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This master's thesis includes a qualitative case study which uses John Kingdon's Multiple-Streams framework. It focuses on the Swedish development policy process that deals with the developmental aspects of illicit capital flows. The empirical findings have been extracted from six key-stakeholders from the Swedish Governmental Offices, and from specialists working in Non-Governmental Organ
In this study, the file-sharing networks known as private trackers are discussed, which are networks centered around BitTorrent technology. The purpose of the study is to explore how individuals share content on private trackers and discuss how the act of uploading is affected by actors within the file-sharing network. By using actor-network theory, both human and non-human actors that affect the
Our purpose of this study was to investigate older people's ability to ask for help and understand the experience of asking for help, from a care managers perspective. Through a better understanding we can help the care managers in a better way to motivate and assist the elderly. We used qualitative method and interviewed seven care managers in a medium sized municipality and in a small munici
Abstract Author: Nicole Eklund Title:”Female wedding-frenzy and male urges - A qualitative content analysis of the two fashion magazine’s ELLE and King” [Translated title] Assessor: Elisabeth Martinell Barfoed Supervisor: Staffan Blomberg The main purpose behind this paper was to study two fashion magazines, King and ELLE, and how they describe and portrait men, women, femininities, masculinities
Med utgångspunkt i en flexibel arbetsmiljö med krav på kreativitet, syftade studien till att undersöka sambandet mellan skattat kreativt ledarskap och upplevt välbefinnande sett ur medarbetarnas perspektiv. Syftet var även att undersöka sambandet mellan kreativt ledarskap och kreativ organisation, samt hur mycket av medarbetarnas välbefinnande som kan tillskrivas kreativt ledarskap och kreativ orgBased on a flexible work environment with demands for creativity, the purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between estimated creative leadership and subjective well-being among the employees. The purpose was also to examine the correlation between creative leadership and creative organization, and how well these variables can be used to predict employee well-being. Furthermore,
Temporary migration to advanced countries from developing ones and its effects on host countries are important issues in contemporary demographic studies. Economic performance of return migrants from the U.S. in Mexico has been studied from the viewpoint of financial gains from working abroad. This paper looks into an impact of human capital accumulated through working in the U.S. on economic outc
The aim of our study was to investigate the image the Swedish media present of cannabis and in particular hasch. We gathered all articles published during one month in the year 2002 and in 2012 in three major newspapers in Sweden. The newspapers examined where Dagens Nyheter, Aftonbladet and Metro. Through a social constructive perspective and discourse analysis as method we divided the content in
This is a comparative study of symptom differences between Funktionell Family Therapy (FFT) and Treatment as usual (TAU) for compulsory care of young Swedish women, aged 16-21 years. Are there any differences in problems/symptoms between these both groups of youth that can be crucial to where they get their treatable? Current research supports and admits home-based family therapy. Department care
The aim of this study was to use case study approach to show educators that identities of immigrant students are complex, and a response to the dominant culture. The cases were four immigrant students in grades 8 to 10 in Iceland. Through interviews, and observations, data was gathered on how the students construct their identities in the school con-text, with a focus on teachers’ expectations. Th
Datering med accelerator? Måhända låter det otympligt, men när det handlar om att datera med hjälp av sällsynta slag av grundämnen kan varje atom räknas. Då handlar det om att kunna räkna enskilda atomer, vilket är möjligt med acceleratorbaserad masspektrometri, AMS. Lunds Universitet har en accelerator anpassad just för den här sortens mätningar, vilken främst nyttjas av institutionerna för fysiFor decades, accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) has been used for radiocarbon dating. The background of this technique is outlined along with an in-depth look at the graphitization process used to prepare samples for AMS analysis. The technology necessary to achieve the vacuum quality needed in graphitization and accelerator mass spectrometry is discussed as well. The graphitization system belong
Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att bidra med kunskap om hur det konsumentbaserade varumärkeskapitalet kan påverkas av CSR-kommunikation i flygbranschen. Metod: Primärt användes en kvantitativ enkätundersökning som syftade till att undersöka mottagarperspektivet. En semistrukturerad intervju och en innehållsanalys utfördes även för att analysera avsändarperspektivet SAS. Slutsats: Att flygbolagPurpose: This thesis seeks to contribute with knowledge of how the consumer-based brand equity can be affected by CSR communication in the business of aviation. Method: In order to reach the purpose of this essay we used mixed methods; carried out a quantative survey, a qualitative interview with SAS head of CSR and conducted a content analysis of SAS CSR communications Conclusion: If an airline
Author: Ulrika Eklund Title: "Sometimes the goal is not to become self-sufficient, it is rather about feeling better." A qualitative study on the activation of refugees, related to migration and mental illness. Supervisor: Torbjörn Hjort The purpose of this study was to examine how the city of Malmö are working with people with PTSD and mental illness related to migration who receives
The famous novel by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, will be the subject of this thesis. I will seek to research the character of Mr. Rochester and his use and display in four film adaptations. All the adaptations will be compared to the source as well as to each other to determine how the character of Mr. Rochester is circumstantial each time. The adaptation theories from theorists such as Robert Sta
Enligt 1 kap. 6 § LOU gäller inte lagen för kontrakt som avser förvärv av, eller nyttjanderätt till, fastighet. Paragrafen härstammar från art. 16 i direktiv 2004/18/EG och benämns vanligen som hyresundantaget. Att undantaget är vagt formulerat har öppnat för många tolkningar, och idag råder det oenighet kring dess omfattning. Tillsammans med övrig doktrin ger de olika lagkommentarerna endast en f
How the EU is handling the situation in the Mediterranean Sea has direct implications on people’s human rights. Therefore the purpose of this essay is to discuss the consequences of the EU’s approach to migration and asylum, in relation to human rights. Three themes have been identified to show how the EU is interfering with people’s access to their rights. These themes represent three levels of a
Ortsprismaterial för obebyggda småhusfastigheter är ofta begränsat och omfattar normalt endast nyexploaterade områden i städernas utkanter. Denna typ av exploatering sker ofta genom att fastigheter överlåts med avtal om att exploatören även ska uppföra en småhusbyggnad. Gränsen mellan vilka värdehöjande åtgärder som ska tilldelas den obebyggda småhusfastigheten kontra småhusbyggnaden blir därmed sLocation-price data of undeveloped single-family properties are often limited and usually covers only recently urbanized areas in the outskirts of cities. Location-price data of developed single-family properties is also difficult to use for undeveloped single-family properties because the value ratio between land, buildings and facilities is hard to determine. An inadequate location-price data of
Våld i samband med fotbollsmatcher har länge varit ett problem i Sverige. Den 30 mars 2014 nådde det sin kulmen när en Djurgårdssupporter misshandlades till döds i samband med en match mot Helsingborgs IF, vilket blev starten för en kris som drabbade både Helsingborgs IF och dess supporterförening Kärnan. Studien, som fokuserar på medlemsorganisationers kriskommunikation och organisations-samarbetFootball-related violence has been a problem in Sweden for a long time. On 30 March 2014 it reached its climax when a Djurgården supporter was killed in connection with a match against Helsingborgs IF, which started a crisis that affected both Helsingborgs IF and its supporters' association Kärnan. This study, which focuses on member organizations’ crisis communication and interorganizational
This thesis investigates a methodology for quantification of model risk in option pricing. A set of different pricing models is specified and each model is assigned a probability weight based on the Akaike Information Criteria. It is then possible to obtain a price distribution of an exotic derivative from these probability weights. Two measures of model risk inspired by the regulatory standards o
Sweden is often described as being at the forefront of protecting human rights, but nevertheless Swedish pre-trial detention practices have received criticism from torture committees upholding human rights standards on regional and international levels. This suggests that a discrepancy exists between the legal ideals and the domestic practices. From a sociology of law perspective, the present stud
