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Using critical pedagogy in the teaching of English in Sweden as an approach to highlighting xenophobia

The aim of this essay is to contribute to the field of research for language teachers in order to raise the awareness of the Education Act concerning the fundamental values which enforce an equal education for every student. Research made by the National Agency for Education presents results were the fundamental values are not incorporated satisfactorily into the daily teaching but rather dealt wi

The Exercise of Power in a Closed Institution - Case of a Swedish Immigration Detention Centre.

The aim of this sociological study is to explore and to understand mechanisms of power being embedded in daily procedures of detention establishment with the focus on the case officers’ work tasks. In the study the emic approach is being used in order to understand from within power at detention. Observations, field notes, interviews and written documents constitute the empirical material being co

Risk and vulnerability assessments as input to decision making - An interview study describing how risk and vulnerability assessments are utilised for decision making on the national and regional levels of the Swedish disaster management system.

JAKTEN PÅ VÄLGRUNDADE BESLUT – HUR ANVÄNDS RISK- OCH SÅRBARHETSANALYSERNA? För att klara de påfrestningar som vårt samhälle ställs inför krävs det att de beslut som tas är välgrundade. Syftet med denna studie är att belysa hur risk- och sårbarhetsanalyser används som ett verktyg för beslutsfattande. Trots att verktyget är värdefullt och uppskattat av de som jobbar inom området så är kopplingarna

Black Feminist Theory and Literature in the Critical Language Classroom: An Interdisciplinary Study of Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred and How It Can Be Used to Engage in Critical Pedagogy in the Swedish Upper Secondary ESL Classroom

The aim of this interdisciplinary study is to consider how teachers of English as a second language (ESL) might engage with critical pedagogy through the use of literature. This is illustrated by, on the one hand, applying a Black feminist lens to Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 science fiction novel Kindred, which is argued to constitute an appropriate novel for upper secondary students to read. On the

Asylum diversity in the European Union: A case study of residence permit distribution to asylum seekers in Sweden and Finland

The ongoing refugee crisis has divided the European Union. While some states shelter hundreds of thousands of refugees, others only grant asylum to a handful. This phenomenon is creating a demographic rift inside the union and is also causing internal quarrels over joint responsibility, which possibly could undermine the existence of the organization. In this thesis we search for the potential cau

Swedish Waste Streams in a Circular Economy - A study of the perception change of waste flows when reviewing waste recycling target for the EU proposed Circular Economy Package

I juli 2014 föreslog Europakommissionen ett cirkulärt ekonomipaket som skulle bidra till att göra EU mer resurseffektivt genom att recirkulera resurser in i det ekonomiska systemet. En cirkulär ekonomi syftar till att tillvarata värdefulla naturresurser samtidigt som man motverkar behovet av att extrahera nya. Det föreslagna paketet innehöll bland annat ändringar i avfallsdirektiven, höjda återvinIn order to become more resource efficient and circulate resources back into the economic system, the European Commission adapted a circular economy package in 2014. This is in line with the idea of a circular economy. This study investigates how the legislative proposal to review recycling and other waste-related targets in the EU, which was a part of the proposed circular economy package, would

Managing Swedish Newspapers in the Digital Age An Investigation of Managerial Responsibility and Innovation

The whole word has been getting somewhat familiar with the crisis that the newspaper industry has been experiencing. The past decade has seen print mainly absorbing finances with little to no profits, and the ever-growing digital not offering enough advertising revenue. Hence, the challenges managers face becomes clear: how can we innovate effectively when the current system is a loophole? Additio

Whistleblowing in the Swedish private sector - A legal framework in transition

Uppsatsens huvudsakliga fokus är den pågående förändringen av regelverk gällande whistleblowing i Sverige. Syftet är att klargöra gällande rätt i Sverige för anställda i den privata sektorn genom ett överstatligt och nationellt perspektiv. En jämförelse och analys av de förändringar som kommer att ske med den nya lagen som förväntas träda i kraft januari 2017, vilken syftar till att skydda arbetst