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This thesis aims to examine how regionalism affects the performance of South Korean political institutions. My argument is that different electoral climates present different incentives to political leaders and that these incentives affect their regime performance, contributing to the formation of a specific political culture, more or less favorable to the consolidation of democracy. The thesis an
The aim of this thesis is to study how identity and representation operates in understandings of the Other in the reception of texts marked as being about, and written by the Other. Further my aim is to study how otherness, kinship, belonging and identity operate in these processes. My main research question is; How does Identity, kinship and belonging operates in the reception of texts, written f
This paper seeks to develop an understanding of how configurations of masculinity were shaped and represented by the Swedish Ballet in the 1920s through the use of a symbolic language of signs. With in-depth analysis of storylines, roles and scenography I aim to show how certain symbols, signs and metaphors where tied together to display masculinity. Further, by applying theory on space/place, thi
This paper seeks to develop an understanding of how configurations of masculinity were shaped and represented by the Swedish Ballet in the 1920s through the use of a symbolic language of signs. With in-depth analysis of storylines, roles and scenography I aim to show how certain symbols, signs and metaphors where tied together to display masculinity. Further, by applying theory on space/place, thi
Scoping review användes för att granskas och analysera tio artiklar rörande fenomenet den omedvetna terapeutiska alliansen (UTA) inom den psykodynamiska behandlingsmetoden ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). De frågeställningar som presenterades och undersöktes var: Hur mobiliseras den omedvetna alliansen i ISTDP? Vilka tecken finns i terapirummet på omedveten terapeutisk allians? Scoping review was used to review and analyze ten articles concerning the phenomenon of the unconscious therapeutic alliance (UTA) within the psychodynamic treatment method ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy). The questions presented and investigated were: How is the unconscious alliance mobilized in ISTDP? What are signs in the therapy room of unconscious therapeutic alliance? How
Navigating conflicting interests in regards to land usage is an essential task in the field of urban planning. When the planner's task changes however to become a job of identifying the best available central location for new large scale infrastructure, the navigating instead turns into a question of who is to be displaced. This study examines a case study in Lund, Sweden, where a new generati
This thesis looks into the possible potentials and challenges of the ethnographic comic book, as a way to reflexively present anthropological knowledge and fieldwork experiences. This is explored through the analysis of two anthropological graphic novel projects, Lissa: A Story about Medical Promise, Friendship and Revolution (2017) and Gringo Love: Stories about Sex Tourism in Brazil (2020). Both
In this essay, practices of “nation branding” will be explored through the representations of migration, gender (and nation) of the exhibition Portraits of Migration, produced by the Swedish Institute and promoted through Swedish embassies and consulates worldwide. Theoretically, the essay is inspired by the tradition of British cultural studies and of feminist postcolonial exploration of nationho
This bachelor thesis in social anthropology researches the subject of integration and refugee narratives in contemporary Danish society. It is firstly a study of what integration means in Danish culture and how integration is debated in the Danish public debate. Secondly it is a study of how the Danish public discourse reflects itself in the refugee narratives. Moreover, this thesis investigates t
This thesis investigates how belonging is negotiated within romantic relationships between partners with differing linguistic backgrounds, with a particular focus on multilingual couples in a Scandinavian context. Drawing on qualitative interviews with nine couples, the study examines both internal and external dimensions of the relationship, ranging from emotional communication and identity const
This paper explores how the modern categories of labor and value are questioned by practices and ideas on the autonomous zad of Notre-Dame-Des-Landes, France. In a world where the global economy is defined by the division of time between labor and leisure, it is necessary to question these foundations by asking what this dichotomy implies. With data from eight weeks of ethnographic fieldwork obser
The purpose of our thesis has been to increase the knowledge about the need of investigating children who may have ADHD in order to contribute to more children receiving the support and understanding they need to be able to succeed in school. In our research, we have investigated which initiator that initiates ADHD investigations in the majority of cases for children in primary school and elementa
The Swedish pension reform in the 1990s introduced several individualistic features and a debate has emerged on the implications of the structure and if policymakers behind the reform had unrealistic assumptions on economic behaviour. Given the potential negative implications of the current structure and the projections on how foreign-born women is at risk of receiving future low pensions, a quali
Hur kan ett nytt konstmuseum i Amiralsstaden bli en generator för stadens framtida utveckling? Mitt intresse att angripa denna fråga har uppstått i ett debattklimat där inblandade aktörer argumenterar för sina respektive ståndpunkter i lokaliseringsfrågan, men där avsaknad av konkreta visioner gjort att diskussionen nått en återvändsgränd. Med detta examensarbete vill jag med hjälp de verktyg och How can a new art museum in Amiralsstaden become a generator for city development? My interest in tackling this issue begun in a debate where stakeholders argue for their respective positions on the issue of location, but where the lack of concrete visions has led to the discussion reaching a dead end. In this thesis, I intend to utilize the tools and processes developed during my studies to make
In the 2016 fall issue of ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies, a themed section in the journal was dedicated to a revisiting of Friedrich Engels’s pamphlet The Housing Question, written in 1872. Six articles were published where the authors were asked to frame their analyses in reference to Engels’s pamphlet and the subsequent intellectual engagements with it. My teachers, Henr
China’s influence on the global stage is constantly expanding. Recently, a considerable amount of attention has been paid by the Chinese officials to the developments in the Arctic region. Majority of scientific works which have focused on the underlying rationale behind Chinese presence in the Arctic used theoretical tools provided by either liberal institutionalism or realism. Consequently, the
The aim of the study is to examine how the Kävlinge municipality revalidates the city centre in Kävlinge, both in the general planning work and by using the BID model. The research questions for the study are formulated as followed: How does the Kävlinge municipality work to achieve the goal of a vibrant city centre in Kävlinge? and Which opportunities and challenges are there to achieve the goal
Emanating from Putnam’s two-level game theory of international negotiations, the thesis analyse the interplay between the domestic, the supranational and the international level in the European Union, when negotiating the Bra War with China. The thesis expands Putnam’s theory into a three-level game theory in order to better understand the complexity of the European Union. The work concludes five
Den här uppsatsen syftar till att undersöka hur maktstrukturerna ser ut och förändras i filmen Land of the Dead och hur de samverkar med konstruerandet och upplösandet av kategorier. Genom att använda mig av poststrukturalistisk, feministisk och intersektionell teori utforskar jag hur makten omvandlas då kategorier löses upp. Materialet utgår från en tematisk filmanalys av George A Romeros Land ofThis study examines how the power structures are made and how they change in the movie Land of the Dead, and how these changes co-operate with the construction and deconstruction of categories. By using poststructural, feminist and intersectional theory, I explore how the power transforms as the categories dissolve. The material is constituted by a thematic movie analysis by George A Romeros Land
The primary objective of this study was to validate the Swedish version of the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale-Short form (NSSS-S) in the Swedish population and explore its association with protective psychological factors, including self-compassion, body awareness, and body appreciation. The questionnaire survey method was used in this study, and a sample of Swedish-speaking participants (n = 164)
