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Polarisation is a hotly discussed and eagerly researched topic these days. This research specifically examines the effects of one type of polarisation: Ideological Polarisation on voter turnout. It does so by measuring the average ideological distance between all parties in European multiparty systems between 1999-2021 and correlating this to voter turnout in elections. Two of the ideological meas

The main focus of this thesis has been to examine and compare how the size and number of internal power transformers affects the technical performance (robustness, power quality and efficiency) of a utility-scale PV plant. The technical performance was examined in a simulation environment (MATLAB Simulink), where a PV plant with a fixed number of PV arrays and converters, corresponding to a rated

Prominent female figures engaging in the societal debate, such as journalists and activists, tend to be targeted for online hate speech and threats disproportionally. At the same time, people in Sweden depend on an online presence to function as individuals. Feminist security studies have yet to incorporate the gendered online dimensions of hate speech and threats. This paper examines how the femi

This thesis critically assesses the integration of social sciences and interdisciplinarity within the international science-policy interfaces Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). I depart from a theoretical framework using the concepts of academic disciplines, interdisciplinary work and scient

Polysaccharides are a versatile group of biopolymers widely utilized in a range of industries, from food and medicine to construction. Engineering of the enzymes involved in the synthesis of polysaccharides could provide a way to chemically modify the composition, and therefore be used as a tool to obtain polysaccharides with new desired properties. In this thesis, the substrate binding to the don

This report is intended to outline the domestic airline industry in terms of capacity and forecasts, and to analyse the financial condition and prospects of its operators. The outcome of the study has been severely impaired by the insufficiency of information supplied by airlines, which has rendered the report more indicative than was initially my intention. The domestic airline industry, aft

Today the practice of torture around the world continues being widespread and rampant and Latin America is not far from that reality. Although, many countries in Latin America have overcome civil wars and authoritarian governments that used torture as a means to silence the disagreements of political opponents or to fight against the enemies of the State, the practice of torture continues being pa

Throughout the world, harmful traditions to women are carried out within the family, e.g., female genital mutilation, forced marriage and dowry murder. Honour killing practice is considered to be the extreme form thereof for its violent consequences on females' right to life. The practice refers to crimes directed toward women on the ground of gender&semic crimes 'whereby the family ki

Research and development is a crucial part of any functioning economy, not the least within the European Union as one of the leading markets in the world today. In addition to providing the market with new products, R&amp&semicD also introduces better ways of production thereby creating new markets. However, R&amp&semicD is often a costly and advanced process demanding huge economi

Risk perception research has largely focused on finding how different demographic variables predict risk perception dimensions. This thesis suggests including motivational values among the areas of focus, being a dimension shared across different demographical contexts. The methodology includes using established and scrutinized tools from the values and risk perception fields respectively and comb

Title: The Nucleus of CSR – Creating and Communicating a Strategic Corporate Responsibility Agenda in a Controversial Industry Authors: Karin Andersson and Anne Frandsen Supervisors: Martin Blom – Department of Business Administration, Lund School of Economics and Management Per Svenningsson – Department of Technology and Society, Envi-ronmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund Institute of Techno

In February 2000 the Commission of the European Community presented the long awaited White Paper on Environmental Liability. The White Paper outlines the key elements for a future directive on environmental liability, covering contaminated soil and subsoil, water pollution and damage to biodiversity. The directive will be a framework regime containing essential minimum requirements to be completed

This thesis addresses the right to education and its implementation. It briefly assesses the right to education while focussing on the right to primary education. The implementation of human rights as stated in international instruments can meet with hindrance in the form of cultural relativist arguments as well as resistance on pragmatic grounds. The case study carried out in Tanzania aims at ass

Climate change is a threat facing the planet which could bring disastrous consequences. In the globalised world, states are less capable of fighting this threat alone&semic it is also necessary that companies take on this challenge. Amongst other people, this idea is supported by Kofi Annan and Nicolas Stern. One of the ways in which this is done is through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR

Title: A journey in the Smartphone Landscape – How new platforms are driving Value Migration in the Smartphone Industry Seminar date: 2011-01-14 Course: Master thesis in business administration, Major in Strategic Management, 15 University Credit Points (15 ECTS). Authors: Max Pihlqvis, Carl Sundqvist and Wilhelm Steien Advisor/s: Allan T. Malm, Fredrik Häglund Five key words: Smartphone, Value Mi

Detta examensarbete behandlar ur ett konkurrensrättsligt perspektiv hur inträdesbarriärer tolkats i relation till innovationsmarknader inom EU-rätten. Vidare innehåller arbetet en de lege ferenda analys av hur inträdesbarriärer bör tolkas baserat på nationalekonomiska teorier. Examensarbetet tar sin utgångspunkt i de båda konkurrensrättsliga artiklarna i Fördraget om Europeiska Unionens funktionsThis thesis deals with how barriers to entry theory has been interpreted in an innovation markets context in the EU legal order. It further offers an analysis of how barriers to entry should be interpreted using an economics based approach. The scope for this thesis is TFEU Art 101 and Art 102, from which an ex-ante and an ex-post approach on barriers to entry analysis has emanated. The ex-ante a

Krig ser idag inte ut som de en gång gjorde; totala krig har ersatts med inomstatliga konflikter och humanitära interventioner. I och med detta har även staters roll som ensamma aktörer förändrats och idag finns det även privata aktörer som är aktiva i krig. Denna uppsats har ett dualt syfte där den dels syftar till att utveckla just war-teorin till att även kunna inkludera dessa nya aktörer, dels