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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the audit expectations gap in Sweden and the public confidence in the audit profession. We analysed if and how Svenska Dagbladet’s critical articles about the audit profession affected both the public confidence and the audit expectations gap. In order to answer our purpose, we have used qualitative research methods. Our conclusion is that no crisis of conf

Interventionen i Libyen var den första militära insatsen som legitimerades med normen skyldigheten att skydda. Vi undersöker om interventionen följer de riktlinjer som den legitimerades med. Vi gör en granskande fallstudie med inslag av en idealtypsanalys för att besvara vår frågeställning. I den följande texten kommer vi visa att den NATO-ledda koalitionens aktioner i Libyen i stort försöker följ

Global water scarcity is increasingly acknowledged as an issue of peace and security. Declining water availability as well as rising freshwater demand increase the likeliness of military action and violent conflicts over transboundary surface and underground freshwater resources. This thesis analyses whether riparian countries suffering from water scarcity are more prone to violent conflict and di

Statues and monuments from previous centuries have gotten new political relevance as they have become targets of demonstrations and iconoclasm during Black Lives Matter protests throughout 2020. The aim of this paper is to examine how visibility is produced by the display of the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, England (1895) in two different forums; the public and the museum. The forum of the

This is a comparative case study over time, where I investigate the rise of the party Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia. Through a historical institutionalism perspective I look at the electoral system reform that was undertaken in Bolivia in 1994. I investigate if and how the reform contributed to the possibility of MAS to emerge at the national political arena. Through the reform, Bolivi

The BSC is a widely used management tool that is turning the vision and strategy into operational goals. However, after analyzing the criticism received by the BSC, it seems as if its internal focus, rigidity, static-ism and mechanical mindset limits the company’s ability to create a strategy that takes important external factors into account. As we see it, the BSC’s limitations can create a risk

Problemställning: Vilka är de interna samt externa kritiska faktorer som skall tas hänsyn till, vid fastställandet av en Time pacing-rytm? Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att klargöra vilka interna och externa faktorer som är kritiska, av största vikt, för fastställandet av en Time pacing-rytm i ett företag. Dessutom ämnar vi ordna dessa faktorer i en modell som skall hjälpa företag vid fastställan

Uppsatsen behandlar frågan om hur ämbetsbärare inom Svenska kyrkan använder timbreringar i deras heraldiska vapen. Detta bruk jämförs sedan med bruket Church of England samt Romersk katolska kyrkan, vilka har en reglerad heraldik, i motsats till Sverige, och Svenska kyrkan. I uppsatsen lämnas även förslag till timbreringar för Svenska kyrkan.

The care for the elderly in the municipalities has recently seen the need for a formalized system for quality assurance. Under increasing demands for monetary efficiency while bound by law to retain acceptable standards in health care, there is need for efficient and at the same time quality-assured management. The municipalities often solve this puzzle by introducing systems and standards influen

Abstract The economic crisis of the 1990s brought about a paradigm shift in the macro economic priorities of Swedish governments. The economic crisis also brought about a fundamental and structural reorganization of the Swedish social insurance system. Social insurance was to be concentrated. The component that was to be most affected by the concentration was the sickness insurance. From now and o

The integration of the European Union has reached the core of the welfare states. Since 2001 an open method of coordination has been used to improve the level of welfare in the member states. The aim of this thesis is to examine the level of democracy in the writing of the national action plans which are part of the OMC social inclusion. A vast number of participants have been involved in the proc

The purpose of this thesis is to provide a contribution to the current waged debate concerning the validity of Carl von Clausewitz’s theories regarding actors engaged in the acts of war. These thoughts have been suggested to be obsolete in the post-cold war era whereas the new wars theories have emerged and modified and challenged the classical knowledge of the very nature of war. The theoretical

By ratifying the ILO Conventions on freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (Nos. 87 and 98) member states undertake the obligation to bring national legislation and practice into full compliance with these international labour instruments. However, the question is whether the countries actually implement their international commitments. This comparative paper studies the e

Challenges connected to unsustainable practices are becoming more prominent in society and higher education can aid in promoting sustainability. Swedish universities are since 2006 regulated by law to integrate sustainability into their practices, therefore, this thesis uses qualitative analysis to investigate if the law has promoted integration of sustainable development in the syllabi of a Swedi

Conflict-related sexual violence against men occurs more frequently than often assumed, yet academic research and policy papers from international organizations tend to overlook male victims. The purpose of this study is to contribute to this limited knowledge by analyzing the effects of conflict-related sexual violence against men through a case study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a co

Research question: "How do young women construct and perform aspirational identities through the Clean Girl aesthetic on digital platforms?" Purpose: The purpose of this study is to expand the understanding of how trendy aesthetics on digital platforms like TikTok shape users’ identity construction and self-performance. Theoretical perspective: Two main theoretical fields, aspirational

Amid a global housing crisis that leaves more than 1.6 billion people inadequately housed, dominant legal and policy frameworks still define “adequate housing” largely in terms of fixed outcomes such as tenure security, affordability, and habitability. This thesis argues that these lists overlook a critical dimension: people’s housing agency, the real freedom to shape their housing situation. Grou

Forskningsfråga: Hur förtrollar sociala medieplattformar såsom TikTok, unga konsumenter (Generation Z)? Vilket typ av konsumentengagemang skapar TikTok? Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur unga konsumenter förtrollas av TikTok som social medie och vilka faktorer som skapar konsumentengagemang, för att ta reda på vad som gör appen lockande och varför det leder till beroende. Metod: Research question: How do social media platforms like TikTok enchant young consumers (Generation Z)? What type of consumer engagement does TikTok create? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how young consumers are enchanted by TikTok as a social media platform and what factors create consumer engagement, this to find out what makes the app appealing and why it leads to addiction.

Titel: Nu eller aldrig – Generation Z i knapphetens grepp: En kvalitativ studie om känslor, orsaker och hantering i Generation Z:s möte med knapphetsmarknadsföring inom e-handeln Seminariedatum: 5 juni, 2025 Kurs: FEKH29, Examensarbete i marknadsföring på kandidatnivå, 15 högskolepoäng Författare: Amelia Engblom, Linnéa Gunnarsson & Elvira Widaeus Handledare: Jon Bertilsson Nyckelord: knaTitle: Now or never – Generation Z in the grip of scarcity: A qualitative study on emotions, origin and coping in Generation Z’s encounter with scarcity marketing in e-commerce Seminar date: 5th of June, 2025 Course: FEKH29, Bachelor’s level thesis in Marketing, 15 ECTS Authors: Amelia Engblom, Linnéa Gunnarsson & Elvira Wideus Advisor: Jon Bertilsson Key words: scarcity marketing, Genera

Swedish Title: En Ny Era för Ett Nytt Burma: Avkoloniseringens Diskurs och Nationens Strävan i Burma efter Andra Världskriget This study explores the nature of the nationalist discourse in Burma (Myanmar) in the short period of time following World War II but preceding Burma’s declaration of independence on the 4th of January, 1948. Burma, then a British colony in Southeast Asia, had been promised