Search results

Rising sea levels and continuous coastal development increase vulnerability to flooding in southern Sweden. National regulations try to increase local consideration of flooding in urban planning, but so far implementation is limited. The aim of this thesis is to understand the lack of implementation and explore how and why implementation failed in a Swedish municipality. In order to study the case

The principle aim of the Law on Support and Service for people with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS) is to guarantee full participation in society and freedom to choose one’s own path in life. These are ambitious goals; however, they lack both precision and reference to daily care work. Through 17 qualitative interviews with caregivers working in group homes for disabled, this thesis examines

This article deals with Gunnar Rosendal within church politics in a European perspective. The term church politics is here used in a broad sense, referring to the church’s management of internal problems and conflicts as well as the political strategies of the church in its relation to state and society. In my study I focus on three fields that in various ways got church political consequences or This article deals with Gunnar Rosendal within church politics in a European perspective. The term church politics is here used in a broad sense, referring to the church’s management of internal problems and conflicts as well as the political strategies of the church in its relation to state and society. In my study I focus on three fields that in various ways got church political consequences o

Getting girls to go to and ​stay​ in school is a worldwide issue - predominantly in the global south where it is a particular problem in Sub-saharan Africa where poverty is particularly high. This issue is also one of gender, as the majority of children who do not have access/go to school are female. This paper investigates this problem in central western Uganda, in the west county of the Kalungu

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

The development of EU labour and social law has been described as a pendulum in the sense of focus shifting between economic interests, such as competitiveness for industry, and social interests, such as improving working and living conditions. This view is to a large extent based on the presumption that those interests are contrasting and pursuing one of them would necessarily exclude the promoti

Due to the increasing share of older people worldwide, the United Nations has directed an initiative towards a "decade of healthy ageing" to promote "age-friendly environments". This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of how to promote social participation and everyday mobility in later life. The ambition is to increase the knowledge about how to create more age-friendly environments and soDue to the increasing share of older people worldwide, the United Nations has directed an initiative towards a "decade of healthy ageing" to promote "age-friendly environments". This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of how to promote social participation and everyday mobility in later life. The ambition is to increase the knowledge about how to create more age-friendly environments and so

Här hittar du som är student eller medarbetare hos oss information om valbara kurser, kalendarium för hela terminen. JanuaryWeek 3: 15-21 January15.1    Official start of spring semester15.1     MFAAR meeting 10.00-11.0015.1     Meeting with the exchange students 11.00-11.3015.1    ALL STUDENTS 12.00-13.00 Student forum with lunch WELCOME TO NEW SEMESTER 19.1    Application portal BFA and MFA prog

https://www.khm.lu.se/varterminen-2024 - 2026-01-21

This study investigates the possibilities to provide the end consumers of energy with information and statistics about their consumption in the form of a smartphone application. The report includes both electricity and district heating, but the focus is on electricity consumption. Earlier studies show potential savings up to 15-20% when real time energy usage information is supplied to the end use

Brevmall Postadress Box 117, 221 00 Lund Besöksadress Paradisgatan 5C Telefon 046-222 77 71, 046-222 00 00 E-post anneli.wiklander@fs.lu.se Rektor Föreskrifter rörande hantering av ekonomiska intresse- konflikter relaterade till viss amerikansk forskningsfinansiering Bakgrund I samband med ansökan om forskningsbidrag och för att kunna ta emot forskningsmedel från USA:s statliga finansiärer, särski

https://www.medarbetarwebben.lu.se/sites/medarbetarwebben.lu.se/files/foreskrifter-rorande-hantering-av-ekonomiska-intressekonflikter-relaterade-till-viss-amerikansk-forskningsfinansiering.pdf - 2026-01-21

This paper discusses the increasing prominence of religious, iconic symbolism in Turkish visual politics, by focusing state sponsored expositions, cultural-cum-pedagogic events and public celebrations, orchestrated by the Turkish AKP Government and affiliated municipalities. Such public, religio-cultural and populist orchestrations of Islamic symbolism, this paper argues, are aspects of a current This paper discusses the increasing prominence of religious, iconic symbolism in Turkish visual politics, by focusing state sponsored expositions, cultural-cum-pedagogic events and public celebrations, orchestrated by the Turkish AKP Government and affiliated municipalities. Such public, religio-cultural and populist orchestrations of Islamic symbolism, this paper argues, are aspects of a current

Abstract The right-wing populist party The Sweden Democrats became the second largest party in the Swedish election of 2022. Their electoral success can be traced to populistic discursive methods. There are several political strategies commonly used by right-wing populist parties. This paper aims to analyze such strategies in the Sweden Democrats rethorics but also in other right-wing parties not

In March 2020 the European Commission put forward a new strategy for Europe's industrial future. The stated goal of the Strategy is to establish a globally competitive and world-leading industry that paves the way for climate neutrality, digital leadership and European strategic autonomy. The aim of this thesis is to broaden the understanding of EU’s industrial policy by analysing how the Comm

Mozambique has benefited from very high economic growth the last decade and is a large receiver of foreign aid. In spite of these high growth rates and foreign aid the population living in absolute poverty is still extremely high. The reason for this is that the growth rates have been driven by capital intensive foreign owned megaprojects that do not provide many jobs for the Mozambicans. This s

Popular Abstract in English This dissertation attempts to answer the question of why the 2003 armed conflict against Iraq received such varied support within the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Spain. This is achieved by introducing a model in which the support for armed conflict is connected to elite persuasion operating in particular contexts. This model is tested in a cThis dissertation attempts to answer the question of why the 2003 armed conflict against Iraq received such varied support within the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Spain. This is achieved by introducing a model in which the support for armed conflict is connected to elite persuasion operating in particular contexts. This model is tested in a comparative study, using inte

This study focuses on policy conditions for collaboration between kulturskolor and comprehensive schools, as a strategy for children’s access to arts education. National policy documents address inclusion and widening participation as key issues for Swedish kulturskolor. The government has introduced grants for programme development with inclusion as one criterion for approval. Recent research has

17 februari 2026 13:30 till 20 februari 2026 15:00 | Seminarium Discussant: Nils GustafssonTitle: The Image of War in Russian Internal Propaganda: A Case Study of RIA Novosti (2022–2023) Abstract: This presentation outlines the key findings of my ongoing PhD dissertation, which examines the construction of the "image of war" in Russia's internal propaganda during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

https://www.iko.lu.se/evenemang/iko-phd-seminar-nikita-nalivko-visiting-phd-student-catholic-university-lublin - 2026-01-21

In this case study the author first investigates how environmental and social considerations are being implemented in the Swedish public procurement process. After that the author tries to explain these descriptions using theories on public policy implementation. A distinction is made to the food procurement process in Sweden’s three largest primary municipalities. Through the study of local polic