The purpose of this thesis was to study about the implication of Mandarin language in creating unity among ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. The research was carried out by exploring the role of Chinese school in order to produce an analytical overview of language and unity in Malaysian Chinese context. The identity issue was also being analyzed to find out how Mandarin language helps to create Chinese

Over-consumption of resources is becoming an environmental issue with increasing impact. Within the Swedish fashion market efforts to address this issue are becoming more visible. One example is the sustainability concept launched by the brand Filippa K in early 2015. This concept will first be examined using three consequential categories for sustainability within the fashion-system: alternative

The purpose of this study was to highlight professionals’ views and aims of using touch screen technology, such as tablets, whilst working with people with dementia. The usage of touch screen technology whilst supporting people with dementia was found to be getting more and more common in today’s society. The study has underlined how the professionals described the tablet, what aims there were by

In the past few years women’s empowerment and gender equality initiatives have been under increasing pressure to measure their impact. This thesis explores the stakeholders’ experiences with the monitoring and evaluation practice with a case study of a women’s fund that provides grants to grassroots women’s organizations in South Africa. The study is based on previous research, the grassroots deve

Even though human rights and human rights education are generally viewed as something worth achieving, unfortunately the extent of which human rights is implemented in education in the Swedish school system is a poorly researched area. This study sets out to change that and to discover the ideas and reflections upon human rights as a subject of four pre-service upper secondary school social scienc

The following thesis investirgates the elements of the governance theories Governance and Government in policy document relating to the interaction between Försäkringskassan and Arbetsförmedlingen. In my research I have, on the basis of government letters and other key policy documents, interpreted the characteristics of both the more softer negotiation focused management and a more hierarchical g

This thesis investigates the social dynamics of the Chin refugee group which currently faces great challenges in Malaysia, the host country. Modes of organisation and coping mechanisms are examined in relation to the specific legal and socio-political context. The theoretical concept of “diaspora” is used to make sense of processes of identity (re)construction and collective action. In addition, f

Previous literature on the gendered impact of the 2008 recession and subsequent austerity on unemployment in the EU found that male unemployment is particularly affected by the recession, whereas female unemployment increases disproportionately during periods of austerity. Welfare systems and gender job segregation have been discussed as underlying mechanisms of these effects. This thesis is the f

Current consumption patterns are not sustainable and are compromising the Earth’s carrying capacity and the future of next generations. Increasing sustainable consumption behaviours and practices are needed in order to decrease nowadays negative consumption impacts on the environment and achieve sustainable development. However, sustainable consumption practices are generally not performed as they

The aim of this essay is to analyze how the preconditions for legal recognition of gender contribute to cis- and heteronormativity in Finland. The material used in the analysis consists of the final report of a working group which was given the assignment by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to investigate possible changes in the Act on Legal Recognition of Transexuals. As it stand

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how Swedish Migration agency and Swedish Migration courts reasoned regarding sexuality, gender identity and persecution within the home country in asylum assessments of LGBTQ+ people through a qualitative analysis of court decisions. Within this study fifteen court decisions have been analysed, all of which judgments relied on grounds

Sedan 2010 är föräldrar som är vårdnadshavare solidariskt skadeståndsskyldiga med sina barn för skador som barnen orsakat genom brott. Ansvaret är begränsat till sak- och personskador samt skador genom kränkning, och skadeståndets storlek begränsat till en femtedels prisbasbelopp per skadehändelse. Regeln infördes trots, och utan hänsyn till, den omfattande kritik som framfördes av otaliga remissiSince 2010, parents who are custodians are jointly and severally liable with their children for damages that the children have caused by crime. The liability is limited to property and personal injuries as well as damages through violation, and the amount of the damages is limited to one-fifth of the price base amount per claim. The rule was introduced despite, and without regard to, the extensive

In July 2017, the Egyptian police and military forces implemented a government decision that intended to force the residents of al-Warraq island out of their homes. The eviction decision involved 720 homes, but the security forces were only able to demolish five homes before clashes broke out and the security forces withdrew from the island. The disputes between the police forces and island inhabi

As a response to a lack of formal solid waste management (SWM), CBOs and youth groups have become the main providers of waste collection in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. This thesis is a qualitative case study of community-based waste management (CBWM) in the informal settlements of Mathare, Nairobi. The material from interviews and participant observation is analysed through a lens of S

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the vulnerability of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under the spotlight. Meanwhile, the remembrance and reflection of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 has been ongoing in different media among which the HBO mini-series Chernobyl (2019) stands out and resonates transnationally. The existing analysis on Chernobyl mainly focuses on how the streaming series

Uppsatsen behandlar den europeiska idrottsmodellens förhållande till EU:s konkurrenslagstiftning. I synnerhet problematiseras de europeiska idrottsförbundens monopolställning och detta ska vägas mot intresset av att beakta idrottens specifika karaktär, som uttrycks i artikel 165 FEUF. Uppsatsen belyser de centrala aspekterna av den europeiska idrottsmodellen samt de mål som präglar EU:s idrottspolThis essay examines the relationship between the European sports model and EU competition legislation. Specifically, it addresses the monopolistic position of European sports federations, weighing this against the need to consider the specific characteristics of sports as expressed in Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The essay illuminates the central aspec

Where do the children learn? A crucial part of our social construction, education and its space, has changed and is adapting to new knowledge and studies to improve the quality of the learning process. Space should represent the values and growth of society. The changing mindset does not mean that we deny or forget theories, strategies and resources that we have developed throughout history, but

Title: The EU Way, or the Huawei? A comparative study of the values projected onto Europe’s 5G network by the Chinese Communist Party and the European Union. The purpose of this investigation is to look closer on the value-tension between the European Union and the Chinese Communist Party regarding which values are present in the official policies of these entities and how these values are projec

This thesis examines the gender balance in Swedish films through the interaction between same-sex characters in front of the camera and the gender balance in creative key roles behind the camera. By analyzing 11 award winning Swedish films using a measuring tool presented in a study from 2015, the results show that neither Swedish films or Swedish film productions can be considered gender balanced

Mental illness among the elderly is a problemarea that requiers further research to increase knowledge. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate how the elderly’s mental health are prioriticed in elderly care, talked about by first-line managers and nursing staff in elderly care and also to investige possibilities for prevention of mental illness. The studie was conducted through qualita