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If Rwanda was in the spotlight of the international media for over 20 years due to the 1994 genocide, today it is mostly owing to its economic resurgence and its development projects, such as Vision 2020. One of its achievements is the prohibition, since 2008, of the production, importation, use and sale of polythene bags on a national scale. This thesis explores the connections to culture, power

Soft regionalism och regionala identiteter i Storbritannien har sällan blivit utforskade utöver nationella debatter avseende Skottland, England, Wales och Cornwall. Dessutom har även många senare regionala studier i England försummats helt. Denna studie har sin bakgrund i den pågående debatten om decentrialisering (devolution) och skapandet av nya regionala myndigheter och urbaner-regioner i StorbSoft regionalism and regional identities in Great Britain has seldom been explored beyond the national debates of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. Many recent local studies in England have, too, been neglected. This study is set against the backdrop of the ongoing debates around devolution within the United Kingdom and the creation of new regional authorities and city-regions. This thesis investigat

This interpretive study, taking place in the context of the IT-company Ericsson, aims at exploring the engineers’ understanding and experience of organizational control. The study builds on data gathered through semi-structured interviews, which are analyzed by taking the lenses of discourse theory. The study firstly shows the engineers’ understanding of control as something ‘bad’ whilst contrasti

This dissertation examines the role of internal communication in enhancing employee motivation. As a role model – pharmaceutical company Roche Latvia was chosen. Roche Latvia is one of the Top 3 leading pharmaceutical companies in Latvia (Roche, 2015), and is seen as the main and most important contributor in educating patients and doctors, as well investing research and donating to charities. The

The purpose of this study was to examine how personnel working with unaccompanied refugee children at homes for care or residence highlights individualized support in their work, and to analyze opportunities and obstacles within this work. Qualitative interviews were performed with five personnel, from three different homes for care or residence, working with unaccompanied refugee children. The co

I denna studie har vi intervjuat tre kvinnor som levt under riskfyllda förhållanden i form av missbruk i större delar av sitt liv. Syftet med vår uppsats var att undersöka vilka erfarenheter anhöriga till missbrukare har av självhjälpsgrupper av typen ACA (vuxna barn till alkoholister och från andra dysfunktionella familjer) och dess stöd och hjälp. Vi formulerade tre frågeställningar där vi villeIn this study, we interviewed three women who have lived in hazardous conditions such as abuse in the greater part of their lives. The aim of this study was to examine what experiences relatives of abusers have of self-help groups such as ACOA (Adult Children Of Alcoholics and of other dysfunctional families) and its support and help. Due to our purpose we asked ourselves three questions: 1. how d

Synnerligen grov misshandel är en brottstyp som introducerades i svensk straffrätt år 2010, detta efter att regeringen uttryckt att straffskärpningar behövdes då man inte ansåg att de utdömda straffen var proportionerliga i förhållande till brottets allvar. Flertalet fall har sedermera hamnat i HD och hovrätterna och en praxis har skapats kring vad brottet innebär. Stort fokus läggs på hänsynslöshExceptional aggravated assault is a crime which was introduced to Swedish criminal law in 2010. The reason behind this was the fact that the Swedish government believed that harsher punishments were needed due to the fact that they were not proportional in comparison to the seriousness of the crime. Regarding what is to be considered as exceptional aggravated assault, the courts tend to focus on t

The problem with adolescents who do not want to participate in investigation processes as witnesses, is a recurring problem for investigators with the police in Örebro. A problem that contributes to many disused investigations, despite the known existence of potential witnesses to the different crime events that involve youths. The purpose of this study is to analyze the causes that contribute to

The purpose of this study was to explore the professional agents viewpoints on the collaborative agency Barnahus and how this effects the view of child welfare. The method used for the study was a qualitative interview method with semi -structured interviews. Through the study six professionals connected to Barnahus were contacted and interviewed. Their professional standpoints and thought process

This thesis aims to examine the European Union’s policy regarding immigration to the EU from third part states. The main purpose is to highlight the reformations that have taken place since the late 50’s. Through an critical discourse analysis as a method, the thesis concludes that EU’s present-day restrictive migration policy has had substantial influence on how we interpret the concept of immi

RPS (Real Person Slash) refers to the fandom in which female fans form homoerotic fantasies based on two real men such as actors, politicians and historical figures. This paper tries to see this group of women under power structures of sexuality in China and how such structures influence their fan practices. Through online observations, group discussion and in-depth interviews with 16 fans in tota

The personal is still political as heterosexual romantic relationships are permeated by gender power dynamics. Previous research has shown that men tend to exploit women’s love, appropriate their care, and not reciprocate. This study looks at the impact of feminist values on these established patterns in Switzerland, a country known for being one of the last in western Europe to give women the rig

Denna framställning behandlar förekomsten och den eventuella omfattningen av ett humanitärt undantag till människosmugglingsbestämmelsen i 20 kap. 8 § utlänningslagen (2005:716). Enligt denna bestämmelse stadgas att den som uppsåtligen hjälper en utlänning att olovligen komma in i eller passera genom Sverige döms för människosmuggling. I förarbeten har dock framhållits att ideell verksamhet som enThis thesis explores the existence and possible scope of a humanitarian exception to the human smuggling provision in Chapter 20 § 8 of the Aliens Act (2005:716). Under this provision a person who intentionally assists an alien to enter, or transit across, Swedish territory in breach of the law is sentenced to human smuggling. However, in the legislative history it has been stated that actions aim

Denna uppsats är avsedd att utreda tillämpningen av principen om barnets bästa i hedersrelaterade LVU-mål. Inledningsvis problematiseras begreppen heder och hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck. Heder handlar i korthet om släktens värde i egna och andras ögon. Vanärar en familjemedlem (oftast en flicka eller kvinna) släktens heder så måste den återupprättas. Det är genom återupprättandet och bevarandThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the courts use of the principle “best interests of the child” in cases involving honour-related violence. The paper starts by introducing the meaning of the word honour and honour-related violence. In short, the definition of the word honour in this context refers to the value of the family seen through your own and others eyes. If a family member (usual

The concept of the European identity is in this thesis regarded as being expressed as a social, political and cultural activity, constructed and narrativized by the Presidents of the European Commission. The aims of executing the research has been to detect the processual development, constant elements or differences concerning the construction of the concept by the different leaders as well as in

The school segregation has been growing in the Swedish schooling system in the recent years, where pupils with different backgrounds to a lower extent meet each other in the schooling system. At the same time the differences in results between schools, and the relationship between family background and pupils’ school results is increasing. This has spurred a political will to act on the growing sc

This thesis examines the international climate movement, Extinction Rebellion. Since its establishment, it has been the topic of considerable media criticism, where several groups believe that they are not politically inclusive. This study seeks to show how their portrayal of themselves and their politics is not a neutral discursive terrain, but has political implications. Using frame analysis as

This thesis investigates the sustainability discourse present in two urban development projects in Malmö. The projects investigated are Sege Park in Kirseberg, and Culture Casbah in Rosengård. The City of Malmö has profiled itself as seriously invested in sustainable urban development, but it is evident that the sustainability focus is different when applied to different parts of the city. To unde

The art of the October revolution 2019 in Lebanon expresses narrative processes that this thesis argues can be understood as a part of the Lebanese reconciliation process relating to the civil war of 1975-1990. Following an understanding of reconciliation as a process focused on transforming relationships on mainly a societal level, and emphasizing the connection between art and shaping narratives