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The high amount of information circulating on the Internet and the consequent possibility to monitor this information has sparked a discussion regarding privacy on the Internet. In early 2012, the EU responded to this by presenting a major reform of its data protection legislation. It is the possible source of this reform that has been of interest in this study. With a discourse analysis guided by

All languages distinguish between genders to a varying degree. Gender stereotypes in language are often gender-specific, where agentic words are considered as male and communal words are considered as female. Studies have found that countries with gendered languages express more sexism, compared to countries with natural gender or gender-neutral languages. The following study will investigate the

This master's thesis attempts to map the equity market of Skåne for early stage growth companies. The providers of capital in this market are primarily venture capital rms, business angels and family oces. Family oces are excluded from the study in favor of the other two investor categories, of which business angels is the category most thoroughly investigated. The study was done in four phase

Sammanfattning De senaste åren har Sverige fått kritik från flera internationella organ angående situationen för frihetsberövade barn och i synnerhet de restriktioner som majoriteten av dem har, vilket ofta medför isolering. Häktade barn befinner sig mitt i inledande rättsprocess samtidigt som de befinner sig i denna isolering. Detta påverkar naturligtvis deras deltagande i rättsprocessen. FN:s ko

The aim of this explorative study using a phenomenological approach is to have a closer look at individual perceptions of the phenomenon of intercultural communication and how it is constituted within at a work place. Eventual communication difficulties based on different cultural origins, as well as forms of interaction and working conditions in the enterprises, will be analyzed as possible reaso

Public service eller radio och TV i allmänhetens tjänst kan betraktas som ett alltmer angeläget ämne att studera mot bakgrund av ett föränderligt medieklimat under intensiv konkurrens. Det bildar en central mediepolitisk fråga att balansera på såväl nationell som överstatlig nivå i förhållande till EU-rätten. I denna uppsats har en nutida förståelse för public service genom TV-sändningarna i allmäPublic service broadcasting can be considered as an increasingly important topic to study in the light of a changing media climate under intense competition. It also represents a central question in media policy to be balanced at a national as well as a supranational level in relation to EU law. In this thesis, an understanding of public service broadcasting with regard to television is based on

Mandated reporting in preschool- the impact of a statutory change on personnel discretion [translated title] The aim of this study was to examine preschool teachers’ assessments of child abuse and neglect. More specifically, the aim was to see how a change in the statutory change of Social Services Act (2001:453) may effect the teachers’ assessment. The study was based upon semi structured interv

Vid arbetet med efterbehandling av förorenad jord har Miljöförvaltningen i Malmö noterat att minst 90 % av saneringarna i Malmö sker genom uppgrävning och bortforsling av jordmassorna, så kallad schaktsanering. En stor del av de uppgrävda jordmassorna deponeras, men en del renas och återanvänds inom deponier. En önskan från Miljöförvaltningen är att sanering sker med alternativa metoder, där den fThe Environment Department in Malmö has, during the work with remediation of contaminated soil, noted that at least 90% of the decontaminations in Malmö are done by excavation and removal of soil, so-called excavation remediation. Most of the excavated contaminated soil is deposited, but some is purified and reused in landfills. A wish expressed by the Environment Department is that the decontamin

We place our personal belongings differently in our homes. Some are emphasized and placed in focus while other are kept in the dark. Some are well hidden or locked up and other are stacked in a pile. It is said that everything has its place, but why is that? In my degree project I have analysed the reasons behind concealing products in our homes. With social behavioural literature, consumer resear