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This thesis investigates the emergence of mid-term rentals (MTRs) in Barcelona, situating them within broader political economy debates on housing financialization, assetization, and rent extraction. MTRs operate in a legal grey zone between long-term tenancy protections and short-term tourist rental laws, and have expanded rapidly in the context of digital nomadism and post-COVID mobility. While s
Syftet med uppsatsen är att få en större förståelse för de hinder och problem som maskulinitetsnormer skapar rörande mäns känslouttryck. Studien belyser hur män upplever normernas påverkan på deras vänskapsrelationer. Empirin samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer, där åtta respondenter deltog. För att analysera empirin använder vi oss av en tematisk analys som resulterar i fyra olika tema
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams today and considered a significant developmental challenge with less than 30% of e-waste being formally recycled. High-income countries are at an increasing rate exporting their hazardous waste onto low- and middle-income countries, creating additional pressure, exacerbating health risks, and degrading local environments in countries with less ca
Denna studie utforskar hur praktiker inom reklam- och marknadskommunikation förstår och balanserar kreativitet och konsekvens i sitt arbete. Detta studerades med en kvalitativ ansats genom fokusgrupp-intervju. Materialet analyserades tematiskt. Genom teorier om varumärkeskapital, reklamkapital och sensemaking föreslår vi att kreativitet och konsekvens samexisterar på olika skalnivåer, vilket tillåThis thesis explores how advertising practitioners understand and balance creativity and consistency in the advertising that they produce. Employing a qualitative methodology, this research utilised a focus group interview to thematically analyse practitioners' understanding and application of these two dimensions. Integrating theories of brand equity, advertising equity, and sensemaking, we p
Multimodal trajectory prediction is a task commonly found in fields like autonomous driving in order to model interactions between pedestrians and vehicles, but is also relevant in sports. In the context of football, predicting the future trajectories of the players and ball can be used to control a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, allowing for automatic video recording of games. Recently, transformer
This research analyzes the climate adaptation strategy of Copenhagen, focusing on cloudburst (rain-based) flooding and the use of infrastructure to mitigate damage. This strategy is analyzed through document analysis and structured interviews, using a theoretical framework of political ecology and urban green assemblages. This framework focuses analysis on the role of actors (human and non-human)
This study aimed to examine how language use in specialist psychiatric care within Region Skåne constructs and influences attitudes toward and treatment of patients with personality disorders. From a critical discourse analytical perspective, the study sought to highlight how healthcare professionals use and understand various terms, how this language shapes patients’ experiences, and how language
This thesis investigates how Italy’s Piantedosi Decree and Distant Ports practice have reshaped the operations of Search and Rescue (SAR) NGOs in the Central Mediterranean. While existing literature discusses the securitization of migration and criminalization of humanitarian actors,less attention has been paid to the concrete impacts of recent legal and administrative measures on SAR operational
Purpose: To investigate the financial firm characteristics determining investment decisions alongside value creation differences across different investment types and whether private equity investors have a treatment effect on operating firm performance. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical perspectives of this paper consist of contracting related theories applicable in the private equity env
Nowadays, the complex global political and economic situation have made geopolitical risks increasingly prominent, this has become a driving force for studying the impact of geopolitics on the economy. With the development of the global economy, international economic and trade cooperation organizations such as the OECD play an important role in the global integrated economy, focusing on OECD coun
This thesis investigates the spatial governance challenges arising from the interaction of two policy fields: nature-based solutions (NbS) and urban densification in Lund, Sweden. The study explores multiple areas of interest, these areas are; (1) how actors collaborate within the planning process, (2) which actors pursue NbS and densification, and (3) what challenges and possibilities that exist
Background: Change is something all organizations experience, and in the fast-paced business-world that is today, the ability to change needs to be higher than ever. The problem is, individuals hate change, it is in our genes to resist it, which complicates how organizations can navigate the change-landscape. To solve this, new ways to work with change arise every day and the latest trend: change
The transition to a circular economy is increasingly recognized as a strategic pathway toward sustainability and resilience. However, implementation remains complex due to geopolitical uncertainty and conflicting institutional logics. This thesis explores how European companies that supply sustainable packaging solutions to the hotels, restaurants, and catering sector navigate the tensions between
This study aimed to explore the role of medical social workers during acute crises in somatic healthcare settings. A qualitative research design was used, based on semi-structured interviews with hospital-based workers. Thematic analysis was employed to explore the expectations placed on health social workers during acute crises. The findings showed that social workers play a multifaceted role, ma
With the rise of social media and an overwhelming amount of information, brands must find ways to stand out amidst the noise. In response to growing consumer skepticism toward traditional marketing, anti-marketing strategies have emerged to capture attention in new ways. This thesis examines the use of anti-marketing strategies in comparison to traditional marketing on Instagram, using Oatly as a
I en värld där bilder flödar från sociala medier, e-handel och inspirationssajter blir det allt viktigare att snabbt kunna tolka och interagera med visuellt innehåll. Samtidigt ställer användare allt högre krav på interaktiva upplevelser där de enkelt kan identifiera och få information om objekt de ser i bilder. Detta skapar ett behov av automatiserade lösningar som kan förstå och kategorisera objThis thesis presents a pipeline for automated object identification and dot based annotation in User Generated Content (UGC) images. The need for this type of model is motivated by IKEA’s digital product ”Content Recommendations” which aims to enhance customer engagement through shoppable UGC images and addresses the challenge of detecting specific products in various, real-world visual contexts.
On 15 April 2025, the Conseil d’État (French Supreme Tax Court), for the first time, referred preliminary questions to the CJEU to determine whether the Marks & Spencer exception can apply within the French tax consolidation regime. This unprecedented referral follows years of internal divergences over the scope of a case law principle that is both central and controversial: the right, under c
Over the past century, films and series about Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sisi, have reflected her lasting role in European cultural memory. These cinematic portrayals continually reimagined her character. This thesis focuses on one aspect: her rebelliousness, exploring how it is constructed in film and how it has evolved over the past seventy years in response to shifting societal norm
With the rapid development of Digital Rights Management (DRM), Technological Protection Measures (TPM) and Rights Management Information (RMI) as components of DRM have become essential tools for safeguarding copyright. The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) were the first international agreements to establish protections for TPM and RMI. Subsequentl
The development of the European Union’s (EU) sustainability legislation has significantly influenced its external trade policy, especially through the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The enforceability of these chapters has evolved from a cooperative, dialogue-based model to one that increasingly allows sanctions and legal consequences. This thesis
