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It is said that Malmö, in the past few decades, has taken on a more entrepreneurial role in order to adjust to an increasing inter-urban competition. The new conditions of urban development mean that marketing plays an increasingly important role. In the marketing of Malmö, the city is being portrayed as successful, creative and attractive. The past few decades have, however, also entailed an incr
This master's thesis includes a qualitative case study which uses John Kingdon's Multiple-Streams framework. It focuses on the Swedish development policy process that deals with the developmental aspects of illicit capital flows. The empirical findings have been extracted from six key-stakeholders from the Swedish Governmental Offices, and from specialists working in Non-Governmental Organ
The thesis explores how the political discourse on refugees and asylum seekers is produced within portfolio committee meetings at the South African parliament. A critical discourse analysis investigates how statements of delegates of the Department of Home Affairs and Social Development foster unequal power relations and construct social identities perpetuating the on-going discourse on refugees a
Aim: The aim of this thesis is to get a deeper understanding of cultural integration in the pre-stage of a merger process and by doing so also contribute to an understanding of merger outcomes. Research Question: How is cultural integration managed in the pre-merger stage and how is this perceived by employees? Methodology: Through an interpretative epistemological approach we developed a quali
Participation in urban development processes is increasingly demanded by citizens. In fighting for the ‘Right to the City’ urban social movements are acting as representatives of citizens and are incorporated within a complex network of power relations between several stakeholders involved. Theses power relations shape the extent of citizen participation in these processes. This thesis aims at con
Purpose The purpose of the master thesis is to create a Six Sigma based project steering model for Fast Track Projects in order for Plan & Secure Capacity to be able to benefit from efficient project execution processes. Methodology The project is performed as a clinical research where workshops with project leaders have been held in order to test the model. The data collection is based on int
This thesis is a historical study concerned with the impact of North Sea oil on British politics during the 1970's and 80's. Vast quantities of oil sedimented beneath the waves within the UK continental shelf – hundreds of miles of the north-east coast of Scotland – attracted oil barons and transnational majors to the hostile waters of the North Sea in the early 1970's. It was Margaret
This thesis was done in collaboration with, and on behalf of, One Nordic AB. The purpose was to examine the system One Demand, a system used for sampling measurement data, to begin the development of a new version of the system. The new system is comprised of two parts, a central unit and a graphical user interface. The first step was to find a single board computer, on which the computer program
It is difficult to prepare for events with large-scale consequences and low probability. Simulation exercises (SimEx) provide the opportunity to improve preparedness through strengthening capabilities before an actual emergency. Conducting a SimEx could be very expensive and therefore the SimEx should be thoroughly evaluated. Action plans (AP) determine the relevant recommendations to be implement
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are gaining popularity as tools to address societal challenges while providing social, economic, and environmental benefits. Given that NbS is a relatively new concept, there is a lack of guidance on how NbS in urban areas can be adapted to fit their socio-spatial context and provide benefits. This research uses an exploratory comparative case study between Rotterdam,
The purpose of this project is studying heat transfer to indexable cutting tools during milling of a selection of titanium alloys, relevant to the industry. To achieve this goal, both experimental and theoretical models were contemplated to formulate the current thesis. The experimental set-up was designed and executed at Seco Tools AB, supporting the project as industrial collaborator. The therm
The aim of this study is to critically explore the effects of pre-existing norms on the establishment of child protection policies in Kuwait, as well as to deliver an analysis of the timeline of the formation of the Child Rights Law (CRL), taking into account the role of institutional and administrative capacities in the country. The subject is analyzed using the concepts of policy diffusion theor
I förarbetet till fastighetsbildningslagen öppnade man upp för möjligheten att betrakta ett köp som en överenskommelse, enligt 5:18 FBL, och därmed blev det möjligt att överföra en hel fastighet till en mottagande fastigheten. Med detta alternativ till det traditionella köpet av fast egendom var det nu möjligt att undvika stämpelskatten. Efter några år utfördes en statlig utredning SOU 1983:8, ochThe aim of this thesis is to show how the number of reallotment change over time and it’s the impact on the valuation of agricultural land. The third issue is whether the reallotments was made to avoid stamp duty. Cadastral dossier has been search through from the year 1996- 2014 with a three-year interval between the measurements. There are three municipalities in southern Scania that has investi
Through violence, war, and persecution millions of people are forced to cross borders to escape death. Yet, worldwide discriminatory state practices daily deny millions of forced migrants access to safe territory. Among those crossing borders are persons without the right to carry travel documents as members of a state. Most often the group of people is known as stateless refugees. Statelessness,
Den skotska regeringen har åtagit sig att genomföra en rättvis omställning till en klimatneutral ekonomi till år 2045. En viktig del av klimatarbetet inkluderar restaurering av natur, för att minska utsläpp av växthusgaser och öka upptag i koldioxidsänkor. Regeringen driver för ökade privata investeringar i restaurering av natur, genom bland annat generering av kolkrediter. Denna studie syftar tilThe Scottish Government has committed to achieving a just transition to a net-zero economy by 2045. As part of its decarbonisation strategy, it has promoted private investment in nature-based solutions through the development of carbon credit schemes. This thesis examines the extent to which carbon credit schemes in Scotland – specifically the Peatland Code and the Woodland Carbon Code – support a
There are around 200 000 children being witnessed and/or being exposed to domestic violence in Sweden. However, there is a low amount that leads to any sort of conviction. This study addresses challenges that child interrogators face during interrogations with children. How they navigate the challenges together with the revised NICHD protocol and how the interrogators discuss the emotional demands
Many of the border regions along the Norway-Sweden border are thinly populated, rural areas, which means that the societal response to accidents, emergencies, and disasters in these regions will often have to rely on external assistance. And often the closest assistance can often be found in the municipality across the border. However, aligning the emergency management of two different countries w
Resilience has become a recent buzzword among urban planners who intent to increase a city’s capaci- ty to function despite disasters. Yet, scholars have raised concerns about the impact of resilience strat- egies on marginalized groups which are unproportionally exposed to and affected by environmental harm. Power relations inherently influence environmental governance and its outcomes for equity
As climate change continues to threaten us more and more, different ways of governing climate change are considered. Multi-level governance approach is widely used in the literature to examine how global, national, and local actor interacts and influence each other. In this thesis I analyse how multi-level governance of climate change work in the case of Istanbul by adopting a powerbased approach.
