Män som slår kvinnor är i regel återfallsbrottslingar, skriver forskaren Ardavan Khoshnood. Eftersom brotten begås i stundens hetta är straffens längd sällan avskräckande.Men who beat women are usually recidivists, writes researcher Ardavan Khoshnood. Because the crimes are committed in the heat of the moment, the length of the sentence is seldom dissuasive.

This article studies the relationship between ‘fugitive receptions’ and excessive audience engagement with the cult television series Utopia (Channel Four, 2013-2014). ‘Fugitive receptions’ are centrifugal and unpredictable and thus this research offers an unusual perspective on our normative understanding of media engagement as predictable and measurable. The research relies on audience-fan inter

Theoretical investigations of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) at in-plane shear loading conditions are presented with focus on shear failure mode III, relating to shear stresses acting in the crossing areas between orthogonally bonded laminations of different layers. Failure criteria for structural design, test configurations and material parameters are discussed. Full 3D finite element (FE) analyses

The structural transformation of retail is challenging for many small cities. Rather than seeing the retailer as a sole player, this article considers retail in small cities to be shaped in a retail eco system consisting of many different actors besides retailers such as municipalities, landlords, business/city organisations, customers/citizens. The key contribution of the article is to provide ne

This study deals with the development of antifouling ultrafiltration membranes based on polysulfone (PSF) for wastewater treatment and the concentration and purification of hemicellulose and lignin in the pulp and paper industry. The efficient simple and reproducible technique of PSF membrane modification to increase antifouling performance by simultaneous addition of triblock copolymer polyethyle

Alexandra Kollontai was the Soviet ambassador to Sweden in the years1930 to 1945. In Sweden she gained many friends in the peace- and women’s movement and among these were several female physicians. This article describes and investigates the friendships between Swedish female physicians and Alexandra Kollontai. The three physicians focused on are Ada Nilsson (1872–1964), Andrea Andreen (1888–1972

A gender-equal leave policy for childcare does not necessarily engender a corresponding sense of entitlement in fathers to actually take leave, but few studies have focused on how fathers develop their sense of entitlement at work. This study explores how Korean fathers, accustomed to a work-centred life, changed their sense of entitlement towards childcare leave while working in a father-friendly

The aim of this study is to explore the effects of fathers’ experience of parental leave on their attitudes towards existing gender roles and division. Many studies have claimed that fathers’ parental leave may hardly eradicate deep-rooted gender divisions between men and women, and fathers’ care-giving is a temporary phenomenon during their parental leave. However, this study demonstrates that ge

이 글은 스웨덴 부모휴가제도에 대한 리뷰 연재 중 첫 순서로 부모휴가제도의 보편성에 대해 다루고 있다. 부모 휴가제도의 간략한 개요 및 활용 현황을 소개하고, 임금근로자 부모뿐만 아니라 학생, 구직자, 자영업자 부모는 어떤 부모휴가 권리를 갖는지 살펴본다. 또한 부모휴가 도입 이전 시기인 1930~1950년대의 상황, 즉 부모휴가 제도의 전신인 모성보험 도입 상황을 간략하게 살펴봄으로써 스웨덴의 현 부모휴가제도가 어떻게 모든 부모의 보편적 권리로 자리 잡게 되었는지 이해를 돕고자 한다.

최근 노인의 재가서비스 이용 권리 확대 소식에 더하여 스웨덴 노인 주거복지서비스의 현황과 문제점, 그리고 이에 따른 정부의 대응 방안 등을 살펴본다. 최근 조사에 따르면 스웨덴 노인재가복지시스템은 인력 수급의 안정성과 전문성 부족, 인력 공급 부족, 지자체 간의 서비스 질 간극 확대, 재가서비스 이후 시설 서비스로의 이행 지체 등의 어려움을 안고 있다. 스웨덴 정부는 이와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해 서비스 공급 인력을 양적으로 확대할 뿐 아니라 서비스 이행의 질을 개선하기 위해 집중하고 있다.

This report explores what the Nordic countries can do to promote the use of recyclable plastic components in electrical and electronic products, with particular focus on minimising their hazardous chemical component. The report provides an overview of the hazardous additives currently used in the plastic components of EEE, drawing on information available from legislation and supporting studies, r

Watching the Olympic and Paralympics Games, we notice that both men and women achieve world-class performances. We see the world’s best sports stars perform extraordinary athletic feats, regardless of who they are or where they come from. This equity was not always present at this world stage. For instance, until 1984, women were prohibited from running marathons during the Olympic Games.1 It may