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The aim for the thesis is to analyze the policy processes for the kilometre-based taxation aimed to regulate trucks heavier than 3,5 tons. The theoretical framework that constitutes this study is Kingdon´s three streams which include problem, policy and politics, and an aspect that describes institutionalized governance. Climate change has been the foremost problem definition for the coupling to t
Uppsatsens ämne är visioner och hur de kan betraktas inom ett vetenskapligt mystikstudium. Empirin utgörs av författaren Margit Sandemos liv och upplevelser, vilka tecknas utifrån en genomförd intervju och olika självbiografiska böcker. Materialet utvinns alltså genom intervjumetod och textläsning. Genom jämförelser och omläsning av texter och intervjumaterial växer en kort biografi fram med särsk
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between witnessed workplace incivility from both colleagues and supervisors, and instigated incivility. How witnessed workplace incivility from colleagues and supervisors relate to psychosocial factors such as well-being, job satisfaction and stress was also investigated. An online-based questionnaire was issued to members of the Swedi
Public opinion can be shaped as well as transformed in a number of ways. Government authorities occasionally make use of public information campaigns to educate and steer the public. In this thesis the balance between public and private, the individual and the society is analysed in terms of dimensions of individualism and communitarianism. These dissimilar theories on how the society ought to be
Syftet med denna studie var att öka kunskapen om hur skolkuratorer beskriver skolans arbete med mobbning, samt vad som kan leda till svårigheter och möjligheter i detta arbete. Studien baserades på kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra skolkuratorer från fyra olika kommuner i Sverige. Yeheskel Hasenfelds beskrivning av människobehandlande organisationer och Michael Lipskys teori om grä
The increased prevalence of remote work, particularly quickened by the COVID-19 pandemic, has impacted employers' responsibilities regarding workplace safety within employees' homes. This thesis explores how the shift to remote work has redefined the legal and practical boundaries of a secure work environment. Special focus is given to the role of safety representatives in ensuring a safe
This study aimed to deepen and refine the understanding of the responsibility burden that children may need to navigate in a family where a parent is grappling with alcohol abuse. Our research questions included “How is the responsibility that a child may need to assume for a parent with alcohol abuse portrayed in the autobiographies of adult children?” and “How is the responsibility one may need
The Hawkes process, also referred to as a self-exciting point process, is a class of point processes where the intensity is conditioned on previous events. More specifically, an event occurrence excites the process, temporarily increasing the probability of more events occurring. One application of Hawkes processes is to model occurrences of crimes, such as burglaries or shootings. The present the
This thesis investigates the application of sentiment analysis in predicting stock returns for the companies listed in the OMXS30 index. The recent development of large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, has substantially advanced the field of sentiment analysis. This thesis utilizes Meta’s LlaMA 2 LLM for sentiment analysis, while a random forest model is employed to predict monthly stock retu
