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The social-liberalist definition of citizenship is used in the interviews as the official definition to interpret the personal experiences and positions of immigrant women regarding the status of their citizenship. Feminist critiques argued against the social-liberal definition of citizenship, as it constitutes norms that exclude other groups from achieving their full status of citizenship. It has

The theses discuss information seeking with a focus on Google and social networks. Students attending the librarian program in Lund have been examined by means of two methods; diaries and information horizons, where they had to solve a specific assignment. The information horizon as a method contributes to getting a structural perspective on the information search process instead of viewing inform

The aim of our thesis was to describe how the connection between co-dependent relatives and the alcohol-dependent influences the family into changes in their teamwork. Our purpose was also to answer the following questions: How is it living with an alcoholic? Are there any differences in how men and women feel and behave in their relationship with an alcoholic? Are factors like cultural belonging

This study is concerned with the statistical analysis of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) antibody decrease after vaccination. The objective is to derive conclusions about protection duration of vaccination. TBE is a serious infection affecting the central nervous system and Austria is a high risk region of TBE. Active immunization by vaccination prevents TBE and nowadays 88% of Austria's populat

Abstract The internationalisation of a company is enabled by integration of markets. New markets mean new revenues, but also demand capital to finance the expansion. To bring in new capital may offer new possibilities but also higher debt-equity ratios, which affect how external interested parties value the company. This thesis, inspired by previous and mainly US based research, researches the deb

One of the most important topics in financial literature is the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH). Recent financial research has questioned this hypothesis, and many authors have reached the conclusion that a contrarian strategy creates abnormal positive returns. In other words a strategy profiting buying losers and selling winners. To explain this market behaviour researchers have come up with a

Abstract This bachelor thesis is examining sex-tourism as a mean of economic develop¬ment. The purpose of the paper is to examine how sex-tourism is being used as a mean for development and also why it can be considered to be a part of a coun¬tries development strategy. There are many different types of tourism and ways for a country to use tourism as an income source. Although sex-tourism probab

The purpose of this thesis is to study how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) may change the role of corporations in an international political context. As a case study on this theme, part of the thesis is focused on how CSR may influence areas concerning human rights in China. The study is undertaken from a discourse theoretical approach and is hence stressing the dialectical constituting rela

The purpose of this essay was to examine how employees with different professions refute abused women and if they have different methods in their work procedures. We also want to see if there are any differences or similarities in work procedures and refutation among our chosen professions. The focus of interest is if an insufficient refutation and work procedure involves consequences for the abus

This master thesis was done in cooperation with the Danish district heating company, Vestegnens Kraftvarmeselskab I/S. VEKS is a transmission company supplying heat in western Copenhagen, Denmark. VEKS wanted a global analysis over the possibilities to decrease the cost and carbon dioxide emissions from purchased heat through decentralized accumulation. To cover all economical and environmental re

Titel: Institutionellt ägande och dess inverkan på rörlig ersättning – En kartläggning av samband mellan institutionellt ägande i svenska börsbolag och andelen rörlig ersättning till VD. Tema: Företagsekonomi, Bolagsstyrning, Kandidatuppsats 15 Akademiska Poäng, Ekonomihögskolan, Lunds universitet. Seminariedatum: 2012-01-13 Författare: Lindström Johan, Svensson Magnus & Wirén Emma Handledare:Title: Institutional ownership and its impact on variable remuneration – A survey of the relation between institutional ownership in Swedish listed companies and the proportion of variable remuneration to the CEO. Subject: Business Administration, Bachelor Thesis in Corporate Governance, 15 ECTS credits, School of Management and Economics, Lund University Seminar date: 2012-01-13 Authors: Lindströ

This paper concern the relationship between Swedish art institutions and performance art, as well as how changes in cultural policy may affect the actual production of culture. Conclusions are reached through qualitative interviews with representatives from multiple art institutions and one performance school, as well as three performance artists. Supported by literature, articles and media covera

This thesis examines Swedish relation to the EU’s 2020 goal in terms of energy efficiency and renewable resources. In 2010 EU came up with a new unified goal for all member states. One of the five targets concerns environment: until 2020 every member state should increase its energy efficiency with 20%; the total amount of energy production came from renewable resources should be 20% as well. Swed

Development within the construction industry has traditionally been slow. However, during recent years construction companies have felt a greater pressure to become more efficient and to lower building-costs. One step in the development has been the adjustment towards the usage of model-based design. By constructing the final product as a computer model, construction companies hope to reduce build

Uppsatsen är en komparativ immaterialrättslig studie av svensk och amerikansk upphovsrätt. Frågeställningen gäller vilka undantag som kan göras från upphovsmannens rättigheter i svensk och amerikansk upphovsrätt. Uppsatsen fokuserar främst på den amerikanska doktrinen om Fair Use, som utgör en central del av den amerikanska upphovsrätten och regleras i 17 USC § 107. Undantagen från den svenska uppThis paper is a comparative study concerning the limitations on the exclusive rights of the copyright owner in Swedish and American copyright law. The paper is primarily focused on the American Fair Use Doctrine, which is a central part of U.S. copyright and is codified in 17 USC § 107. The limitations on the exclusive rights in Swedish copyright law are found in Chapter 2 of the Swedish Copyright

Title: The retreat from the ambiguities of entrepreneurship: A study of Business Incubators Submission date: May 22th 2013 Course: BUSN49 Degree Project in Managing People Knowledge and Change- Master Level Authors: Rasmus Jonsson & Emilia Olandersson Supervisor: Kate Sullivan, Department of Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Lund University & Stefan Sveningsson,