Popular involvement in Swedish society has gone through what can be described as a “death of associations”, a decreased participation in formal organizations. The involvement has not vanished, it merely seems to (partially) have changed shape to the benefit of less formal types of organizing, among others social movements. The informal structures raise questions about fundamental archival concepts

This Master’s thesis concerns librarians and community work in Zimbabwe, and investigates the ways in which librarians may be seen as agents of change. The focus areas are five public and community libraries in Matabeleland, southern Zimbabwe, where the first language is Ndebele. The libraries are situated in the city of Bulawayo, in suburbs, in a town and at rural sites. The study investigates wh

This study aimed to investigate how gender is constructed by the court in court orders regarding the Care of Young Persons (Special Provisions) Act. We wanted to draw attention to how gender discourses were used to describe the norm-breaking behaviors of boys and girls. To do this we used the method of discourse psychology and the empirical material consisted of 32 court orders with an even distri

The research examines Germany’s feminist development policy (FDP), presented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in 2023. This is done to see how the BMZ engages with the feminist discourse on development and in what ways it is drawing on (neo)liberal feminist approaches, thereby relying on the status quo of feminism in development, and in what ways it is drawing

Sverige tillåter för närvarande inte anonyma vittnesmål. Ämnet har trots det varit uppe för diskussion i Sverige sedan 90-talet. Med anledning av den ökade gängkriminaliteten samt vittnens otillräckliga skydd ses anonyma vittnen som en alternativ lösning på problemet. Syftet med uppsatsen är att utreda huruvida ett system med anonyma vittnen hade fungerat i svensk rätt eller inte. Undersökningen Anonymous witnesses are not allowed in the Swedish legal system, although the subject has been debated in Sweden for decades. Due to increased organized crime and inadequate witness protection, anonymous witnesses is discussed as a solution to the problem. The purpose of this essay is to straighten out if a system of anonymous witnesses would be possible in the Swedish legal system. This is done

Uppsatsen undersöker, genom att använda en doktrinär forskningsmetod, Europadomstolens roll i att utveckla skyddsomfånget för svårt sjuka migranter enligt artikel 3 i den Europeiska konventionen om skydd för de mänskliga rättigheterna och de grundläggande friheterna (4 november 1950, ETS. 5). Genom utredningen besvarar uppsatsen frågan om Europadomstolen har agerat inom de metoder och principer soThe thesis examines, through the use of the doctrinal research method, the role of the European Court of Human Rights in developing the scope of protection for seriously ill migrants under Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (4 November 1950, ETS. 5). Through the examination, the thesis answers the question as to whether the Court has acted withi

Today in Swedish politics, many parties advocate for a more restrictive migration policy than ten years ago, so even Moderaterna. The purpose of this thesis is from a describing point of view, explain why Moderaterna has taken this approach. This will be done from multiple aspects, including vote maximization, parti cohesion and parliamentary influence. The method used is a motive analysis with an

This study investigates the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, 2021, in order to find out whether the takeover was a result of undeveloped state institutions. In this case study, the takeover is examined according to the theoretical approach of fragile states. Undeveloped state institutions are operationalized through the degree of financial support they recieve. The other main variable, takeove

The enlargement of the EU towards the CEE pointed and leaned towards democratization. Two of the countries that were on the path of democratization was the Czech Republic and Hungary. However, as time has gone by Czech Republic and Hungary that once were on the path of democratization has now suffered a Democratic Backslide. Czech Republic with Andrej Babiš as Prime Minister followed by Viktor Orb

Straffrätten är en disciplin som i hög grad återspeglar det sociala och moraliska läget i ett samhälle. Här hanteras ideologiska frågor om hur staten bör utöva sin makt för att effektivt bekämpa brottslighet, vad som är rätt och orätt och vem som egentligen bör straffas. En filosofisk frågeställning som spelar en central roll i straffrätten är frågan om den fria viljans existens. Anledningen till Criminal law is a discipline that to a large extent reflects the social and moral situation in a society. Here, ideological questions are addressed about how the state should exercise its power to effectively fight crime, what is right and wrong and who should rightfully be punished. A philosophical issue that plays a central role in criminal law is the question regarding the existence of free wil

Uppsatsen undersöker hur reglerna kring familjeåterförening för flyktingar och alternativt skyddsbehövande har förändrats i Sverige sedan 2016, först med införandet av den så kallade begränsningslagen och från 2021 med ändringar i utlänningslagen. Uppsatsen inleds med att gå igenom grundläggande begrepp inom migrationsrätt som relaterar till familjeåterförening. Sedan diskuteras hur rätten eller mThis essay examines how the rules surrounding family reunification for refugees and persons with subsidiary protection have changed in Sweden since 2016, at first with the introduction of the so-called Temporary law and from 2021 with changes in the Swedish Aliens Act. The essay begins with defining important terms within migration law relating to family reunification. Then, the essay discusses ho

I Sverige, liksom i många andra rättsstater, finns regler om rättskraft. Till följd av dessa regler får ett avgjort mål inte tas upp till förnyad prövning, sedan målet slutligt avgjorts genom en lagakraftvunnen dom. Domstolarnas avgöranden ska därmed vara orubbliga och oföränderliga; ett synsätt som har sin grund i orubblighetsprincipen. I kontrast till orubblighetsprincipen står emellertid sanninIn Sweden, as in many other states governed by law, principles on legal force exist. As a result of these principles, an adjudicated case cannot be tried anew once the matter has been decided by a legally binding judgment. The rulings of the courts shall thus be firm and adamant; a rationale based on the principle of firmness. However, this contrasts with the principle of truth, which is based on

This study analyses how the Swedish news media has been reporting on the gang shootings in Stockholm 2021 as well as if it has turned the question into a security matter. The study first answers the question of which identities that can be found in the reproduction of reality that is being written by the Swedish media. The second question answers in what ways a securitization of the subject of gan

How policymakers make use of expert knowledge is a far debated topic. This essay deals with the subject in a descriptive case study of Malmö, the third biggest city in Sweden. The city’s work combating health inequalities has been linked with what is known as the knowledge base ”Malmö Commission”. By comparing the Commission's proposals of action with the city's continued work in the field

Barnets bästa är den bärande principen i dagens barnrätt och härstammar ur såväl FN:s barnkonvention och föräldrabalken.1 Översiktligt går det att konstatera att de grundläggande tankarna om principen är att stärka respekten för barnets människovärde och integritet, samt som en etisk vägledning för alla enskilda bedömningar i mål som rör barnet. Det innebär att principen inte enbart ska tillämpas It is stated in both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Children and Parents code, that all actions concerning children shall have the best interests of the child as the primary consideration. According to the 6th chapter 2(a) section in the Children and Parents code, the best interest of the child shall be the primary consideration in all questions concerning the child, both in

Tvister med anledning av tvångsinlösen av minoritetsaktier ska enligt aktiebolagslagen lösas genom skiljeförfarande, ett så kallat legalt skiljeförfarande. Tvångsinlösen är vanligt förekommande och ett flertal problem riskerar att uppstå för minoritetsägarna under inlösenförfarandets gång. Uppsatsen syftar till att utreda några av förfarandets förekommande problem, exempelvis minoritetsägarnas möDisputes due to the compulsory purchase of minority shares must, according to the Swedish Companies Act, be resolved through arbitration, a so-called legal arbitration. Compulsory purchase is common and several problems are likely to arise for the minority owners during the purchase procedure. The thesis aims to investigate some of the procedure's existing problems, such as the minority owners

Kryptotillgångar är fortfarande ett oreglerat område inom svensk rätt. Enligt skatteverket är det ungefär 3000 varje år som deklarerar vinster från krypto-tillgångar i Sverige. De antar att ett stort mörkertal av personer som inte dekla-rerar. Samtidigt arbetar EU-kommissionen med inledande regleringar av kryp-totillgångar. Ett förslag om reglering av marknaden för kryptotillgångar har tagits framCryptoassets are still unregulated in Swedish law. According to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), roughly 3000 citizens have declared and paid cap-ital gains tax on crypto- or crypto-like-assets in the past year. However, the agency also stated that it believes the number of people who should have paid capital gains taxes are substantially greater. At the same time, the European Commission is

Som ett första steg i uppsåtsbedömningen har domstolar att avgöra om den tilltalade varit i tillräcklig grad medveten om sitt handlande. Det så kallade medvetenhetskravet är omdiskuterat i både rättspraxis och doktrin, men handlar i grunden om att söka avgöra om gärningspersonen varit i ett sådant tillstånd att hen haft en basal grundförståelse för sammanhanget och omgivningen vari gärningen To be able to examine the defendant’s intent the court initially must determine if the defendant has been conscious to the degree where they were aware of their actions. This first step, known as the consciousness requirement (medvetenhetskravet), has been heavily discussed in both court practice and doctrine for many years. Essentially the court must decide whether the defendant was in a state of

Bitcoin och andra liknande kryptovalutor är rättsligt sätt relativt nya företeelser. Mot bakgrund av dess våldsamma ökning i värde de senaste åren samt det faktum att många aktörer tycks bli mer och mer positiva till alternativa investeringar i kryptovalutor försöker följande uppsats svara på frågan i vilken ut-sträckning svensk rätt tolererar pantsättning av bitcoin. För att besvara frågan undeThe topic of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin is rather new phenomenon in Swedish law. The last few years cryptocurrencies, but more specifically, bitcoin has seen rapid growth in value which in turn has led to a growing in-terest in bitcoin as an alternative asset to invest in. The following thesis will try to answer the question to which extent Swedish law tolerate using bitcoin as the asset tha

Syftet med denna uppsats har varit att utreda upphandlingsrättens konkreta reglering av och principiella förhållningsätt till samverkan mellan anbudsgivare i upphandlingsförfarandet. Utgångspunkten för utredningen av upphandlingsrättens konkreta regleringen är den fakultativa uteslutningsgrunden i 13 kap. 3 § fjärde punkten lagen (2016:1145) om offentlig upphandling (LOU). Uteslutningsgrunden angeThe purpose of this paper has been to study the concrete regulation of and principal approach to collusion between tenderers in public procurement law in a Swedish context. As a basis for the concrete regulation in public procurement law is the facultative exclusion ground in the public procurement act (see 13 kap. 3 § 4 lagen (2016:1145) om offentlig upphandling). According to the exclusion groun