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Disasters are not natural, but rather a combination of a natural hazard and its impact on vulnerable people and resources. Therefore, when engaging in disaster risk reduction and coming to an understanding of disaster risk, existing conditions within society should be understood. As one component of disaster risk reduction, preparedness and respective planning efforts require an understanding of d

This thesis aims to investigate the relationship between public participation and self-segregation. The Delegation for Sustainable Cities (2012) argue that it is problematic that measures against segregation often are project-based, with a unilateral focus on socioeconomic weak areas. The strong opposition that urban planners meet when implying efforts against segregation in socioeconomically stro

I detta arbete har paleontologiska och impaktrelaterade studier gjorts på ett sedimentprov taget från ett anomalt rött lerlager i Schweiz. Lerlagret hör till den övre sötvattensmolassen och är avsatt för ca 14Ma.Då man i andra närliggande och samtida avlagringar hittat chockad kvarts och s.k. slagkäglor finns möjligheten att även detta lerlager bildats vid ett nedslag av en himlakropp. Den Schweiz

Feminism is a concept that can be considered extremely topical in Sweden in both the social and political context. Therefore, it is interesting to examine women’s position towards the concept and if they want to be identified as a feminist. This study is based on how women’s position towards feminism and feminists can be challenged by stereotypes and ideal types in the discourse of the concepts. T

Den här uppsatsen går igenom Autonoma militära system och dess unika utmaningar för den internationella rätten. Med ett fokus på användning, och utveckling av dessa inom ramen för krigets lagar angående ”jus bello”. Upp-satsen utreder ocskå frågan om vilken definition som bör användas, om det åligger ett s.k. ”responsibility gap” som är unikt för AMS och hur detta för-håller sig till frågan om indThis paper examines the issue of autonomous military systems and their unique challenges for international law, with a focus on the use and develop-ment of these systems in the framework of international regulation regarding “jus bello”. It also examines the issue of which definition of “autonomous military systems” should be used. The paper examines the question if there is a so called “responsib

Bedrägeri är ett brott vars förekomst har ökat stadigt under de senaste åren. Reaktionen från lagstiftarens håll har resulterat i nya brottsrubriceringar och utredningar om huruvida ännu fler borde införas. Syftet med uppsatsen är att kartlägga den reglering av bedrägeribrottslighet som på senare år utökats med nya brottskonstruktioner både inom den allmänna straffrätten och specialstraffrätten.

Abstract The aim of this essay is to bring understanding to one of the problems the internationally adopted in Sweden might face, the identity dilemma. In order to do so, a theory of identity construction, Constructionism, is used. This theory says that the construction of identities is a constantly continuing process, influenced, not only by our own perception of ourselves, but also by how we a

Malmö, like many other bigger cities in Europe, faces a double undertaking when facing the challenges the future. Not only must the municipal be able to provide its citizens with welfare and a high standard of living, it must also establish a level of economic growth that allows the city to act as catalyst for the surrounding area. In order to provide the population with welfare and the economy wi

Local politicians are key actors in the democratic system and their ideas concerning democracy plays a central role in local democratic politics. The study's point of departure is the notion that local politicians are dependent of coherence between practice and theory concerning democracy and in the study of their ideas we acquire knowledge about the democratic practice. This study examines t

The illegal use of pharmacologically active compounds for growth promotion in food-producing species poses risks for consumer health and animal welfare. Surveillance relies on the quantification of drug residues in animal fluids or tissues, but the efficacy can be negatively affected due to undetectable residual concentrations in biological matrices. Consequently, techniques focusing on the indire