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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