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A recurring argument in scholarly literature is that the EU is suffering from a democratic deficit in which its institutional legitimacy is being questioned by the public. To remedy this issue and gain public legitimacy, the EU has over the last 20 years developed a public communications approach to engage citizens in European affairs and to create a European public sphere. However, the EU has not
The purpose of this study is to investigate the present discourses surrounding the urban housing landscape in Malmö, and how they are in tension with each other. Further, how they affect public actors, private actors, and residents. This is done by gathering material from a public, private, and residential perspective, and employing critical discourse analysis. The material is gathered through sem
This examination addresses the problem of proxy warfare in civil wars by examining Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the Syrian Civil War. Based on previous theoretical frameworks a new theoretical framework of proxy warfare has been developed which is used to analyze whether Iran’s and Saudi Arabia’s involvement in Syria is a case of proxy warfare or not, and if their involvement in the co
Research Questions: within the context of an Explorative Interactive Coupled Open Innovation Collaboration: How can the managerial practices affect the collaboration status leading to collaborative inertia? and How can the concept of goal congruence be understood as an antecedent for collaborative inertia? Methodology: The research was conducted as a qualitative case study of an explorative inter
The aim of this master’s thesis is to examine how museum professionals perceive and relate to Swedens newly instituted museum law. The museum law (SFS 2019:977) came into effect in august of 2017, and at this moment there are no larger-scale studies examining the effects of the law. This thesis is intended to serve as a time document, reflecting the perceptions that existed in the spring of 2020.
In recent years the populations of the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) has been declining in Sweden. Many other species, like for example the marsh tit (Poecile palustris), depend on woodland structures that the lesser spotted woodpecker creates such as nesting holes. I did a comparison study between data from The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Project made in 1980’s and my own recently c
The focus of this bachelor’s essay is to investigate non-lexical interjections. In this study, imitative interjection proves to be an appropriate term for interjections such as mm-hmm and wow, with non-lexical properties distinguishing them from hey and yes. This essay aims to explore if this specific group can be extracted from a corpus, and further, if it is possible to detect any similarities a
The subject of this paper concerns propaganda, articulated in the daily press and various publications, debating questions of the Swedish public libraries, library politics and the library act that was enforced in January 1997. It is a discourse analysis, focusing on the ideological, emotional and political viewpoints of writers representing the interests of the public libraries, which aims to stu
The prevalence of otitis media with effusion (OME) is much higher in infants born with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) than without CLP. It would be interesting to know if the related hearing thresholds are poorer in infants with CLP than without, which could have a possible impact on the early development of hearing, communication and speech. The aim of the study was therefore to investigate the ea
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between local governments and community based waste management organisations and the sustainability of voluntary organisations providing basic services. Drawing on analytical concepts of participatory development it investigate factors contributing to a successful relationship. More specifically how cooperation, communication and collaborat
Our agricultural management practices have been constantly evolving, with significant impacts on both our society, and biodiversity of human-dominated landscape. While the negative effects of agricultural land-use change at local and landscape scales on biodiversity are well documented from regions such as Western Europe, the effect of current and past land-use in areas that have had more complex
Marine resource degradation and competition over fish stocks have marginalized small-scale fisherfolk, yet studies rarely examine how tourism and commercial fishing intersect in this process. This case study explores how power asymmetries and marginalization affect the livelihoods of small-scale fisherman on Malapascua Island, Philippines. Malapascua, a small island in Central Visayas, is home to
This master thesis will explore the application and challenge of Intelligent Driving Assistance System (IDAS) within China’s New Energy Vehicle (NEV) industry, aiming to identify and address user experience challenges to enhance interaction with smart driving features. Quantatitive research method, by survey and its analysis, is utilized to underscore the importance of user-centric design in devel
Rapid aging of the societies and falling birth rates across the world are among the most significant contemporary socioeconomic problems. Meanwhile, in the era of ‘Fake News’ the construction of the media narratives has become increasingly relevant. As challenges posed by aging population are often framed from the point of view of the competitiveness of societies, years 2006-2015 before, during an
This thesis investigates the effect of visible articulatory movements on speech comprehension in L1 and L2 listeners of Swedish. Previous research found faciliatory effects on speech perception when speech was presented audiovisually in various settings and under diverse listening conditions for both L1 and L2 listeners. However, it is still not investigated thoroughly, how L2 proficiency affects
This thesis does describe and analyse the extent of protection of the Christian Louboutin trademark. The registration of trademarks is crucial for the fashion industry, in order to ensure the legacy of the brand and to gain economic value on the investments made. Its main goal is to determine the extent of trademark protection for fashion items and the obstacles they may face in both the EU and th
Background and Aim: Sweden is one of the European countries which receive refugees worldwide, including those from Myanmar. As Myanmar refugees begin to resettle in Swedish society, they might experience challenges that may affect their mental health and well-being. Although mental health problems of immigrants in Sweden have increased over the past years, few studies have addressed the mental wel
With this research we aim to understand the dynamics of consumers' use of cancel culture as a resource for their identity construction online. Theories included were surrounding framing, morality, consumers as moral protagonists, purity and dirt as well as distaste and symbolic violence. These theories were selected to aid with the analysis of the empirical material and to add new insight to t
Historically, smallholder farmers have dominated rice production in the Global South, typically cultivating rice on less than one hectare of land. In Indonesia, rice is the staple crop and is both a political and cultural commodity. The 1970s Green Revolution aimed at decreasing world hunger through the implementation of new agricultural innovations in the form of new technologies and HYV seeds. T
In this paper the implementation process and personal responses towards a workspace change within a small subsidiary of a big energy conglomerate have been researched. Although much research regarding organizational change has been conducted, how softer aspects affect change is still underdeveloped. This case study will therefore provide an in-depth look at how employees react to, and perceive the
