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Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels set in Ankh-Morpork are similar enough that both can be treated as belonging to the subgenre of comic fantasy. The narratives foreground the fantastic, written to entertain and amuse its readers but also contain societal criticism in the form of satire or parody. This paper compares the unnatural aspects of Gulliver’s Trave

Although written during different centuries, both Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books follow the protagonist’s journeys from childhood to adulthood, which is why they are both often described as novels of development. This essay therefore aims to compare the protagonists’ development, looking at the differences and similarities which can be found when analysing them a

Today, the digital transformation provides new avenues for women’s empowerment. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), including the internet, can contribute to greater gender equality by enabling everyone access to the same online resources and opportunities. Yet, the prevalence of a gender digital divide means that many women, not least in Tunisia and the Middle East and North Africa

This thesis is a study of conflicting perceptions provoked by Enhedslisten’s, Danish political party, attempt to practice socialist feminism organizationally. I locate three sites of conflicts; socialism(s) and organization of power, feminism(s), and queer culture and approach them from a theoretical framework of primarily Foucault, Panebianco, Halley, Young, Fraser, and Butler. I conduct four eth

The interactions between airway epithelial cells (AECs) and dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in the sensitization towards airborne allergens. Not much is known about the underlying mechanisms and novel in vitro approaches are needed, which include the different involved cell types in order to investigate what happens at the molecular level during sensitization. In this project, one aim

Problemdiskussion: Sektorn för olja och gas är inte särskilt mogen när det gäller kunskapen om försörjningskedjor. Det valda företaget för fallstudien, Maersk Drilling (MD), har problem med ett splittrat IT-­landskap och dålig datakvalitet. Det har orsakat problem med ineffektiva och komplexa processer där det krävs onödig kommunikation, parallell inmatning av data, etc. Inom upphandlingar och inkProblem Discussion: The oil and gas sector is not very mature in terms of supply chain management. The chosen case company, Maersk Drilling (MD), has problems with a split IT-­landscape with poor data quality. It has caused problems with inefficient and complex processes with much communication required, parallel information and more. Within procurement it translates to problems in spend managemen

The European Union (EU) is heading for an increased economic, legal and political integration of its Member States. In spite of all the efforts to bring the people of Europe closer, significant differences in national laws and cultures still exist. Enhanced understanding of such disparities can create opportunities for companies operating on the EU market in several areas, including the way to dea

Increasing evidence on impacts from climate change an variability, suggests that poor rural communities in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa need to adapt in order to reduce effects on their livelihoods. In semi-arid areas characterized by high poverty, small reservoirs even though most of them are performing below average, act as important assets that support a wide range of livelihoods. However, in t

I min uppsats har jag valt att undersöka hur pappan gestaltas i några utvalda bilderböcker från 2000-talet. Jag ville även undersöka vad fadern gör tillsammans med barnet och vilka uppgifter han utför i hemmet samt vilka attribut hos fadern som var särskilt återkommande. Ett noggrant urval utmynnade i 30 stycken böcker som sedan undersöktes och sammanställdes både kvalitativt och kvantitativt. I d

Historically, the recognition of social rights began with the International Labour Organization’s 1944 Declaration of Philadelphia and its principle of social justice. Since then, a number of international human rights instruments have enshrined the rights to social protection and non-discrimination. The Canadian and United States governments have varied greatly in their respective approaches to s

In 1887, psychical researchers Richard Hodgson and S. J. Davey published a study that revealed counterintuitive aspects of human cognition: How healthy, sober, honest observers of events can be prone to seemingly remarkable errors of eyewitness testimony. Their report, titled ‘The Possibilities of Mal-Observation and Lapse of Memory from a Practical Point of View’ included a collection of eyewitne

This paper reports preliminary findings from an on-going majorresearch project on the sustainability transformations of major firms listed inSweden (often operating globally). We analyze a highly particular aspect of thesetransformations: Technology barriers to tracking (and thus enabling) progressaccording to the Science-Based Targets (SBT). Progressing on these carbondioxide emission reduction t

Previous research has shown that gender-inclusive pronouns can facilitate mental representation of nonbinary individuals. However, considering that gender and pronoun use are politicized in many countries, such that individuals with a right-wing political orientation show more skepticism toward nonbinarity, these effects may be compromised. Across four studies (Ntotal = 2,847), we tested whether t

The last two decades have seen considerable advancements in biometric technology, and consequently its use as a surveillance measure during occupation. The increasingly invasive and omniscient nature of biometric surveillance technologies means they constitute a considerable infringement on the private sphere of occupied populations, and consequently an interference with their right to privacy. Th

The study is motivated by scarce studies examining ethics of international development solutions. Moreover it is common for the field to investigate minorities’, i.e., direct beneficiaries’, or international development field professionals’ views, when the general public perspectives are rarely present in the research. However, everyday citizens who contribute to the field through taxes and donati

The fashion industry has been criticized for its significant negative environmental and labor rights impacts. In response, some fashion brands are now seeking to address these concerns by integrating ethical values into their operations and forming alliances with consumers to promote ethical consumption. While they have constructed ethical values and aim to communicate them to their consumers, the

Volcanic crater lakes are important freshwater systems, but their hydrological functioning is often difficult to understand due to limited monitoring data and uncertainty in groundwater contribution. Río Cuarto Lake, located in the north part of Costa Rica, is a volcanic crater lake where the sources and movement of water are not fully known. This master’s thesis aimed to describe the lake’s morph