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Our globalized world has caused many cultures to merge which has led to a society in which a lot of individuals are part of more than one culture. The aim of this study is to examine what difficulties that come with having multiple cultural belongings. The study is based on individual narratives, uploaded on different podcast platforms, that have different cultural backgrounds but are a part of th
Förlust av biodiversitet är ett av de största globala miljöbetingade problemen idag. Arter står inför ökande och potentiellt synergistiska hot från markomvandling och överexploatering av naturresurser, från globala såväl som lokala socioekonomiska krafter. Populationerna av ryggradsdjur har mellan år 1970 och 2016 visat på en global genomsnittlig minskning på 68 procent. Större djur, s.k. megafaunThe critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) has, due to previous hunting and habitat loss, diminished to a few non-viable and fragmented populations. Despite a relatively large amount of conservation efforts during the last 30 years, numbers are still declining. Accurate numbers today are unknown, since the species is rare. Information indicates that less than 100 indi
Samväldet Dominica är en liten önation i de Små Antillerna i Västindien. Denna studie analyserar och sammanställer konsekvenser som de senaste stormarna och orkanerna haft på den lokalt traditionella industrin för lagerbladsolja. Syftet med rapporten var att identifiera Dominicas historiska och nuvarande position på marknaden, att identifiera faktorer som fortfarande påverkar produktionen i DominiThe Commonwealth of Dominica is a small island nation, located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies. This study analyses the effects from recent storms and hurricanes on the traditional industry of bay oil production in the country. The aim is to find Dominica’s historic and current position on the market, find factors currently affecting the production in Dominica and evaluate these effects
The main goal of this project was to create a table which could be used in different heights and for different purposes. Height adjust- ments would allow the users to be seated in different ergonomic positions. The affordance of being able to use the table for different purposes is valuable for a compact living situation. Reports regarding our constantly changing living situations and the ben
Myanmar has made some reforms in the last couple of years but still the country is facing many difficulties. The aim of this paper is to see how the authorities in Myanmar report about the violence that has been directed towards the country’s Muslim population. This is done through a critical discourse analysis of the state-controlled newspaper The New Light of Myanmar. The findings suggest that t
Utopian studies, and the word Utopia it self, have always been controversial. In common language utopia often connects to something negative, something impossible. Diverse academic disciplines have their own definition of the word and concept. These heterogeneous views of utopia complicate the discussion in the scientific community. The starting point of this study is to reach at better and more e
A qualitative exploratory case study is presented to provide an understanding of Värkstaden, a self-help initiative for people with chronic pain. Two semi-structured interviews and an observation was conducted, both with participants of the group. Analysis of this data together with critical text analysis sought to answer the question: How is "empowerment" experienced from a user perspec
The purpose of this essay was to examine what attitude employers have towards hiring outnordic immigrants. In order to achieve this purpose, seven employers in various branches were interviewed, regarding their way of reasoning on the matter of engaging manpower with a foreign origin. These are all situated in Helsingborg, a fairly big city in Sweden. A qualitative method was used with semi struct
Problem: Why are not existing energy efficient techniques utilized? Which aspects influence the decision? Is the decision-making-process in need of a complementary tool for energy efficiency-profitability calculating? Purpose: The primary purpose of this report is to examine the critical elements of the decisions making process concerning energy efficient investments. The secondary purpose of this
A project is a temporal organization commonly used in private companies to organize workload. In recent years, projects have also become a way of organize the public sector. One explanation of projects’ increase in popularity is the values; controllability and flexibility. Financial support from the EU and from the state is also distributed to project organizations. How does this way of organizing
Sweden's public sector is drastically changing through reforms of privatization and increased market influences. The aim of this thesis is to examine these reforms' effects on political accountability. The object of study is the regional municipality of Scania, Region Skåne, and its elected officials' possibilities for accountability from the privatized primary care section of the regi
Organized crime has received much attention in Sweden the last decade and it is seen as a big threat against the society. In 2007 the government emphasized the importance to fight this type of criminality by taking a first initiative towards a national campaign against organized crime. Further the Minister of Justice wants to investigate whether it is possible to introduce a crown witness system i
This is not a traditional industrial design project. Our ”product” is the mediation of our experiences during the spring of 2011, where a fascination for Svalbard and human driving forces plays a central part. The project is also a search; for our profession, for alternative design values and methods - venturing out into the unknown and exploring unbeaten paths of design practice. In March 2011,
God information har samband med hög patientnöjdhet. Yngre patienter samt patienter som sökt på internet har visat sig vara mindre nöjda med vården på en akutmottagning. Tidigare studier visar att det finns brister i informationen till patienterna på akutmottagningar. Syftet var att undersöka om patienternas nöjdhet med information från sjuksköterskan hade ett samband med patienternas ålder och der
Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att få kunskap om den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Min avsikt är att undersöka och få förståelse för lärarnas upplevelser av den individuella lönesättningen inom en offentlig verksamhet. Uppsatsen undersöker den individuella lönesättningen ur ett kritiskt perspektiv och jag vill därmed få kunskap och förståelse om eventuella följder av dThe purpose of this paper is to gain knowledge of the individual salaries within the public sector. My intention is to explore and gain understanding teachers' experiences of the individual salaries within the public sector. The essay examines the individual salaries from a critical perspective, and I would thus gain knowledge of the possible consequences of this system. The thesis is a qualit
In Colombia, indigenous leaders and organizations claim that among the problems that indigenous youth face in relation to their participation in conventional higher education there is the potential loss of their indigenous identity and their acculturation (Muñoz 2007; ONIC, et al. 2004; Green et al. 2004). In the light of these claims, this thesis explores how indigenous students experience their
