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Deconfessionalisation or reconfessionalisation? Religion as a coherent identity-signifier in a changing Lebanon.

Political deconfessionalisation is a national objective for Lebanon, stated in the Taef agreement that ended the civil war. The consociational democracy upon which Lebanon is based, suggests a political representation of all groups in a pluralistic society. In Lebanon these groups are the religious communities and the system is referred to as confessional. The confessional system was viewed as an

The African Charter on Human and Peoples´ Rights

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the values involved, and the values which I believe should be presented in the African Charter. The overall aim is thus to broaden the understanding of the statute by examining if it meets the criteria of the values and argue for the values with similar magnitude which are not mentioned in the Charter but in my opinion should be included and at the same time

Mining for whom? - A minor field study of the implementation of a legislative reform in the South African mining industry

Natural resources hold a great potential for both economic and social development in developing countries. Many countries in Africa today are rich in natural resources but remain poor and underdeveloped. Policies and legislation within this sector need to provide a good framework in order for the natural resources to be properly managed. This report aims at discussing the difficulties in managing

The EU’s interregional relationship with the GCC -an assessment of the current cooperation

The emergence of interregionalism has been claimed to be one of the major changes affecting international relations in current times. The following study highlights the concept of interregionalism through the regional cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council. The objective of this study is to assess the current EU-GCC interregional cooperation through in-depth interv

Kan EU:s flyktingpolitik rättfärdigas? En normativ utvärderingsanalys av Schengenavtalet och Dublinförordningen

The number of refugees across the world is increasing and consequently also the preassure at the external borders of the EU. The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the actual refugee policy of the European Union in relation to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is ratified by all member states, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Human rights organis

Amerikanska senaten och Romstadgan - en idéanalys

The road of American relations with the International Criminal Court has been a long, rough and bumpy one. The US went from leading the negotiations of the statue to direct opposition of the court, taking national legal action against it and signing bilateral protection treaties to protect their military and servicemembers from prosecution. The Bush administration even did the unprecedented act of

Omskärelse av pojkar - en argumentationsanalys av den svenska debatten

In Swedish law boys under the age of 18 can legally be circumcised by a certified doctor or a person with a special permission from the welfare board. This is a measure to prevent ignorant people from performing circumcision on boys in unsterile environment and without painkillers. The law has brought up a debate questioning if circumcision should be legal at all in Sweden. The network SNOP – Säg

Rasism och fotboll - Jämförande studie av FIFA:s och FN:s syn på rasism

Racism is a scourge of society, and creates division between human beings. Football is a sport that in many ways creates unity. Despite of this, the problems of racism is very substantial in football. The international football association (FIFA) has a lot of the responsibility to erase racism from the sport. How successfully FIFA will cope with the problems of racism, depends on the organization´

Samband mellan feedback environment och arbetstillfredsställelse respektive engagemang.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambanden mellan begreppen feedback environment och arbetstillfredsställelse respektive engagemang. Ytterligare ett syfte var att skapa en översättning av det validerade instrumentet feedback environment scale (FES) från engelska till svenska. Undersökningen besvarades av 52 deltagare vilket gav en svarsfrekvens på 67 %. Studien som genomförts visade att översä

Impact of SOA Adoption with regard to Business Value

In today’s rapid changing environment organisations are required to quickly adapt to the new market conditions. As a result, organisations strive to be flexible and be agile in order to cope with these conditions. Moreover, the introduction of new technologies and information systems has increased the number of middleware in IT architectures, which are considered monolithic and inflexible. SOA is

Producing on Real Demand - In a High Efficient Industry

Title: Producing on Real Demand – In a High Efficient Industry Authors: Johanna Eckerwall and Andreas Johnsson Tutors: Jens Hultman -Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,Lund School of Economics and Management Aki Matsuzaki-Business Control Manager, Supply Chain Division, Tetra Pak Japan Bertil Nilsson-Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management and Log

SADC - en människorättsligt tandlös organisation? En fallstudie av SADC:s politiska kapacitet att ge upprättelse till landreformens offer i Zimbabwe

This thesis examines the humanitarian situation that has unfolded in Zimbabwe during the ZANU-PF fast track land reform. It attempts to; 1) analyze whether the SADC has the necessary political capacity to redress the Zimbabwean human rights victims during the land reform. In order to do this it seeks to; 2) determine whether the land reform is in breach with the SADC Treaty and the SADC Protocol o

Sue and Labour Clause in H&M and P&I Insurances – A Comparative Study of Its Practical Operation and Efficiency

Section 78(4) of the Marine Insurance Act 1906 (hereinafter referred to as the “MIA 1906”) imposes a duty on the assured “in all cases to take such measures as may be reasonable for the purpose of averting or minimising a loss”. In addition to this statutory duty, under the most widely used H&M (hull and machinery) forms as well as in accordance with the so-called P&I (protection and indem

Effective Implementation of the Core ILO Standards at the National Level (Comparative Study between Sweden and Lithuania)

By ratifying ILO Conventions, ILO Member States undertake to bring national legislation and practice into full compliance with these international labour instruments. However, the question remains whether the countries actually implement their international commitments. The assessment of national compliance with the ratified ILO Standards may help to find out the good practices to be followed by

Upplevelse av psalmsång : en fenomenografisk studie

Mitt syfte med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur upplevelsen av psalmsång hos vana kyrkobesökare kan förstås och beskrivas. Jag har velat undersöka den långa tradition av församlingens gemensamma sång som är en självklar del av den kristna gudstjänsten. Berör psalmsången? Är man som deltagare entusiastisk eller kan det t.o.m. vara otrevligt att sjunga? Syftet är att öka kunskapen om psalmsång och då

Jakten på det stora fyndet - En studie om emotionell varumärkesförmedling genom yrkessåpor

Bakgrund: Forskare hävdar att framtidens konsumenter inte kommer att köpa produkter utan istället livsstilar, historier, upplevelser samt de känslor produkterna uttrycker. När relationen mellan konsumtion och identitet blir allt starkare och konsumenter i allt större utsträckning söker en mening genom sitt konsumerande, ställs således nya krav på företag och sättet de förmedlar sina varumärken. Hu

Att skapa kvalitativa tjänster - krav på chefer vid införande av Lean Healthcare

Abstract Title: Creating quality services – requirements for managers implementing Lean Healthcare. Institution: Department of Service Management, Lund University, Campus Helsingborg Course: Master of degree, spring 2010, SMT X07, 15 hp Authors: Helena Larsen & Åsa Tagesson Advisors: Katja Lindqvist & Jan E Persson Keywords: Lean Healthcare, Management, Leadership, Process Management, Chan

Kommunmedborgarens verktyg i kommunallagen

Kommunmedborgare kan agera för att påverka förutsättningarna för den kommunala vardagen och därmed sitt liv. Syftet med denna uppsats är att beskriva de verktyg som är tillgängliga för kommunmedborgare i kommunallagen. Kommunmedborgare fungerar i fem olika aktörsroller; uppdragsgivare, initiativtagare, beredare, brukare och bevakare. Kommunmedborgare ger uppdraget till valda representanter att beLocal Citizens can act to influence the bases of the local everyday life and hence their own life. The objective of this essay is to describe the tools accessible to local citizens in kommunallagen. Local Citizens are in this essay described as five different types of participants. They are assigner, initiator, preparer, user and guarder. Local Citizens gives every fourth year in local elections