The thesis aims to understand if seed saving practiced by oppressed small-scale farmers and peasants who are affiliated with Navdanya can be seen as a technology of resistance against the dominant agri-food industrial paradigm. Another aim is to find out how political and cultural meanings are attached to seed saving. It also aims to challenge this aforementioned paradigm. The inquiry is exemplifi

Using the methodology introduced by Campbell et al. (2001), we decompose and evaluate the historical volatility patterns of the Swedish stock market in the time period 1985 - 2012. The volatility at all component levels, including idiosyncratic risk, appear to be fairly stable throughout the sample, with the exception of temporary dramatic increases during periods of economic distress. As opposed

This thesis investigates how the EU has contributed in combating terrorism in Peru. The thesis focuses on the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso during the years 1993-2013. It also investigates why terrorism in Peru should be of concern for the EU and if Sendero Luminoso should be considered a threat today. The theories used are securitization theories developed by Barry Buzan and Ole Weaver, as wel

Målet för denna magisteruppsats var att kritiskt värdera om val av berättarperspektiv och tempus påverkade en gestaltnings berättarröst. Ett delmål var att undersöka om det fanns några riktlinjer för hur autentiskt och nära individen man kunde berätta, utan att bryta mot läkaretik eller patientsekretess. Två olika versioner av eget romanmanus, den första skriven under och strax efter författarskol

Singlar i jakt på kärlek och med tillgång till internet, är sällan obekanta med tan-ken att testa nätdejting. Det är idag en vedertagen metod att söka sin framtida partner på nätet. Tidigare forskning har visat att ett vanligt sätt att kommunicera på dejtingsajter är lika de strategier, vilka används vid personlig varumärkning. Ur intervjuer med dejtingsajtsmedlemmar, vilka har analyserats genom tSingle people in constant search for love, are rarely unfamilliar with the idea of giving online dating a chance. Today, it's a well established method in the hope of finding your future partner online. Previous research has been proved that a usual way to communicate on daitingpages are quiet similar to those of which can be compared to personal branding. According to interviews with members

This thesis provides insight into the juvenile justice systems in Sweden and Indonesia and an analysis of the extent to which the systems adhere to human rights. Comparing two juvenile justice systems is a complex and multifaceted process as each system has its own operation and organization. It is therefore necessary to identify relevant focal points in order to establish a basis for the comparat

Denna uppsats följer riktningen mot erkännande av en rätt till nationalitet som en mänsklig rättighet och rätten att inte bli godtyckligt fråntagen sin nationalitet specifikt. Förbudet mot godtyckligt fråntagande av nationalitet är uttryckligen fastställt i flera internationella och regionala mänskliga rättighetsinstrument, så som den allmänna förklaringen av mänskliga rättigheter (artikel 15(2));This thesis traces the trend towards recognition of the right to a nationality as a human right, and the right to not be arbitrarily deprived of one’s nationality in particular. The prohibition of “arbitrary deprivation of nationality” is explicitly stipulated in several international and regional human rights instruments, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 15(2)); the Arab

För att skydda Sveriges grundvattentillgångar har Sveriges riksdag beslutat om miljökvalitetsmålet ”grundvatten av god kvalitet”. Ansvarig myndighet för att uppnå målet är Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning (SGU). Som ett steg i att uppnå målet utför SGU en kartering av landets grundvattentillgångar. Det innebär att definiera grundvattenmagasinens geometri och utbredning, tillrinningsområde, flödesrTo protect groundwater resources of Sweden, the Swedish parliament decided on the environmental objective "groundwater of high quality". The authority responsible for achieving the goal is the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU). As a step in achieving the goal SGU perform a mapping of the country's groundwater resources. This means defining the groundwater reservoir's geometry and

ERP-system har kommit att spela en avgörande roll för organisationer då trycket från omgivningen på en allt mer expanderande marknad, ökar i takt med att högre krav ställs på effektivitet och lägre kostnader. Vid en framgångsrik implementation kan ett ERP-system bidra till att en organisation når stora framgångar. Implementationer kan dock innebära stora risker. Framförallt har anpassning av ERP-s

During the past thirty years the world has witnessed remarkable developments in agricultural markets in various parts of the world along with several obstacles in reducing global poverty rates. Previous research suggests that the inclusion of small-scale producers into agricultural economies is crucial for sustaining growth and reducing poverty. We argue that the agricultural structural transforma

The faculty of Social Science in Lund lacks career activities that guide their students on questions concerning work-related issues. This thesis investigates how sociology students in Lund are affected by the absence of career-guidance. The empirical ground work is based on five interviews with three sociology students, the study adviser from the Sociological institution and the labor-market co-or

This thesis explores the ability for retail banks to allocate economic capital below portfolio level. First, a discussion about capital requirements and risk measures to provide a sound basis for determining the economic capital of the bank. In general, economic capital is allocated to the banks portfolios but not on a more granular level, through a capital allocation method. This study discuss th

This study gives an insight how new technology-based-firms (NTBFs) take part in investment readiness programmes (IRP) in practice and how this differs from the theoretical model by Mason and Harrison (2001). The first part of this study focuses on NTBFs, the role the play in the economy, the challenges they face and their need for financial resources. Furthermore, this paper explains the theoretic

Globaliseringen har lett till att ett nytt område inom varumärkesforskningen har vuxit fram, nation branding. Det råder delade meningar på forskningsfältet kring vad begreppet innebär, men den gemensamma nämnaren återfinns i att nation branding är en mer komplicerad variant av traditionell marknadsföring. Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap kring hur svenskhet konstrueras i nation branding, viGlobalization has led to the rise of a new field within brand research, nation branding. The opinions are separated on the research field, concerning the meaning of the term. The common denominator is though that nation branding is a more complicated version of traditional marketing. This study aims to contribute with knowledge about how Swedish culture is constructed in nation branding, through t

The following thesis research deals with the topic of the challenges technology start- ups face and overcome when hiring talents in comparison with HRM practices attributed to established firms by existing theory. As Masters in Entrepreneurship students we felt the current literature tends to focus on HR-related topics in established companies, while these subjects remain underdeveloped applying t

Uppsatsen behandlar den i Inger Christensens författarskap centrala frågan om antropocentrism. Det vill säga frågan om människans plats i och förhållande till världen. Specifikt undersöks diktboken "alfabet" från 1981, och de formella medel som där tas i bruk för att representera världen utan det mänskliga subjektet som centrum. Uppsatsen visar också på den antropocentriska frågan som

Denna uppsats grundar sig i en kvalitativ studie som behandlar en analys av utvalda teoretiska rekommendationer ställda mot det praktiska arbetet vid IT-utvecklingsprojekt, med fokus på kritiska faktorer. Huruvida lyckat ett IT-utvecklingsprojekt är baseras ofta på hur väl kundens krav tillgodosetts av leverantören. I vår studie valde vi att jämföra sex utvalda teoretiska modeller inom IT-utveckl

The thesis examines the relationship between expanding coverage of fiber optic broadband and employment in Swedish municipalities during 2007-2011 using a fixed effects panel and an instrumental variables model. Increased fiber coverage among households is estimated to have a negative effect on municipal employment whereas increased coverage among workplaces is weakly positively related to employm

The objectives of this thesis are to find a common ground for business and environmental interests and to evaluate the potential of Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) as transition tools to lead towards a greener economic paradigm. For these purposes it was assessed, which implications EMSs have for the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within the first three years