Konsumtion blir ett allt viktigare inslag i vår vardag. Konsumtion har gått från att vara något behovsbaserat, till ett index på popularitet, status och attraktivitet som människa. Det reklambranschen spelar på i sina annonser är våra drömmar, mål och uppfattningar om vad som är attraktivt. Fokus i denna uppsats ligger på att undersöka hur dessa värdeföreställningar ser olika ut för de olika könen

Corporate social responsibility has become something of a buzzword over the last decade-and-a-half. Companies apply CSR-documents to their operations in seek of an ethical guide that can lead the way through complex situations and steer away from misconduct. Globalization has lead to especially multinational corporations experiencing difficulties in navigating among different contexts. A large num

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the construction of a Swedish national identitty. I have examined what role the idea of “swedishness” plays in the medial contemporary discourse through editorial articles on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Julian Assange. The used theory's focus themes such as the relationship between womens bodies and the nation, the constructio

This report is a fire safety evaluation of Gothenburg’s public library. It includes a visit of the library where the writers of the report control and evaluate the existing fire safety procedures and equipment. Focus lies on the human safety in the means of evacuation and critical conditions during that time. The goal is that no critical conditions occur during the time it takes to evacuate the li

This report is an evaluation of human safety and evacuation possibilities in case of a fire at Bräcke ice hockey arena, Sweden. Three fire scenarios have been analyzed and the modeling of these has been done by computer simulations and hand calculations. The time until the fire has reached critical conditions in the building was then compared with the time it takes for all the persons in the build

This report is an analysis of the evacuation capabilities of COOP Forum Nyköping. COOP Forum is a 6800 square meter supermarket built in 1970. The building is fitted with a sprinkler system, but lacks an automatic detection system in the sales part of the building. Two likely scenarios were identified and then simulated in FDS 5. In case of a fire in the personnel department, the smoke quickly fil

This report aims to evaluate the personal safety of Tumba care home for elderly in case of fire. The current fire safety was assessed by analyzing a number of fire scenarios. Simulation in regard to evacuation and fire development was carried out combined with an index method. The simulated time for evacuation was compared to the time when untenable conditions occur according to the fire simulati

Projektet rör sig runt att undersöka science fiction som en särdeles användbar genre för feministisk politik och agenda. Detta är en genreövergripande studie som undersöker tre feministiska science fiction-romaner från 70- och 80-talets Nordamerika. Jag undersöker hur den feministiska kritiken belyses genom texterna men även vilka alternativa verkligheter som verken gör gällande. För att göra dett

This report is written as a part of the course Fire Safety Evaluation at Lund University. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the fire safety of Sollentuna centrum. Sollentuna centrum is a mall north of Stockholm that has 18 000 to 19 000 customers per day. The focus is mainly on evacuation and human safety. Other aspects, such as structural stability and property damage, have not been evalua

The following report contains an evaluation of the fire safety regarding evacuation at Aeroseum in Gothenburg, Sweden. This report is the result of the course Fire Safety Evaluation given by the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety at the Faculty of Engineering, Lund, Sweden. Aeroseum is an old hangar located underground that now functions as an aircraft museum. They also arran

The purpose of this report is to evaluate the current fire hazards and evacuation safety on board the M/S Hansa in Helsingborg. The report is a part of the course, VBR054, Fire safety evaluation. The main goal of this report is to study the safety of people evacuating the building, therefore damage to property and structural stability has not been evaluated. M/S Hansa was originally built as a pas

This report is a fire evaluation of Jakobsbergs Shopping Center. The aim is to analyze and evaluate person safety and evacuation in regard of fire in the stores mainly at ground level of the building. Jakobsbergs Centrum consists mainly of a shopping center and apartments. However this report is limited to the area with the shopping center that consists of about fifty stores. During a visit, likel

This report contains an evaluation of the fire safety regarding evacuation in Östermalms Saluhall, a well known market and food hall in Stockholm, capital of Sweden. The market is a center for high quality delicacies of many kinds and has been since the late 19th century. Many people visit the market every day especially in conjunction to official holidays like Easter, Christmas and the Swedish mi

This report is the final result of a fire safety evaluation of Örebro Concert Hall, with main objective to evaluate the personal safety in event of a fire. Örebro Concert Hall is one of the top event halls in the region. The number of visitors varies depending on the event, but the great concert hall has capacity for over 700 guests. The report is limited to cover the public areas of the building

Problem: Uppsatsens huvudsyfte är att undersöka och beskriva genom vilka källor eller kanaler småbarnsföräldrar primärt känner att de får stöd och trygghet i sitt föräldraskap, för att därigenom se vilken plats barnhälsovården har i föräldrakulturen. En central fråga är hur förstagångsföräldrar ser på barnavårdscentralers (BVC) information i jämförelse med andra medier samt vänner, föräldrar och e

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur de förändrade kraven på Försvarsmaktens soldater reflekteras i deras rekryteringskampanjer. Samt vilka motiverande incitament som tas upp. Genom avskaffandet av värnplikten har Försvarsmakten blivit tvungen att tävla om arbetskraften med andra organisationer på arbetsmarknaden. Utifrån detta har det undersökts vilken bild av soldatyrket som framträder ur F

This thesis examines the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for maintaining human rights in a transnational context. In a globalized world, where companies have their head office in the western countries but its production located in developing countries, the lack of supranational regulation is severe. The ambition is to understand how responsibility for human rights is represented with

In this thesis the democratic legitimacy of transnational governance arrangements is examined normatively. The ambition is to take on a pragmatic viewpoint and the democracy perspective outlined with this in mind provides us with three aspects that should be considered in order to obtain democratic legitimacy. On the normative side of democratic legitimacy we have the principle of self-determinati

This is an essay about the reconciliation process in Guatemala its focus is on investigating the strategies used and their results. The theoretical framework consists of reconciliation-theory with truth and justice as central concepts. The method used is a combination of abductive and theory consuming method with a qualitative approach that allows an in-depth study, which is necessary to understan

This bachelor thesis in political science focuses on the precautionary principle in genetically modified organism (GMO) regulations. This principle has been incorporated into the European Union (EU) law system, which the legislation advocates that the GMO assessment process should be undertaken in a precautionary fashion. This principle is today considered being the most radical of all environmen