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This thesis explores how we can understand mediation success in conflicts involving at least one islamist conflict party. Building on previous research about Islamism in conflicts and peace process contexts, and using broader theory regarding international mediation success, a theoretical framework describing mediation success with jihadists is developed. This framework is applied on two case stud
Principen om allmänna handlingars offentlighet har varit en del av Sverige sedan 1766. Syftet är att ge människor insyn i den offentliga förvaltningen. I praktiken betyder det att var och en kan begära ut allmänna handlingar från myndigheter. En allmän handling i sin tur är ett dokument som antingen är inkommit till, eller upprättat hos, en myndighet. Då den offentliga förvaltningen blir mer digitThe principle of public access to public documents has been part of Sweden since 1766. The purpose is to give access to the public administration. In practice, this means that anyone can request public documents from authorities. A public document in turn is a document that has either been received by, or drawn up by, an authority. As public administration becomes more digital, documents begin to
Recent studies have highlighted how building resilience to ‘shrinking’ episodes, as opposed to increasing growth rates, appears to be the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to between-country income convergence. All economies seem to be able to grow, but few countries have been able to drastically improve their shrinking patterns, which has underpinned the divergence often argued in literat
The purpose of this study is to understand how employees make sense of employee engagement activities in a remote work environment. Since the sudden shift to remote work represents a disruption of routine in the employees’ working life, we draw on Weick’s (1995) sensemaking theory to gain the best possible insight into the employees’ interpretation of remote engagement activities. Based on the tra
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a global debate on intellectual property rights involving various actors including nation states, civil society, and business. In October 2020, South Africa and India proposed that certain intellectual property rights on COVID-19 health products should be temporarily waivered for the remainder of the pandemic invoking strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry
In most western parliamentary democracies it is common for opportunistic elections, with increased power as the goal, to take place and it is therefore a popular area of research. Bridging over this subject is the research on coalition bargaining and how parties act when there is a big change in polls, which might trigger opportunistic elections. Sweden, it seems, is not like most parliamentary de
This essay sought to investigate the extent to which two Nordic Prime Ministers performed their leadership on Instagram in accordance with a feminist leadership theory during the Covid-19 crisis. It then inquired into those performances’ potential consequences. In the initial section of the analysis, the essay identifies the narrative that the self-reported images as a stand-alone product produced
While the climate crisis is gaining more attention, market mechanisms and individual behaviour changes seem to remain the dominant political answer to mitigate climate change. This thesis aims to examine how blue-collar labour unions in Sweden position themselves in the climate transition. Additionally, it explores ideological frontlines and identifies interest conflicts and power relations in the
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore political leaders as archetypal brands. Moreover, this study aims to add knowledge to the concept of archetypes in political brand communication. Methodology: This study combines qualitative and quantitative research. Therefore, three cases of different political leaders (Donald Trump, Angela Merkel & Volodymyr Zelensky) are being examined. Seco
Recognizing the normative power that the European Union projects outside its borders within the environmental field, this thesis seeks to shed light on the norm-importer’s agency in the norm diffusion process. Serbia as a candidate country and its political elite are chosen as the main focus of the empirical analysis. Since Serbia wants to become a member of the EU, it is in its interest to adopt
Gender constitutes an important determinant of mental health. Previous research has pointed out the need to investigate and operationalize the concept of gender beyond two distinct categories to account for the social and relational aspects of gender that may influence mental health outcomes. In this thesis I investigate the influence of gender-related norms on mental health outcomes among wome
G protein-coupled receptors are the biggest family of membrane bound receptor in the human genome, they are also target for many drugs due to their accessible location in the cell membrane. We have characterized the G protein recruitment of the succinate receptor 1 (SUCNR1/GPR91). GPR91 was deorphanized in 2004 and already then it was suggested that GPR91 could couple to the Gi-family and the Gq-f
Som ett resultat av den ryska invasionen av Ukraina har miljontals människor flytt till andra europeiska länder, varpå en andel tog sig till Sverige. Under 2015 tog Sverige också emot många flyktingar, varav majoriteten var från Syrien och Afghanistan. Media rapporterar ofta om ukrainska flyktingar och därför syftar denna uppsats till att jämföra och analysera hur diskurserna för de ukrainska och
Syfte: Undersöka om könsfördelning i styrelser påverkar risken i bolag på noterade på Large och Mid cap i Sverige, Finland och Danmark. Metod: Studien är av kvantitativ natur och följer en deduktiv ansats. Studien använder paneldata och OLS regressioner för att ta fram ett resultat. Teoretiskt ramverk: Studien baseras främst på liknande studier inom ämnet som undersökt hur könsfördelning i styrePurpose: The purpose of the study is to examine if gender distribution on corporate boards affects firm risk in companies listed on Large and Mid-cap in the Nordic markets. Methodology: The study is of a quantitative nature based on a deductive approach. The study employs panel data and different OLS regressions in order to produce an unbiased result. Theoretical framework: The study is primaril
Enligt WHO är mäns våld mot kvinnor i nära relationer ett av de allvarligaste hoten mot kvinnors hälsa. Medan det finns många aspekter att ha i åtanke i analysen av detta, kvarstår faktumet att det är i hemmet som våldet sker. Varför är det så? Många arkitekter och teoretiker har länge konstaterat hur våra städer är byggda olika väl för olika typer av kroppar, där möjligtvis vissa kroppar stöttas According to the WHO, domestic violence is one of the most dangerous threats to women’s health. Whilst there are more things to consider, truth is that the home is where all of this violent behaviour takes the stage. Why is that? Many architects and theorists have long made out that our cities are differently well-built for different kinds of bodies, where some are possibly better supported than o
Arabinoxylan (AX) is a beneficial dietary fibre found in cereals such as oats. This crop also possesses high quality proteins and other fibres like b-glucan that help reduce LDL and postprandial blood glucose levels. Lines with a higher content of AX have been recently identified, and the current study aimed to investigate the structure of the AX fibre in these lines in comparison to the commercia
