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The thesis sets out to explore the role and meaning of friendships across two age groups. This is attained by a generational interview design where the groups are separated by nearly 20 years. The thesis is motivated by an alleged seismic shift towards the importance of friendships as the nuclear family imagery is on a purported decline in ‘contemporary society’ as suggested by the academic litera
In 2018, the European Union (EU) adopted a revised version of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED 2). The directive introduced new objectives for the EU’s renewable energy sector and aimed to support the provision of renewable energy in the EU. After its adoption, the directive would be implemented in each EU member state. This thesis analyzes Sweden’s implementation of the RED 2 and applies a the
Climate and environmental activists in Sweden have never been more confrontational than now. However, despite previous research on social movements giving reason to expect a radicalisation and turn to political violence within the environmental movement, such a development has so far not occurred. This thesis examines the views and attitudes towards political violence directed at inanimate objects
This thesis explores how the European Union, through the East StratCom Task Force’s Disinformation Reviews, discursively frames Russia in its response to disinformation, and how this constructs the Union’s identity. Drawing on Thomas Diez operationalisation of Normative Power Europe as well as Strategic Narrative Theory, this study applies a critical discourse analysis of all reviews published wit
This thesis studies the democratic implications of the "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" case in the decade following 2010. The aim is to examine the complexities of campaign finance regulations in regards to issues of elite influence, corruption and transparency. The subsequent proliferation of independent expenditure committees, or Super PACs, who can spend money on camp
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
The purpose of this paper is to examine how youth crime is constructed as a political problem in the different parties' political manifestos and Tidöavtalet from 2022. The methodological approach is based on a qualitative content analysis together with WPR. The theoretical field is based on discourse theory and framing. Framing theory is used to identify which aspects of a political problem ar
This study examines the relationship between civil society engagement and party choice between the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats in the 2022 Swedish general election. Drawing on prior research on civil society, political participation and changes in the Swedish party system, the study adopts a mixed-methods design. The quantitative analysis uses data from the 2022 Swedish National SOM Civil society engagement has traditionally been viewed as an important foundation of democracy in Sweden. Through engagement, people are expected to build trust, become more politically involved and develop social networks. However, as the political landscape in Sweden shifts and the Sweden Democrats grow in strength, the question arises whether civil society engagement still matters for political
13 maj 2026 15:00 till 18:00 | Övrigt Campus Helsingborg bjuder in alla som har sökt en utbildning till hösten 2026. Det är en möjlighet för de presumtiva studenterna att få tips inför studierna, träffa studenter och lärare, få veta mer om introduktionsveckorna och se hur det ser ut i studiemiljöerna. De får också kika in i en studentlägenhet, följa med på en rundtur i Helsingborg och träffa stude
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