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The paper examines the relationship between non-formal education activities and youth employability in the Republic of Armenia. A case study has been conducted in order to identify soft skills competitive in the labour market and see to what extent non-formal education increases youth productivity thus helping them get engaged in the job market. Another thing that the paper aims to study is the ro

Current land use change and habitat fragmentation have caused severe decline in bumble bee populations. In order to address this issue and plan future conservation measures and strategies for plant pollinator networks, it is important to understand their foraging behaviour. A few studies in the past have tried to understand foraging constancy in bumble bees. However, there is no clear information

This paper has adopted a discursive approach in examining and analyzing discursive formation of Palestinian national identity under the circumstances of conflict and through the impact and channels of politics. Through the methodology of Norman Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis and Daniel Bar-Tal’s theory about societal beliefs, two political and public speeches are analyzed. The speeches h

The Rheology of asphalt binders is crucial for the function and durability of road pavements. In the American road concept Superpave, which has been in use for about 20 years, old empirical methods has been replaced with a rheological measurement technology in the form of DSR. With this technology, the functional properties of binders are described in basic rheological terms. The department of Tec

In this thesis I examine the connection between female embodiment and subjectivation, technologization of reproduction and rationalities of government in Ukraine, where assisted reproductive technologies (ART) were introduced not so long ago, but have already become part of the lived experience of numerous women and heated a large debate in society about the nature of women, motherhood, national d

This essay explores some of the basic norms that exist in two groups that live under honor-related oppression. The two groups we have studied are cults and families that have honor-related norms. By applying Länsstyrelsens definition of honor-related oppression to situations that exists in cults and families with honor-related oppression we have identified the existence of some norms concerning ho

This paper examines the impacts of Eurozone sovereign credit rating announcements by three leading rating agencies on exchange rates from January 1, 2009 to March 31, 2011. Firstly we report the mean and volatility of USD/EUR in response to Eurozone sovereign rating news. Secondly, thanks to the high integration in Europe, we extend our analysis to the movement of USD/SEK in order to see how non-E

The purpose of this study has been to examine the subculture incels and to see how masculinity is represented and constructed by incels, how power is expressed within the community as well as to answer what they define as a “real man”. In order to examine and analyze the subculture, this study has used the Swedish online forum Flashback. The study was based on a discourse analysis of four differen

A growing body of literature within political ecology is concerned with the exercise of political and economic power within climate change policies (Robbins, 2020). In this thesis, I explore the political economy of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), using methodological reflections and empirical material from a case study of a Ugandan smallholder agricultural community. To assess how local communit

Syftet med denna studie var att genom en kritisk diskursanalys utforska vilka diskurser som tar plats i kommunikationen hos svenska gymkedjor samt vilka sociala strukturer i relation till träning och fysisk aktivitet de bidrar till att skapa och/eller reproducera. Det insamlade materialet bestod av det visuella materialet på hemsidorna hos Sveriges fem största gymkedjor, vilket analyserades med hjThe purpose of this study was that through a critical discourse analysis investigate what discourses take place in the communication among Swedish gym facilities, and what social structures regarding physical activity they are currently creating and/or reproducing. The collected material consisted of the visual mate-rial presented on the webpages of the five larges gym facilities in Sweden. The ma

The aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge and identify legitimacy attempts for green brands to construct themselves in order to circumvent greenwashing challenges. The researcher studied the promotional content of Patagonia and the Slovenia destination brand (I Feel Slovenia) based on a pragmatic and moral legitimacy framework, supported by narrative analysis. Results showed that green brands

Menopause is a transitional process often hidden from society. Menopause can have varying degrees of effects on individuals, however there are possible enormous effects which can have impacts on individuals personal and professional lives. The following thesis explores menopause as a sociological phenomenon. The research specifically looks into how experiences of menopause appear in the workplace

The European Union regularly portrays itself as a normative power committed to values such as human rights, solidarity, and the rule of law, while the EU Turkey Statement of 2016 has raised questions about the coherence between this self-image and the EU’s external migration practices. This thesis investigates how the Statement is linguistically legitimised in political and media discourse, as

This study delves into how the European Union acts as a norm entrepreneur, promoting ecological sustainability through external trade policy. By applying qualitative content analysis on the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the recent Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Kenya, the research identifies environmental norms ingrained in these agreements and eval

Background: The beauty industry has transitioned away from traditional marketing and toward interactive, social media-driven techniques, with firms engaging customers with influencers and user-generated content on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok. While most studies focus on advertisements and influencers, little is known about how average users, particularly young women, interact with beaut

Denna studie syftade till att undersöka hur unga vuxna i åldern 20-30 år i Sverige beskriver och upplever deras erfarenheter av viktmobbning under sin skoltid, samt vilka hanteringsstrategier de använde för att hantera mobbningen. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ ansats, där semistrukturerade intervjuer användes för datainsamling. Urvalet bestod av nio unga vuxna med medelålder 24,7 år, varavThis study explored how young Swedish adults aged 20–30 describe and understand experiences of weight-based bullying during their school years, as well as their ways of coping. A qualitative design using semi-structured interviews was employed. The sample consisted of nine young adults with a mean age of 24.7 years, including two males and seven females. All participants had lived with overweight

Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies Course literature for COSB40 Contemporary South-East Asia - Political Developments and Societal Issues 7.5 ECTS. Required Reading listed here: 839 Additional Reading reserved for new developments: 150 Total: 989 All readings are available on Finn unless otherwise stated Aban, Ananeza (2025). Rediscovering the Sacred Among Agrarian Societies: The Tara Ba

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