In August 2017, a deadly crackdown by Myanmar’s army on Rohingya Muslims sent hundreds of thousands fleeing across the border into Bangladesh. The situation in Myanmar has escalated over the last few years. Mass displacements of refugees, sustained allegations of crimes against humanity, and a large-scale intervention has propelled the conflict to centre stage of international human rights. The si

Vietnams och EU:s historia av reglerade handelsförbindelser härrör från 1996 då det första bilaterala handelsavtalet mellan parterna trädde i kraft. Sedan dess har det bilaterala handelsförhållandet utvecklats. Ett nytt frihandelsavtal mellan EU och Vietnam förväntas ratificeras i mitten av 2020. Frihandelsavtalet är omfattande och ingås mellan ett utvecklingsland och en internationell organisatioVietnam’s and the EU’s history of regulated trade relations emanates from 1996 when the first bilateral agreement covering trade entered into force between the parties. The bilateral trade relationship has developed ever since. Ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is expected in mid-2020, a comprehensive free trade agreement between a developing country and an international organisa

Denna uppsats är en undersökning av hur pactum turpe, det vill säga att avtal mot lag eller god sed, har utvecklats och förändrats under 1900- och 2000-talet. Både innebörden av begreppet pactum turpe och dess tillämpning kommer att undersökas genom att analysera och jämföra rättsfall från 1920-talet till tidigt 2000-tal. Rättsfallen delas upp i fyra kategorier efter ämne: Hedersskulder, Den persoThis thesis is an investigation of how pactum turpe, namely contracts that go against legislation or good practices, has developed and changed over the course of the 20th and and 21st centuries. Both the meaning of the term pactum turpe and its legal application will be examined by analyzing and comparing cases starting in the 1920s and ending at the beginning of the 21st century. The cases are di

Social movements have become an integrated component in our western society with almost every contested issue having a social movement associated to it, on at least one side of the debate. When we think of social movements in practice, we might picture rallies and marches, chants, and demonstrations but with the emergence of social media more and more activists and movement adherents have moved to

The term Space Wars was coined by sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman to describe the way in which space is fabricated, has turned into a power play. The fabricators are those who are in positions of power and wishing to homogenise cities to fit a specific narrative. This does not offer much room for space to be interpreted, used, and developed in any different way. However, this war has a

This dissertation examines the change that has occurred in the discourse around population growth in Anglo-Saxon mainstream media. The research focuses on the representation of the “Third World woman” in the context of population control and environmental threats. Drawing on postcolonial feminism and post-development theory, this dissertation highlights how women and their fertility are constructe

In football, as well as in most sports, the question about politics being within it are highly debated. Questions related to nationalism, homophobia, racism, and sexism are all seen as permeating the sport. This is simultaneously topics that is facing resistance, especially through anti-racism-, and pro-LGBTQ+ campaigns. Although, the question remains, and football organisations are trying to deal

Bakgrund: Datortomografi (DT) är en användbar och viktig röntgenmetod för diagnostik inom vården som har ökat i omfattning de senaste 20 åren vilket innebär en ökad kollektiv stråldos. Eftersom röntgenstrålning kan skada och DT ge högre stråldoser än konventionell röntgen har det väckt oro för den ökade mängden strålning till patienterna. Syfte: Att beskriva effekten av stråldosreducerande teknike

Simple machines can be regarded as the elementary “building blocks” of which all more complicated machines are composed” The future is looking uncertain nowadays, and the fragility of our highly specialized society is becoming more apparent. What if your wind generator breaks down? What if you need to clear a road from fallen trees after a storm? Would you even know how to do that? How would yo

Studies on several target factors like specific antigens, biomarkers and cellular signals involved in High-risk Human papilloma virus (HR-HPV) infection and its mediated immune response aid in narrowing the gap to generate effective therapeutic solutions for oropharyngeal carcinomas. Thus, establishing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) lines will aid in investigating and carrying out functional studie

The rise in new digital technology is bringing with it new ethical questions around how we, as a society, can trust them. However, what if the question was before the technology itself? What if the role of the developers was influencing the way those new technologies were being programmed? This thesis situates itself at the point of exploration, where developers of humanoid social robots look for

Översvämningshotade byggnader är ett växande problem som uppkommer till följd av havsnivåhöjningen. Problemet är större i södra delar av landet, där många fastigheter riskerar att ta skada eller förstöras till följd av översvämningar. För att förbereda Skåne och Halland för framtiden behövs därför informationen hur havsnivåhöjningen kommer uttrycka sig. Detta projekt fokuserar på att samla, förvalBuildings threatened by folding is an ever-increasing problem due to sea level rise. The problem is greater in the southern parts of Sweden compared to the rest of the country, where a lot of properties are at risk of being destroyed or damaged as a consequence of floods. To prepare Scania and Halland for the future, information about the sea level rise is therefore needed. This project focuses on

Följande uppsats är en kvalitativ studie vars syfte är att förstå och redovisa heterosexuella kvinnors motivation och beslut till självständigt moderskap förankrat i senmodernitetens kärleksförbindelser. Mitt tillvägagångssätt har varit semistrukturerade intervjuer där empirin och materialet har fått styra studiens teoretiska fokus. Frågorna som uppsatsen önskar besvara är: hur kan heterosexuella

This essay discusses how the image of man is presented in government public investigations. In postmodern theory, society and man are shaped on the basis of how social reality is constructed. From a critical discourse perspective, the study intends to shed light on how the vision of the future society affects our notions of what a human being is. The approach has been to discuss the new emerging a

This paper seeks to investigate the ongoing debate and conflict about the awarding of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to Qatar. A conflict that circuit around discrimination and abuses of human rights in Qatar and the values that the world of football stands for. The purpose of this paper is to contribute with new research involving the positions of the actual participants of the championship, the nationa

Employees as sensemakers: a case study on perceptions about CSR, employee engagement and organisational identity. Global warming, , environmental damage and economic and financial crises have put businesses under scrutiny. Today, stakeholders demand that companies engage in social and environmentally responsible behaviours beyond what is required by law. For that reason companies heavily invest in

Denna uppsats undersöker den svenska tidningen Then Swänska Argus som gavs ut under åren 1732-1734. Tidningen undersöks med kontexten av en uppkomst av nationell identitet i Sverige under samma era. Uppsatsen undersöker hur Argus talar om Sverige och svenskarna, även samspelet mellan Argus och läsarna undersöks och Argus tilltal till läsarna undersöks. Uppsatsen undersöker om Argus bidrog till skaThis thesis examines the Swedish newspaper Then Swänska Argus published between the years 1732-1734 in the context of the emergence of a national identity during the same era. The thesis investigate how Argus talks about Sweden and the Swedes, as well as the interaction between the newspaper and the readers. Part of Benedict Anderson theory of the importance of the newspaper for a imagined communi

Three novel ways of producing small volumes of blood plasma for either a Point of Care or automated application were developed and evaluated based on their usability. Development was based on the trapping unit of the acoustofluidic AcouTrap system by AcouSort AB, Sweden. By trapping cells and clumping them together, increased sedimentation speeds of whole blood cells was achieved, based on the pre

According to previous study, data-driven decisions can result in fact-based decisions that help a company flourish. National parks, particularly in developing countries, are not properly utilizing data as a decision-making tool, which is essential for enhanced competitiveness. Empirical re-sults show that the park administration makes most of its decisions based on established rules when implement