Denna uppsats kartlägger diskurser av ekonomisk tillväxt i EU:s miljöpolitik, utifrån en WPR-analys. Syftet med studien är att undersöka och analysera hur tillväxt förstås i valda EU institutioner; Europeiska kommissionen och Europeiska miljöbyrån. Det teoretiska ramverket består av teorierna marknadsliberalism och degrowth, som även utgör uppsatsens diskursmarkörer. Resultatet av analysen visar a

Som en respons på covid-19 pandemin lade flera grupper inom EU fram olika förslag på gemensamma återhämtningspaket för unionen. Det tysk-franska förslaget bestod av bidrag till de mest utsatta länderna medan de frugala fyras förslag bestod av lån till de mest utsatta länderna. Under juli 2020 kom Europeiska rådets stats- och regeringschefer överens om en återhämtningsplan som presenteras som NextG

This essay processes the current and multifaceted subject lobbyism. By comparing interest groups´ preferences in committee reports from the Swedish government with final propositions, the essay highlights to what degree different interest groups exercise influence over the decision making in Sweden. In order to narrow the study, six interest groups´ preferences are examined in the field of labour

This thesis examines the Roman birth certificates, their content and physical appearance. Twenty certificates still exist: 17 diptychs (AD 60-164) and 3 papyri documents (AD 194-240). Birth certificates were widely used in the Roman empire, but the remaining ones are from three regions in Egypt: Alexandria, Fayyum and the Roman border to Nubia. They were all discovered in the beginning of the 20th

I denna uppsats undersöker vi den demokratiska utvecklingen i Ukraina. Vi fokuserar på den tidsperiod som kännetecknas av mest markant uppgång i demokratin, åren 2004-2009, men gör också nedslag i landets historia från tiden innan självständigheten och framåt. Under hela tidsperioden från självständighet kännetecknas demokratiutvecklingen av fluktuationer, ständiga uppgångar för demokratin följt a

Våldsförbudet är en av folkrättens mest fundamentala regleringar och förbjuder allt mellanstatligt våld. Ett av undantagen till våldsförbudet är självförsvarsrätten som ger stater som blir utsatta för ett väpnat angrepp en rätt till självförsvar. En mycket omdebatterad fråga inom folkrätten är om självförsvarsrätten inte bara skall gälla mot en annan stat, utan även mot icke-statliga aktörer. En dOne of the most fundamental regulations in international law is the prohibition on the use of force, which forbids all violence between states. The right to self-defence is one of the exceptions to the prohibition and gives states that have been victims of an armed attack a right to self-defence. A much-debated question within international law is if the right to self-defence should be applicable

In times of rising populism, this paper aims to study if deliberative democracy and deliberation in general, can function as a counteracting tool against populists movements. By discussing perspectives of both sides of the deliberative democratic debate, the paper illuminates both beneficial factors and potential drawbacks of the deliberative form of democracy when it comes to counteracting populi

In 1973 Horst W.J Rittler and Melvin M called traffic planning a “wicked problem”, meaning that the area of expertise is highly technical but also touches upon socio-spatial questions. A wicked problem can never meet everyone's expectations and needs, due to a lot of different interests and values. In order to solve this problem the Swedish government suggested a new method called method of st

Energy communities are on the rise in the EU. Viewed as a potential driver to a socio-technical transition towards renewable energy, they are given substantial room for growth within EU policy. In some EU member states, they are flourishing, while in others they barely exist. This thesis analyses how the density of energy communities affects the shares of renewable energy in a state’s energy mix.

Studies have validated that supporting basic psychological needs of the self-determination theory (SDT) in video games can affect intrinsic motivation. But it is difficult to find evidence that the same applies to virtual reality (VR) applications, especially by isolating groups of game features that support each of the basic psychological needs. The current thesis apply a user centered design pro

Within the colored cosmetics industry today most brands are only in it to win it. This market is worth billions of dollars and everyone wants a cut. We are overwhelmed by this industry on most social medias but mainly on instagram where we are constantly encouraged by influencers to try the latest on the market. The colored cosmetics industry promotes overconsumption. The most common packaging m

This is a descriptive ideational analysis of how the three biggest parties in Sweden motivated a restrictive migration policy before the general election in 2018. Although the Sweden Democrats, the Moderates and the Social Democrats have notably different ideological roots, and have different ideas about how the world is and should be shaped, they still all seek to justify a restrictive migration

The conflict between the Sami people on one hand and the majority of Sweden on the other has a long history, and one of the main topics in this conflict concerns the use of territory in the parts of Sweden where the Sami people conduct reindeer herding. In 2009 a small reindeer herding community called Girjas sued the Swedish government as they considered themselves being entitled to have the exc

Närbyråkrater och policyskapare är nära förankrade i fråga om reformarbete av internationella samarbetsavtal inom projekt som drivs av svenska myndigheter. Uppsatsen behandlar experter och deras arbete som implementerade aktörer av ett projekt som polismyndigheten ansvarar över inom polisorganisationen i Colombia. Två resultatrapporter som skrivits av projektledaren efter projektets genomförande u

Denna studie syftar till att undersöka hur befolkningen som är födda 1950 och äldre i Sverige upplevde sitt välmående, sin sociala situation (ensamhet), och sin självförmåga under rådande förutsättningar i Sverige under Covid-19-pandemin (Maj, 2020). Vidare undersöktes om dessa faktorer påverkades av upplevd oro fysisk hälsa, samt om det fanns skillnader mellan män och kvinnor. Undersökningen utföThis study investigates how the population born in 1950 and older in Sweden experienced their well-being, self-efficacy and loneliness during the covid-19 pandemic (May 2020), and to what degree those experiences are related to physical health, “pandemic anxiety” and gender. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted through a web-based survey that was distributed via convenience sampling

Since 1990, international election observers have been travelling the world to monitor and assess close to 1 500 elections in developing democracies. Although often championed as the primary tool of democracy promotion, little is still known about its immediate consequences. In this research, therefore, I explore the relationship between election observers' assessments and domestic electoral r

Varje aktieinvesterare måste, direkt eller indirekt, förhålla sig till portfölj diversifikation eller mer konkret frågan: "Hur många aktier skall jag investera i?". Forskningens svar på denna frågan är att det varierar mellan 10 till 300 stycken. Detta kan sättas i kontrast mot det faktum att 41.79 % av svenska aktiesparare år 2020 endast ägde en aktie. Den stora variationen inom forskFor every stock investor, the question of how many stocks to buy is fundamental. The recommendations from the literature is wide and ranges from 10 to over 300. As a contrast, 41.79% of Swedish shareholders held only one stock in year 2020. This thesis studies the Swedish stock market between 2011 and 2020 which to the authors knowledge not has been done before within the research space of Diversi

This paper aims to explore several aspects of municipal growth in a polycentric region. Firstly, and mainly, the future polycentric structure of villages in Kävlinge and Lomma municipalities. Secondly how the polycentric village structure may be affected by the newly re-opened passenger train track ‘Lommabanan’ that runs through both municipalities. And lastly what role the municipalities what to

According to most studies, the global democratic backsliding that started in 2006 cannot be linked to changes in the people's support for democracy. Instead, it is commonly asserted that political cultures around the world are heading in a more democratic direction. I challenge this claim. With combined data from the World Values Survey, the European Values Study, and Varieties of Democracy, I

Narratives about Europe are stories of shared European past, present and future, that provide meaning to the existence of the European Union and to the policy it pursues. In this thesis, narratives about Europe are analysed in nine State of the Union speeches, given by Commission presidents from 2010 to 2020, and situated in the theoretical framework of discursive institutionalism. A combination o