den diskussion som omger detta, intresserar sig studien för hur barnfria individer, särskilt kvinnor, upplever att de blir bemötta i relation till pronatalistiska normer. Vidare ökar i samband med det sjunkande barnantalet, även uppmärksammandet av de som inte vill ha barn, det vill säga barnfria. Studien syftar därmed till att und
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. As their use expands, continued post-marketing safety monitoring is important, especially for uncommon but serious adverse events. Despite conflicting evidence regarding causality, pancreatitis, in particular, has remained a clinical and regulatory concern for GLP-1 drugs. Thi
Supramolecular hydrogels have attracted increasing attention in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and injectable biomaterials because of their high water content, good biocompatibility, and dynamic network structures. Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular systems can form network structures through host–guest interactions. These systems usually require mild cross-linking conditions and allow flexible
