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This thesis analyzes how international anti-corruption norms are expressed in the Swedish anti-corruption policy for foreign aid between 1996 and 2025. The research relies on a case study design and an analytical framework based on the modern constructivist theory. The empirical analysis is divided into two parts. First, an analysis of the anti-corruption policy documents of the OECD, the UN, and
This thesis examines the relationship between gender and corruption within Swedish municipalities. While Sweden is frequently associated with honest governance, concerns regarding corruption have increased in recent years, particularly in municipalities due to their corruption-prone operations. Previous research remains divided on whether women reduce corruption or if the relationship is better ex
AI has become a prominent topic in discussion concerning defence, innovation and disinformation. While the societal benefits of AI have been widely recognized, forming the basis for Sweden’s expanded promotion of AI– the implications of certain AI technologies have nevertheless been framed as harmful, and in some cases even dangerous. The aim of this thesis is to examine how AI is constructed in S
Increasing cross-Atlantic tensions have raised concerns that the United States may leverage European digital dependencies for political gain. This has made the EU’s dependence on US cloud providers increasingly politically salient, as cloud infrastructure forms a central part of the European digital economy and may create vulnerabilities to geopolitical coercion. This thesis examines how the EU ba
This study examines the individual’s role and responsibility in Swedish total defence and crisis preparedness. Using securitisation theory, the study analyses how the state has constructed contemporary security threats and defined the individual’s role and responsibility in preparing for and countering these threats. The study combines the securitisation theory with a multimodal discourse analysis
This thesis aims to examine how resilience can contribute to the understanding of state governance of municipal civil preparedness in Sweden. Against the backdrop of a worsened security environment, climate-related risks, pandemics and other cross-border crises, issues concerning preparedness and societal resilience have become increasingly central in both research and policy. The study is conduct
The healthfulness of a dietary pattern is not merely measured in its content of nutrients, but also of the diversity of the ingredients present. The methods of analyzing dietary diversity, such as Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDD-W) index and Dietary Species Richness (DSR), have been developed in the last decades, used to capture different forms of dietary diversity. Increased dietary dive
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) amendment of 2024 is a major tool in the EU’s environmental aim of net-zero carbon emissions for the building stock by 2050. The overall goal is to improve energy performance, boost renovation rates, reduce energy bills and support decarbonisation of the building stock. This thesis investigates through a literature review, what the 2024 recast o
Preterm infants benefit from combined supplementation of arachidonic acid (ARA), docosahex-aenoic acid (DHA) and choline, but ARA/DHA-rich oils are highly susceptible to lipid oxida-tion. This project aimed to develop and evaluate choline-enriched DHA/ARA oil-in-water emulsions with suitable physical and oxidative stability. Emulsions were prepared by high-pressure homogenization using two AquaCel
This master’s thesis focused on the crystallisation of E. coli ribonucleotide reductase repressor (NrdR) in the scope of fragment-based drug design. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem and NrdR is thought to be a potential drug target for a new group of antibiotics. NrdR proteins are only found in bacteria and regulate the transcription of ribonucleotide reductase genes by binding to two Nr
Mot bakgrund av det historiskt låga barnafödsantalet i Sverige och den diskussion som omger detta, intresserar sig studien för hur barnfria individer, särskilt kvinnor, upplever att de blir bemötta i relation till pronatalistiska normer. Vidare ökar i samband med det sjunkande barnantalet, även uppmärksammandet av de som inte vill ha barn, det vill säga barnfria. Studien syftar därmed till att und
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are increasingly used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. As their use expands, continued post-marketing safety monitoring is important, especially for uncommon but serious adverse events. Despite conflicting evidence regarding causality, pancreatitis, in particular, has remained a clinical and regulatory concern for GLP-1 drugs. Thi
Supramolecular hydrogels have attracted increasing attention in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and injectable biomaterials because of their high water content, good biocompatibility, and dynamic network structures. Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular systems can form network structures through host–guest interactions. These systems usually require mild cross-linking conditions and allow flexible
Therapeutic peptides are a fast-increasing segment in the pharmaceutical industry, and GLP-1 analogues stood for two out of the three most sold drugs last year, 2025. The most common production method of peptides is based on Merrifield’s discovery of solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), which uses large volumes of hazardous chemicals like N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), piperidine, and trifluoraceti
Taxanes are commonly used as a first-line anti-cancer treatment and binds to β-tubulin, hindering its function forming functional microtubules which eventually leads to cell death. Challenges surrounding selectivity and taxane resistance through drug efflux has been a major issue regarding this treatment. Naturally derived compounds called taccalonolides has proven that a covalent inhibition can r
Before a ligand is ready for commercial use as a drug, a long process of ligand optimization and understanding of the binding dynamics between the ligand and the drug target is required. One approach to tackling this is X-ray crystallography, which involves solving the structure of protein-ligand complexes. The information from the solved structures can be used to further optimize ligands until th
Proteoglycans are macromolecules that play a vital role in mammals, acting as structural elements and ligands for proteins. Proteoglycans consist of a protein core, as well as one or more glycosaminoglycan, a saccharide chain synthesised by cells. This biosynthesis starts through the xylosylation of a serine residue of the core protein, that the glycosaminoglycan is subsequently built on. In vivo
This thesis explores experiences of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and receiving medical treatment for it. Adopting a material-discursive intrapsychic model of thought, the participants' depictions are analyzed through objects, discourses, emotions and internal value systems in order to give various perspectives on PMS as well as contextualize the complex relationship between individual, group, a
This thesis examines whether the adoption of automated decision-making (ADM) in Swedish municipal social assistance is followed by changes in welfare outcomes. ADM has spread rapidly across Swedish municipalities, but existing research has mainly studied single cases and organisational processes. I therefore study whether this diffusion leaves a measurable pattern at the municipal level. The analy
This thesis explores how welfare and sustainability are constructed, promoted, and contested within contemporary trade governance and specifically through looking at the EU–Mercosur Association Agreement and the 2026 report by Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil, representing the voice of the Indigenous people there, to explore how fair trade can be promoted in today’s world of volatile glob
