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Many models have been developed throughout the years to describe the evolution of short term rates. One of the famous models is the Vasicek model. It was first introduced in 1977 and describes interest rates as a mean reversion process which is a specific characteristic that sets it apart from other financial assets. This model has the ability to let interest rates to be negative which was perceiv
Integration of immigrants has become a crucial policy-question in Sweden and Western Europe due to the large numbers of immigrants having settled during the last three decades. Previous research has focused on integration policy outcome by studying the design of different policies and programs. This study addresses the question of how the Somali refugees, which are being better integrated in other
This thesis is a discourse analysis of Greta Thunberg’s rhetoric on climate change. Its aim is to describe how securitization of climate change are reflected. It is important to understand how security and threats are formulated in society today. The theoretical framework builds on a social constructivist approach and the Copenhagen School of securitization. The analysed material consist of speech
What is justice? There is a lot of different views regarding this very question and to make claims what ought to be just, one needs to justify it. This thesis sets out to investigate the bearing of evolutionary theory to justify ought claims within normative method and by doing this try to get closer to a true objective theory of justice. More precisely the thesis investigates if it is possible to
Academic research affirms the positive health effect of outdoor recreation. It reduces blood pressure, obesity and stress. In 2012 the Swedish government formulated the Objectives for Outdoor Recreation Policy which aim was to strengthen the accessibility to outdoor recreation opportunities for the people of Sweden. This paper aims to examine the accessibility to outdoor recreation opportunities
This thesis revolves around rain, more specifically the relationship between urban development and rain. In this part of the world rain is often considered something negative and something that we want to avoid. Architecture has been implemented in order to create structures which protect us from the water falling from the sky. Rain is something we complain about to our friends and colleagues, i
The Norwegian TV-series named SKAM became extremely popular all around the world in 2017. The same year the last season premiered. The main character in this season is named Sana. The theme in the last season is Sana’s Muslim religiosity and how her Muslim identity is problematized in relation to the Norwegian society. The purpose of this essay is to explore the way SKAM portraits and problematize
Observing the growing importance of new political conflicts in today’s post-materialist party competition, this thesis seeks to develop a model with which it can analyse the bidimensional convergence between populist radical right niche parties and social democratic mainstream parties. The study applies quantitative content analysis on party manifestos of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and th
Den rådande makromiljön har gjort fastighetssektorn glödhet, och det tycks ha varit svårt att helt misslyckas i branschen under de senaste åren – åtminstone om man ej varit en högbelånad bostadsutvecklare. Samtidigt har tillväxten inte varit likafördelad, och några bolag har lyckats växa från ingenting till miljarder i fastighetsvärden bara på några år. Så vad är det som utgör en attraktiv tillväx
The purpose of this research is to investigate existing perceptions upon the sanctions relief amongst middle class Iranian youths between the ages of 25 to 30, living in Karaj and Tehran. The thesis also examines how the economic sanctions have affected their private economies in the post-sanctions era to fill the research gap within the development research field. Semi-structured interviews were
The movement of the coast line, due to erosion in one direction or aggregation in theother is a natural process as waves, wind as well as the geological nature of the coast itselfare affecting it. Sand dunes are the main protection coasts have at their disposal againstfloods during storm surges or from more passive but long range rainfalls. As many of the coastal areas have a dense population and
This thesis contains a review of published ring amplifier topologies. It is suggested to split the input stage of the ring amplifier into two. In this way, a robust ring amplifier can be designed without stacking the transistors in the second stage of the ring amplifier, boosting its speed properties. The split input stage can also be used to design a fully differential bias enhanced ring amplifie
Our globalized world has caused many cultures to merge which has led to a society in which a lot of individuals are part of more than one culture. The aim of this study is to examine what difficulties that come with having multiple cultural belongings. The study is based on individual narratives, uploaded on different podcast platforms, that have different cultural backgrounds but are a part of th
The aim of this study was to investigate patients' experiences of involuntary hospitalization and clients' involuntary treatment of alcohol and drug addiction. Three persons were interviewed by qualitative semi-structured interviews and two internet blogs were analyzed by text analysis. The theory of Goffman's total institution was used for analyzing, as well as the concepts of paterna
La Petite Ceinture is a mysterious abandoned rail line at the heart of Paris. Once a major connector between the different train stations of the French capital, it now quietly rests hidden, as one of Paris’ long forgotten green corridors. In 2006, a joint collaboration between the elected representatives and the train company tried to come up with a plan to open it up for the public to enjoy. Th
Honor: a delicate subject without terminology - School counselors’ constructions of honor related violence About 10-15 % of the pupils in Swedish schools are estimated to be living under honor related norms in collectivistic environments. The aim of this study was to explore school counselors’ reasoning when working with students who are limited or otherwise affected due to honor related norms. T
Denna studie ämnade att studera vilka faktorer som främst motiverar universitetsstudenter på en framtida arbetsplats. Undersökningen utgick från en kvantitativ metod, där en fysisk pappersenkät användes för insamling av data. Enkäten var uppbyggd utifrån att dels undersöka arbetsmotivation i form av ekonomiska faktorer, men även arbetsegenskaper. I studien mättes åtta ekonomiska faktorer och fyra The aim of this study was to examine which factors motivate university students at a future workplace. By using a quantitative research method, data was collected through a paper survey, where the research tool consisted of a self-assessment questionnaire. The survey was constructed on the basis of investigating work motivation from two perspectives, following economic factors and work characteris
I Sverige har mängden solel ökat och mängden installerade solcellspaneler likaså. Den här uppsatsens syfte är att analysera kunskapsläget kopplat till hanteringen och den framtida återvinningen av de uttjänta solcellspaneler som installerades i Sverige mellan år 2009 och år 2018. Detta sker både genom att ta reda på vilka mängder solcellspaneler det rör sig om, och genom att undersöka de olika aktIn Sweden, the amount of solar power has increased and so has the amount of installed solar panels. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of knowledge about the handling and future recycling of the obsolete solar panels, originally installed between 2009 and 2018. This is done both by finding out the amounts of installed solar panels and by investigating the roles and attitudes
Co-dependency is a controversial concept and a social problem affecting a large group of parents whose children are addicts. The purpose of this study was to investigate how parents with co-dependents experience and describe their situation in relation to their child with substance abuse problems, and how they experience and describe the help and support of Swedish society. Material and method: To
The aim of this study is to examine the accounts in how social workers, who work with adolescents in service user positions, reasons regarding young user influence. Considering that the Children’s Rights Convention was implemented into Swedish law in 2020, and the expressed the importance of working with user-influence from Socialstyrelsen, this subject has increasingly become relevant to investig
