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In this thesis I have examined the work of the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosova by assessing the quality of democracy created under such an administration. The main goal has been to find the democratic consequences arising from UNMIKs work. The main question posed in this thesis is therefore directed towards answering if this mission has been a success or failure. In order t

This study seeks to understand the underlying cultural and social concepts for the extensive luxury consumption in Japan. With Japan currently being the biggest market for prestige brands from the West, this study suggests a reinterpretation of existing "Western" consumer theories taking into account aspects of Confucian tradition and looks at how these cultural orientations shape the pr

Groups that are often referred to as being dismissed in society in general is by some aspects also considered being so in political arenas. A recent compilation of existing research over structurally based objections of gaining power and positions within Swedish parliamentary politics highlight a lack of research considering whether sexual orientation could be such a discriminatory basis. Using a

Our surroundings are currently vulnerable. People can not know when or how to expect nor prepare for a disaster or an accident. The purpose of this essay was to perform a study of the organization and accessibility of psychological and social support in a crisis situation within the community of Lund. To be able to carry out this study we put up a couple of questions that we hoped would guide us,

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the situation for immigrants within the context of minority nationalism. With the help of theories on nationalism and multiculturalism,a case-study has been conducted on the case of Quebec. The material used consists of academic books and journals, as well as primary sources from the Canadian government and the government of Quebec. Quebec has had a major i

This study was performed to investigate how the Japanese sect Aum Shinrikyo was legitimating its violence and killing acts. By analyzing the leader and members of the sect, and applying this information on two theoretical models, this paper tries to give an explanation of both single acts of violence and killing, and two terrorattacks. The result shows that Aum Shinrikyo was able to legitimate vi

In today's society there is a trend in progress that it is positive and effective to have working groups or teams in organizations. But is it really all good? This essay explores this question through the concept "group weariness". Group weariness is defined as a negative attitude towards working in groups based on previous experiences of the working form. The aim of this study is to

Purpose: The purpose is to investigate which of the selected models that forecasts the out-of-sample data most accurate and whether the model based estimators make better forecasts than the implied volatility. Methodology: Trough in-sample data from a Swedish stock index return series and a exchange rate return series, different forecasting models are evaluated to see which one that predicts the

China’ growth over its transition period was characterized by unequal distribution of growth, which took many forms but was most evident between rural and urban areas, and between Coastal and Inland provinces. In this study, I will mainly focus on the Inland-Coastal Divide and try to measure whether inequality between Eastern and Western Provinces continued to widen between 2000 and 2009. In order

I augusti i år trädde ändringar av arbetstidslagen (1982:673) i kraft. Ändringarna innebar att det dispenskrav som Arbetsmiljöverket tidigare har haft, som gav dem befogenheten att bevilja uttag av extra övertid, extra mertid och nödfallsövertid som överskrev två dygn, togs bort. Arbetsgivarna har nu i stället möjlighet att själva avgöra om situationen är av sådan karaktär att den kräver att dennaThe 1st of August 2011 the Swedish government adopted some changes in the Act regulating the working time. Before the 1st of August the employers had to get a exemption if they needed to take out overtime for an employee expanding the 200 hours limitation of overtime. The exemption was given by the authority controlling the work environment. After the change the exemption was removed and the emplo

The purpose of our essay was to analyze stories about Housing first, an effort to fight homelessness in social services. We have taken part of previous research regarding Housing first both national and international and the staircase model which is the most common effort in Sweden towards the homeless. The analysis is based on both professionals and clients stories regarding the subject and we ha

The continental crust grew and matured compositionally during the Palaeo- to Neoarchean through the addition of juvenile tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) crust. This change has been linked to the start of global plate tectonics, following the general interpretation that TTGs represent ancient analogues of arc magmas. To test this, we analysed B concentrations and isotope compositions in 3.

It is becoming increasingly evident that the field of language documentation and the docu¬mentary multimedia resources it produces rely on expanding their relevance and usability to disciplines beyond linguistics in order to increase their chances of being sustainable in the long term. This paper argues that more attention should be paid to the needs and interests of such disciplines in language d