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A variety of contemporaneous factors contribute to the existence of sustained rural poverty, such as inefficient infrastructure, poor access to markets, difficulty in accessing credit, land tenure issues, gender inequality, lack of crop diversity, unsustainable or unproductive farming practices, and limited access to inputs and technology. With this in mind, integrated approaches to rural developm

This research draws attention to the way irregular migrants in South Africa experience their journey towards a better life, the vulnerability they face, and their capacity to adapt and to be agents of change. Qualitative interviews were held with 10 irregular migrant women, which were analyzed through an analytical framework of vulnerability and agency, while keeping a focus on their illegal migra

This thesis is about finding methods, by relating the roads on historical maps, landscape and ancient remains, to find prehistoric roads of different kinds with the area around Uppåkra as an example. By using different maps, modern as well as historical, I have tried to understand the landscape and how the roads stretch within it. Then comparing that to ancient remains and some important changes i

The purpose of this study was to investigating the linkages between expressions of masculinities, risk taking in heterosexual relationships and the transmission of HIV and AIDS amongst young men from the Highlands region in Papua New Guinea. With a starting point in feminist theory and masculinities theory, this study has shown that strong linkages between expressions of masculinities, risk taking

With the new governing structures created through the transitional administration of the United Nations (UN), old and new fault lines in the past decade have exposed themselves in Timor-Leste: rural-urban divides, generational divides, communal divides, and political divides. This paper utilises Anthony D. Smith’s ethno-symbolism approach to understanding nationalism by focusing on subjective elem

Denna uppsats är en kvalitativ studie av Lunds Universitets internkommunikation. Syftet är att undersöka om den information som produceras på ledningsnivå, universitetets policydokument, når ut till medarbetarna på organisationens institutionella nivå och praktiseras i det vardagliga arbetet? Det var de frågor som ställdes i studiens inledningsfas. Bakgrunden till uppsatsen grundar sig i att man i

Over the past few decades, digital methods of documentation and exhibition have been becoming ever more popular in museums. As technologies advance, so too do the implications for museum digitization. This thesis provides a glimpse into the current atmosphere of museum digitization, proposes new applications for digital documentation and propagates these themes through the development of a case st

I takt med att sociala medier och framför allt Facebook växer sig allt större tar även företag sig ut på sociala forum i markandsföringssyfte. När företag får en inblick i arbetstagares privatliv genom aktivitet på Facebook innebär det allt oftare konsekvenser för dessa i arbetslivet. Denna uppsats undersöker, genom en fallstudie av Företag X, hur arbetstagare och arbetsgivare tolkar relationen t

This thesis has dealt with dancing in the Greek Bronze Age from an anthropological perspective. The main question was whether any similarities in dancing in the Bronze Age through to the Classical period could be seen. By using an archaeological material and modern research on dance in the Classical period and on folk dancing in Greece today, the aim was to easier be able to interpret the Bronze A

The aim of this study is to highlight and attempt to understand the role of archaeology and cultural heritage in different domains. Lima and Stockholm represent the urban population in Peru och Sweden. It is an attempt to discuss the general public’s relation to, and view of, national archaeology through a comparative study. It also discusses what the differences and similarities may be caused by.

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how psychotherapists describe and understand their own frame breaks in their psychotherapeutic work. Six psychotherapists were interviewed using an explorative and narrative method. The psychotherapists were asked to give an example of a frame break. The data collected as stories were analyzed using a phenomenological and hermeneutical approach,

Vad som undersökts är hur Skånemejerier konstruerar vad som innefattas i begreppet närproducerat utifrån vad närproducerat ses som i stort. För att blottlägga detta har en diskursanalys genomförts av Skånemejeriers hemsida samt nyhetsartiklar på grund av deras opinionsbildande funktion. Uppsatsen visar att begreppet närproducerat är väl förbundet med hälsa och miljö, men även med ekologi. Detta sy

Board gaming has to a large degree, been studied based on historical sources. Ironically, this is true even for prehistoric games, where the Icelandic sagas have been used as a starting point for a deductive hunt for the mysterious game Hnefatafl. Later studies of gaming have to a large extent been transferring older research results. According to the author, this has created a rather skewed pictu

The study provided statistical evidence that size, profitability, industry, country, and audit firms have explanatory power regarding predicting and explaining corporate disclosure in Sweden and China. Moreover, ownership structure and foreign listing have shown limited explanatory power. It is further noticed that theories that are suitable for a phenomenon in Sweden might not necessary be so in

Title: “Spatiality, function and symbolism - Medieval Scandinavian burial customs with focus on children in churches”. The aim of this master thesis is to shed light upon children buried inside churches. To do this, the author uses spatiality, symbolism, functionality and gender as theorethical perspectives. The material culture comes from seven different sites around Scandinavia. They are connec

Due to a German research project on slavery in antiquity, I became aware of the fact, that within the field of slavery and manumission a lot of research still needs to be done. 1 A university course on social identity inspired me later on and made me think about different identities; ‘being a slave’ was one of them. The habit of freeing slaves was so widely spread during the late Roman Republic an

Nearly US$25 trillion is currently invested through Collective Investment Vehicles (hereinafter: “CIVs”) worldwide. CIVs calculate net asset values (hereinafter: “NAV”) on a daily basis, since such values are the basis for subscriptions and redemptions. In calculating net asset values, a CIV must take into consideration any withholding tax benefits by applicable tax treaties. CIVs require certaint

EU-kommissionen har hösten 2011 antagit ett direktivförslag med innebörden att finansiella transaktioner kopplade till unionens territorium ska beskattas. Den föreslagna beskattningen är en del i ett större reformpaket vilket syftar till att stabilisera den finansiella sektorn för att motverka framtida finansiella kriser samt tillförsäkra att den finansiella sektorn återbetalar en rättvis och betyThe European Commission has, during the fall of 2011, adopted a proposal for a Directive to the effect that financial transactions with a connection to the territory of the union shall be taxed. The proposed taxation is part of a larger reform programme which aims to stabilize the financial sector in order to prevent a new financial crisis and to ensure that the financial sector bear a fair and su

Uppsatsen behandlar den öppna polisens användning av den okonventionella spaningsmetoden infiltration och även informatörsverksamheten i den mån denna tangerar förstnämnda metod. Infiltrationsåtgärder har företagits i utevaro av ett uttryckligt lagstöd vilket givit utrymme för skönsmässiga bedömningar, med avkall på rättssäkerheten som följd. Ovanstående blev upprinnelse till en anstormning av kri