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The figure of scenarios is frequently used in present-day climate science and plays a prominent role in the architecture of the IPCC Reports. In this work, I undertake a philosophical and critical investigation into the ontological, epistemological and temporal modalities of the figure of scenario. I do so by engaging with the term’s supra-scientific origins, with the history of its semantic alter

Sammanfattning Examensarbetets titel: HRM för minskad agentproblematik och bättre kompetensförsörjning inom IT-branschen Seminariedatum: 2016-01-14 Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management Författare: Charlotte Karlsson, Ena Hrapovic, William Wallin Handledare: Christine Blomqvist Nyckelord: HRM, IT-branschen, agent-principal-teorin, kompetensbrist, Knowledge ManagemSummary Title: HRM for reduced agency problems and better competence skills in the IT industry Seminar date: 2016-01-14 Course: FEKH19, Degree project Undergraduate level, Strategic Management Authors: Charlotte Karlsson, Ena Hrapovic, William Wallin Advisor: Christine Blomqvist Keywords: HRM, IT industry, principal agency theory, competence deficiency, knowledge management Purpose: This study int

Crime is a serious problem in many countries and societies. The consequence of a crime for the victim is both physical and psychological. In 2010 the Swedish government presented a bill to the parliament about harsher sentence for violent crimes. What arguments did the government have in support of a harsher and stricter sentence for a violent crime, and what were the arguments against the bill? W

The use of conditional cash transfers (CCTs) as means of combating poverty has increased considerably the past decade. CCTs are safety net programs that transfer cash to targeted poor households, often to the mothers, on the condition that those households make pre-specified investments in the human capital of their children. The conditions are often criticised because the conditions only applies

The focus of this project will be on democratic institutional design in Egypt following the 2011 revolution. Although important, little attention will necessarily be given to examining the challenges and prospects for democracy in post-Mubarak Egypt more broadly. The paper will proceed under the assumption that a stable, functioning democracy is a reasonable, and further, attainable system of poli

This thesis addresses the problem of horizontal incoherence between the first and second pillar of the European Union in its external relations. Horizontal coherence is an important concept for the European Union's legitimacy and strength. Internally, coherence is essential for the Union's democratic legitimacy, as democratic influx comes from the Council. Externally, to the extent incoher

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the tourism development in Abisko, Kiruna, highlighting the conflicting strategies and land-use conflicts. Abisko is used as an example of how tourism development is not only about attracting more visitors to the destination, it’s also about developing the services that the visitors, local population and companies need and, in that way, create opportunities

This study explores how employees make sense of sustainability efforts within a for-profit organization producing single-use products, focusing on the Scandinavian company Ecolette. Drawing on CSR-related literature, including Basu and Palazzo’s (2008) CSR Process Framework, micro-CSR, Social Identity Theory (SIT), organizational identity, and cynicism, the study provides a nuanced understanding o

Modernity, language and western culture are some of the explanations of why ‘the climate crisis can be perceived as a crisis of our imagination’. These concerns around storytelling are investigated based on the degrowth concept of ‘decolonization of the imaginary’ and sociological theories on the absence of socio-ecological imaginations. I build upon the novel method Story Completion (SC) that inv

This article questions certain assumptions on the intellectual history of modern Islam and on one of the most influential modern reform movements, the Salafiyya. By looking at the Sufi origins of one of the main Salafi reformers, it relativizes the notion of an inherent anti-Sufism of this reform movement. The article examines how Muhammad 'Abduh (1849-1905), the famous Egyptian reformer, conver

This research study has sought the contextual understanding of young adults’ realities and the perpetual use of violence within heterosexual intimate partner relationships in Hanuabada village, Papua New Guinea through an interactive transformative approach. Peer interviewers guided the researcher’s tasks and conducted semi-structured interviews utilizing a photo voice methodology to investigate t

Distributed IT projects are increasingly common as organizations leverage global talent and digital collaboration tools. However, these projects are associated with elevated risk due to geographical dispersion, cultural differences, and organizational complexity. This study investigates how such factors influence the emergence and management of risk in distributed IT projects. Drawing on Instituti

This thesis explores how young Swedish consumers interpret retro branding by analyzing their engagement with advertisements through a semiotic lens. Using Pierce's triadic model and Hall's conceptual map, we examined the way young consumers interpret retro branding stimuli in the form of video advertisement. We showed two advertisements from the same brand, FILA, a retro campaign and a con

The Palestinian refugee question is one of the most protracted and politically charged refugee crises of modern times and in modern history. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have endured generations of statelessness, constrained by exclusionary legal frameworks. This study examines the condition of statelessness among Palestinian refugee youth in Lebanon and the formation of political agency and ev

This essay is an investigation of labour and of exhaustion disorder (utmattningssyndrom). Through autoethnography in combination with testimonies from others with exhaustion disorder, and writing as research method, I explore the experience of labour – how it feels and its consequences. Using Donna Haraway’s concept of figuration, I investigate three themes connected to labour and exhaustion disor

In the capitalist system, there is a need to envision alternatives that advocate for a more just and sustainable world. Alternative scholarships, such as degrowth, aim to counter the hegemonic narrative of food commodification by promoting practices that put social and environmental well-being at the forefront. This ethnographic research outlines the alternative strategies of tackling food waste a

How can we understand Gällivare municipality as a sacrifice zone through local narratives of green transition? The transition to low-carbon economies in the wake of the European Green Deal drives increased demands for metals and minerals, renewable energy, biomass from forests – intensifying green extractivism. In Gällivare municipality, located in the rural north of Sweden and within the borders

This article adds to the growing body of literature on the #MeToo movement in non-Western contexts. It explores the concept of resilience in the context of workplace sexual harassment in China, drawing on 26 cases from the #MeToo in China Archives (2018–2019). Using thematic analysis, the study examines the actions of the harassed individuals, the support they received, and how they handled and co

In this study we have examined how blue- and white collar workers within the same automotive industrial organization interact and collaborate with each other. We have also analyzed what kinds of internal organizational aspects and external societal aspects that could affect the quality of the interaction and cross-functional collaboration. By using participant observation as our research method, w

This study is a discourse analysis on how the term climate justice is constructed in the current Swedish Climate Action Plan (Skr.2023/24:59). The study specifically uses the method: “What’s the problem represented to be?” where the purpose is to shed a light on what kind of problem orientations, assumptions and unproblematized circumstances policy documents consist of and what consequences that c