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This study aimed to investigate how healthcare counsellors experience the on-call assignment. This was done by examining how the healthcare counsellors described their assignment, how they managed it, and what knowledge they used in the assignment. The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with seven healthcare counsellors employed at two hospitals in southern Sweden. The analysis
The aim of this study is to examine the book About Sweden, a text provided by Swedish local authorities to non-EES immigrants moving to Sweden. The study focuses on how Sweden, Swedishness and immigrants are portrayed in the book, focusing especially on discussion of the relationship between Swedish society and immigrants. Using qualitative content analysis, the text is methodically analysed in re
This study investigates the impacts of rural tourism on the livelihoods of communities in the Sigiriya region of Sri Lanka, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for its cultural and natural heritage. Adopting a qualitative case study approach, it integrates the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and Dependency Theory to examine both the developmental opportunities and structural constraint
This thesis explores the implementation of the ‘women’s labour market policy programme’ (Arbeitsmarktpolitisches Frauenprogramm) at the public employment service (AMS) Vienna through advisors. As so-called ‘street-level bureaucrats’ AMS advisors have the unique ability to implement policies at the street-level through their work with citizen-clients. The labour market situation in Austria has been
Till följd av en allt strängare lagstiftning kring marknadsföring av tobaksfria nikotinprodukter i Sverige har varumärket Loop utvecklat nya strategier för att synas i sociala medier utan att bryta mot rådande regler. Denna studie undersöker hur Loop iscensätter och kommunicerar sin varumärkesidentitet på Instagram genom strategisk kommunikation som undviker direkt produktreklam. Med utgångspunkt In response to increasingly strict regulations surrounding the marketing of tobacco-free nicotine products in Sweden, nicotine pouch brand Loop has adopted new strategies to maintain brand visibility and consumer engagement on social media. This study examines how Loop constructs and communicates its brand identity on Instagram in a legally restricted environment, using strategic communication tha
Industrial areas have played a vital role in shaping cities, serving as economic centers and employment places for decades. However, with economic trends drifting and other technological advancements lead to the constant change of industrial areas. They mostly became abandoned or underutilized due to this. These transitions created plenty of environmental, social and economic challenges including
This study aims to investigate how people who are living in, who have lived or who are currently working at a non-profit organization in Södra Sofielund in Malmö, Sweden, experience the area through different aspects such as feelings of safety and belonging. This study also aims to discover what resources they wish to see implemented in Södra Sofielund as well as to investigate what resources are
This study aims to examine how professionals within non-profit organizations describe how the living conditions of children are affected by growing up in families with substance abuse problems. The study was based on a qualitative research approach using semi-structured interviews. Six professionals from two non-profit organizations working with children growing up in families affected by substanc
Rural towns and areas has both challenges and opportunities of regional and local public connections on a human scale. Urbanization is pushing the rural areas into big scale infrastructural solutions, but also creates barriers for accessible public space on a human scale. The project investigates rurality from a broad perspective to local perspective, and what rurality means in terms of accessibi
This study aims to examine how professionals within civil society and the legal sector engage in preventive work against human trafficking in Thailand, and how various risk factors and power structures are understood and constructed in their narratives. This thesis presents a discourse analysis of human trafficking in Thailand, with a particular focus on gender, economic vulnerability, tourism, an
In the contemporary marketing era dominated by social media, internet memes have emerged as a powerful tool for brands to generate consumer engagement. Memes successfully combine two important entertainment aspects: culture and humour. Whether and how different humour styles lead to greater engagement for brand memes has remained relatively unexplored. Therefore, we investigate this using today’s
The case presents Sardex, a local complementary currency in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia designed to alleviate the economic hardships brought by the economic crisis of 2008.The reader gets an insight into the economic contexts of these currencies, the functioning of one of its most common designs (mutual credit systems or LETS), as well as the work of embedding these local currencies into
In this paper, I briefly present my doctoral thesis research proposal. Recognizing that information has long been an important asset for any organization, I wish to explore in depth the management and use of information in contemporary information-intensive organizations such as academic libraries. Additionally, this research proposal emerges out of recognition that the academic library is a dynam
Intimate partner violence against women is a prominent problem within today’s society and during recent years it has gained a larger matter on the political platform. During the current Covid-19 pandemic there has been an increase in intimate partner violence against women. Since the restrictions of staying home and practicing social distancing were established during the beginning of 2020, the Sw
The media event following Madonna's guest hosting of the 65th annual Grammy awards of 2023 presented extensive material concerning the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures. Therefore this essay aims to identify and understand the different narratives, opinions and values that were expressed on the topic of Madonna and her alleged cosmetic procedures in this media event. This es
Kullen has had a huge gap in knowledge about the Iron Age period. This thesis offers a new synthesis to close this gap in knowledge of the Iron Age period in the region. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about the Iron Age and the activities during this period in the areas. Kullen has been inhabited since the last Ice Age to modern times based on archaeological data and historic
Indonesia has implemented national policies and legislations to encourage biofuel production as means to achieve energy security and self-sufficiency and to reduce reliance of fossil fuel reserves. However, there is still no clear road-map for the socio-technological transition. While acknowledging economic impediments, this case study investigates social and political obstacles to bioethanol prod
The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of children growing up with a sibling with a chronic and/or life-threatening disease by interviewing the healthy children and health care professionals. The object of the study was to understand the healthy children’s view on the level of support given to them during the course of the disease of their siblings. It was also aimed towards understa
Närheten till vatten är viktigt för många av oss människor. Vatten som i sjöar och hav kan ge både avkoppling och ro, något att titta på i stillsamhet, något att uppleva i storm, något att åka på. Men ligger inte den starkaste upplevelsen av vatten i den fysiska kontakten? Att vara i vattnet, det är något som saknas i en stad som byggts vid, närt sig på och formats av vatten. I en stad som Götebor
